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Nokia and Microsoft Partner
February 10, 2011
[caption id="attachment_9943" align="alignleft" width="390"] Nokia's Stephen Elop and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer.[/caption] FEB. 10, 2011 • Finland's Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to adopt...
Visa Buys PlaySpan
February 10, 2011
FEB. 10, 2011 • Visa Inc. is acquiring the digital goods transaction firm PlaySpan Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif. PlaySpan is being purchased for around $190 million in cash, plus additional...
Smartphones Outship PCs
February 9, 2011
FEB. 9, 2011 • According to research group IDC, consumer electronics manufacturers shipped more smartphones worldwide than PCs. The number of smartphones shipped during the last three months of 2010...
Guitar Hero Disbanded
February 9, 2011
[caption id="attachment_9932" align="alignleft" width="390"] Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick.[/caption] FEB. 9, 2011 • In the release of it financial results for the calendar year ending Dec. 31, Activision Blizzard...
Jagex Finds VC Funds
February 8, 2011
FEB. 8, 2011 • Independent U.K. studio Jagex, creator of the hit MMO Runescape, sealed new agreements with venture capital firms to help fund upcoming projects. Investments came in from three...
HTC Invests in OnLive
February 8, 2011
FEB. 8, 2011 • Taiwan-based mobile phone manufacturer HTC invested $40 million in cloud streaming game service Onlive Inc. The investment gives HTC 5.3 million preferential shares of OnLive, each...
Interview: Sibblingz Refines One Engine For Many Platforms
December 23, 2010
DECEMBER 23, 2010 • As both the Free-to-Play (F2P) and mobile game segments are both firmly established and generating revenue growth opportunities, the ongoing challenge has become how best to...
Market for English Language Client-Based Free-to-Play Games
December 15, 2010
DEC. 15, 2010 • DFC Intelligence has tended to focus on looking at markets by country and platform. This is obviously an important way to segment the market. However, as...