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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Agrees to Acquire Highly Successful UK Game Developer and Publisher TT Games
BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire TT Games, which encompasses Traveller's Tales, one of the world's largest independent game developers, and TT Games Publishing, the UK-based game publisher behind the highly successful LEGO Star Wars videogames, "BIONICLE Heroes"...
Tags: game, game company, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Research articles 2007-11-08
ATI's New Radeon'R' X1800 Garnering Industry Wide Praise From Game Developers.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO, Oct 5, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The newly announced RadeonR X1800 family of products from ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) is receiving with widespread acclaim from game developers around the world, excited abo MARKHAM, ONTARIO, Oct 5, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The newly...
Tags: game company, game, ATI Technologies Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-05
San Luis Obispo, Calif., Game Developer to Publish Games for Microsoft.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Nov. 2--Hordes of video-game players beat a path to stores last week to buy PlayStation 2 consoles. But while Sony was lauding the success of its newest system, San Luis Obispo game developer Oddworld Inhabitants jumped ship. Nov. 2--Hordes of video-game players beat a...
Tags: game, game company, Microsoft Corp., video game
Research articles 2000-11-03
SINA, Nokia offer mobile game developers opportunities in China via competition.(WIRELESS)
SINA, China's leading online media company, announced that they have joined as a sponsor in Nokia's ongoing mobile multiplayer games competition to support the global search for new game developer talent and bring a new breed of innovative, connected SINA, China's leading online media company, announced...
Tags: game, game company, mobile, Nokia Corp., Sina Corp., wireless
Research articles 2007-09-01
Napster-like Swapoo invades videogames.(Brief Article)
A Napster-like service has emerged to share videogame files. Swapoo (swapoo.zophar.net), formerly known as RomNet, enables videogame fans to download freeware and demos of popular titles produced by the major game companies. The service, whic A Napster-like service...
Tags: game company, Napster Inc.
Research articles 2000-08-07
Playing games may pay off.
Looking to get a jump on the holiday season? How about a nice round lot of interactive software games? Actually, we're not referring so much to the games themselves as to stock in the game makers. Whether you personally use a keypad...
Tags: console, Electronic Arts Inc., game, game company, Sony Corp., stock
Research articles 2000-10-09
PixelPlay Wins Echostar's "Game Developer of the Year" Award for Third Year in a Row.
NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH NetworkTM satellite TV service named PixelPlay "Game Developer of the Year." EchoStar executives singled PixelPlay for recognition from NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Tags: Dish Network, EchoStar Communications Corp., game, game company
Research articles 2006-03-21
Fighting mad about ads.(Brief Article)
Studio heads blasted for missing hearing WASHINGTON--The Senate Commerce Committee kept up the heat on Hollywood last week during a daylong hearing to discuss the Federal Trade Commission's report on marketing practices in the entertainment i Studio heads...
Tags: game, marketing, FTC, game company, minor, movie, video, advertisement
Research articles 2000-09-18
Game Companies Might Have Broad New Horizons
Game developers have resources that might satisfy vast untapped markets … in the b-to-b space. The expertise necessary for any competent title in today's competitive gaming market could play well in a number of corporate interests. by Erik Sherman
Tags: Game Company, Games, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2008-07-17
Skype Founders Invest In Casual, Mobile Gaming Firm Zattikka
Zattikka, the casual and mobile gaming company founded by Virgin Interactive vet Tim Chaney, has raised a seed round of funding led by Atomico Ventures. Atomico Ventures is the early stage VC firm created by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. The amount of the funding was not...
Tags: Mobile, Mobile Gaming, Casual Game, Game Company, Founder, Skype Technologies S.A., Atomico Ventures, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Marketing, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-10-02
Shanda's Lukewarm IPO Fails To Live Up To The Hype
Shanda Games can lay claim to the title of the biggest U.S. IPO so far in 2009—but the gaming company still failed to live up to the tremendous hype around its launch. A spinoff of Shanghai-based Shanda Interactive Entertainment, the newly-public company priced its shares at $12.50 upon opening...
Tags: Game Company, Shanda, Shanda Games, Changyou, IPO, Games, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Personal Technology, Finance, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Countries, Asia, China, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-09-28
Playdom's Big Round Fuels First Two Acquisitions: iPhone, Facebook Game Developers
Fresh off a $43 million first round of funding, comes news that social gamer Playdom has made its first two acquisitions: Facebook game developer Green Patch and iPhone game developer Trippert Labs. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded by David King, Green Patch launched in 2008. Its first game...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Acquisition, Game Company, Playdom, Games, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPhone, News Corp., MySpace, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-12
2004 Web and Downloadable Games White Paper
The concept of downloadable games is nothing new. Small free games have been available for download for many years. As a revenue-producing section of the industry though, Web and Downloadable games have come into their own over the past couple years. This paper is devoted to Web and Downloadable Games....
Tags: Web, Game Company, Games, Personal Technology
White papers 2004-03-31
IGDA Online Games White Paper
Online games are an emerging market with many opportunities and challenges for game developers. While developers have expertise in designing and developing game experiences, they require additional knowledge about the business and technology implications of online games in order to maximize their chances for success in a growing and evolving...
Tags: Game Company, Online Game, Games, Personal Technology
White papers 2003-03-01
Online Games White Paper
Online games are an emerging market with many opportunities and challenges for game developers. While developers have expertise in designing and developing game experiences, they require additional knowledge about the business and technology implications of online games in order to maximize their chances for success in a growing and evolving...
Tags: Game Company, Online Game, Games, Personal Technology
White papers 2003-03-01
Argosy Gaming Company
Argosy Gaming Company, based in Alton, Ill., is the fifth-largest gaming company in the country. To obtain its growth goals, the company knew it had to update its current HR/payroll system and sought a solution that would cause little employee disruption so that it could focus full attention where it...
Tags: Ultimate Software, Game Company, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Personal Technology, Human Resources
Case studies
2004 Persistent Worlds Whitepaper
This white paper is intended to provide a summary of contemporary issues in the development and operation of massively multi-player online persistent worlds. This paper uses the title Persistent State World or PSW to describe these online experiences. The paper particularly points out that the growth of the persistent worlds...
Tags: Game Company, Games, Personal Technology
White papers 2005-01-03
Hands-On Mobile Lays Off Undisclosed Number Of Employees
Hands-On Mobile, the San Francisco-based mobile game maker known for Guitar Hero and Texas Hold 'Em, confirmed today that it cut an undisclosed number of employees. CEO David White declined to say how many people were affected during the cuts, or how many employees the company will have going...
Tags: Revenue, Electronic Arts Inc., Game Company, Games, Operational Accounting, Personal Technology, Finance, Companies, Hands-On, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Media & Publishing, Money, VC M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tricia Duryee, Glu Mobile Inc.
External links 2008-12-13
Intel pumps USD500,000 into on-demand gaming firm
Intel is investing USD500,000 in on-demand gaming company TransGaming to support the development of a system for playing games on TV sets. TransGaming specialises in porting PC games to Macs and Linux-based machines. However, the firm is working on technology...
Tags: On-demand, Game Company, Intel Corp., Chip, TransGaming, Games, Managed Hosting, Semiconductors, Network Technology, TVs, Personal Technology, Hardware, Networking, Home Entertainment, TransGaming Inc, Jasper Jackson
Articles 2009-09-24
China Bans Foreign Investment, Tech Partnerships In Its Online Games Industry
More U.S. gaming companies and VCs are looking to the Chinese online gaming model—micro-transactions, virtual goods and subscriptions—as a source of inspiration and potential investment. But as far as actually owning a piece of a money-making company like Tencent, consider it forbidden, as Reuters reports that the General Administration...
Tags: China, Partnership, Investment, Industry, Game Company, Online Game, Games, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Legal, Money, Countries, Asia, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-10-12
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