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Breaking Gaming Industry NewsWarner’s $33M Bid for Midway Games Close To Being ApprovedAuthored by Jay Baage on July 2, 2009 - 7:41am.
 Chicago – Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) $33 million bid to buy "substantially all" the assets of Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) looks like its close to being approved. A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Wednesday that the objections to the Warner Bros. deal were resolved, clearing the way for the company to change owners, according to Chicago Tribune.
Nickelodeon Launches AddictingGames For iPhonesAuthored by Jay Baage on July 2, 2009 - 8:19am.
Los Angeles - Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon (NYSE: VIA) is launching a cross-promotion network for the iPhone, dubbed the AddictingGames iNetwork. AddictingGames will be publishing games from its own and other Viacom properties on the network as well as invite indie game developers to benefit from the brand name. Former NCAA Players Sue EA Over Likenesses in Football GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 8:01am.
Los Angeles
- A number of former college football players have filed suit against
Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), alleging the company included their likenesses in its
"NCAA Football" video games without permission, GamePolitics
reported.
Report: U.S. Used Game Market Hits $2B, 100 Million UnitsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 8:39am.
New York - The U.S. market for
used video games has reached $2 billion in annual revenues, with 100 million
units now changing hands each year, according to a report from Wedbush Morgan
cited by GamesIndustry.biz. The figure represents one-third of all games sold
every year. The firm said that just 5% of new game sales are affected by the
used market, noting that most used games do not appear on the market until more
than two months after their physical release dates.
China Bans Trading in Virtual Currency, 'Gold Farming'Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 6:47am.
Shanghai,
China - The
Chinese government has announced new limits on the use of virtual currency, in
a move intended in part to curtail the practice of "gold farming,"
where people in poorer countries play online games and collect virtual gold
which is then sold to rich players in other countries.
French Xbox Users Get Canal Plus TV, Movies, SoccerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 11:04am.
London
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has partnered with French pay-TV company Canal Plus to offer
movies, TV and soccer on demand through its Xbox 360 video game console,
Reuters reported. The deal will give French Xbox Live members access to some
3,000 programs, as well as French Ligue 1 soccer matches. Microsoft signed an
Xbox Live programming carriage deal last month with BSkyB.
MTV Games Names Scott Guthrie Vice President, General ManagerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 11:02am.
New York
- Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Networks on Monday named Scott Guthrie as vice president and
general manager of MTV Games. Guthrie was formerly executive vice president of
publishing at THQ. The company also said it named former Sony Computer
Entertainment America executive David Cox as its senior vice president of
sales.
Report: Sony Looking to Add Phone Functionality to PSPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 8:40am.
Tokyo - Sony (NYSE: SNE) is mulling the addition of cell phone functionality to its PSP
handheld video game system, Reuters reported, citing the local Nikkei daily.
Columbia Pictures Bringing "Uncharted" Video Game to Big ScreenAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2009 - 12:03pm.
Los Angeles
- Sony's (NYSE: SNE) Columbia Pictures has secured rights to develop a movie based n
developer Naughty Dog's "Uncharted" video game, VentureBeat reported.
The Tomb Raider-like game is being adapted for the screen by Kyle Ward
("Kane & Lynch," "Hitman 2"), and produced by Avi Arad,
Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
EA Mobile Details Four Upcoming Movie Tie-in GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Redwood City,
Calif. - EA Mobile, the mobile
division of game developer Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), said on Friday that it plans to
launch four new movie-based titles later this year. The games will include "Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra,"
"Star Trek" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
EA Merges Bioware, Mythic Studios; Inks Dr. Pepper Promo DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2009 - 12:37pm.
Redwood City,
Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) is
consolidating its Bioware and Mythic game development studios into a single
unit that develops massively multiplayer titles, but both studios will keep
their existing names. Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs will leave the company; the
new group will be headed by Bioware co-founder Ray Muzyka, while Mythic's other
co-founder, Rob Denton, will be general manager at Mythic. EA on Thursday also announced
a new multimillion-dollar marketing deal with soft drink maker Dr. Pepper.
Under the agreement, special codes found on more than 500 million Dr. Pepper
products will unlock exclusive content and levels on select EA titles,
including The Sims 3.
Game Publisher THQ Reorganizes Into Three Business UnitsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 9:58am.
Agoura Hills,
Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI)
announced on Wednesday a reorganization of the company into three new business
units, centered on core games; kids, family and casual games; and online games,
and promoted executives to manage each of these units.
ZeniMax Acquires "Doom" Game Developer id SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 9:34am.
Rockville,
Md. - ZeniMax Media, the parent company
of "Fallout" and "Elder Scolls" developer Bethesda
Softworks, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired id Software, the
developer of game franchises including "Doom," "Quake" and
"Wolfenstein."
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"Flick Fishing" First iPhone Game to Hit 1M Paid DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 11:43am.
New York
- Freeverse, a developer of iPhone (NASD: AAPL) games, announced on Tuesday that its
"Flick Fishing" game has become the first paid application in Apple's
App Store to reach one million downloads. The 99-cent game lets users fish
virtually by snapping their wrists, utilizing the device's accelerometer.
"Mafia Wars" Game Maker Zynga Sues "Mobsters" Maker PlaydomAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 8:08am.
San Francisco
- Zynga, a developer of online games for social media, has filed suit against
rival Playdom over ads the company placed for its "Mobsters" game on
Facebook, arguing that they are misleading consumers interested in its own "Mafia
Wars" title, PaidContent reported.
Electronic Arts Signs Patrick Kane for Cover of "NHL 10"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 12:27pm.
Redwood City,
Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) on
Monday announced 20-year-old scoring phenom Patrick Kane of the Chicago
Blackhawks as the new cover athletes of its NHL 10 video game. Kane is the
youngest player ever chosen for the cover of the franchise, and his image will
be on the front of all packaging when the game is available in North American
retail stores this September.
Sega Names Tsurumi Head of Global Video Game BusinessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 12:54pm.
San Francisco
- Sega of America and Sega Europe on Thursday announced that Naoya Tsurumi, the
longstanding leader of the company's video game business, will assume worldwide
responsibility for Sega's consumer business, which includes its Japanese,
American and European units. After four years, Sega of America president and
COO Simon Jeffrey has resigned to pursue other interests. Meanwhile, Mike Hayes
was promoted to the new position of president and COO of both Sega of America,
and Sega Europe.
Schappert to Return to EA as COO; Pleasants to Head PlaydomAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 12:53pm.
Redwood City,
Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) on
Thursday named John Schappert as its new COO, following news that John
Pleasants will leave the company to become the new CEO of social game developer
Playdom. Schappert joined EA in 1991 and went on to lead many of the company's biggest
game franchises, before leaving in 2007 to become the corporate vice president
of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business. Pleasants, also the former
president and CEO of Revolution Heath and Ticketmaster, will replace Playdom
co-founder Dan Yue, who will become chief product officer.
MMOG Developer eRepublik Lands $2.8 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2009 - 6:59am.
Dublin, Ireland - Video game developer eRepublik announced
on Wednesday that it has raised about $2.8 million in its first round of
financing from AGF Private Equity.
U.K. Picks PEGI Over BBFC for Video Game RatingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 1:00pm.
London - The U.K. government has selected the Pan-European
Game Information (PEGI) system to provide video game ratings for titles sold in
the U.K.,
over the current ratings scheme provided by the BBFC, GamePolitics reported.
The government's Digital Britain report released today included the decision to
opt for PEGI, which had been lobbied for by the ELSPA, the U.K.'s video game
publisher trade group.
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