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S'pore govt, Razer unveil games R&D lab
News New US$21 million initiative aims to mentor local game startups and allow them to learn from, and exchange ideas with global game powerhouses.
Tags: Games, Game players, Digital media, Software, Gamer, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, game company, Digital media, Microsoft Xbox
Apple prepares to reset bar in mobile apps
News Apple's new iPhone 3.0 operating system will allow application developers to charge for new services and merchandise within their applications.
Tags: Mac OS, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Developer, game company, phone, Electronic Arts Inc.
Technology sector to rev up IPO recovery
News IT firms and emerging markets including China, India and Brazil, will lead recovery of public listing activities, finds new survey on global investors.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Survey, U.S., Business Strategies & Functions, India, Technology Sector, IPO, Investor, oil & gas
Playdom exec: Social gaming to look 'a lot more like Hollywood'
News After raising US$43 million in venture funding and acquiring two smaller companies, it's no surprise that Playdom's days of running like a Web start-up are numbered.
Tags: Games, Networking technology, Facebook, Green Patch, CBS Interactive Inc., game company, entertainment, Electronic Arts Inc., valuation, Hollywood
EA-Playfish: Social gaming deals gain buzz
News Electronic Arts' acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., UbiSoft Entertainment, casual game, console game, Playfish, revenue
Chinese game company completes year's first Nasdaq IPO
News Changyou.com, a subsidiary of Sohu.com, is successfully spun-off in a US$120 million listing.
Tags: Business plans, Sohu.com, NetEase Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., IPO, Changyou.com, Online-gaming Operator, Online Game, game company, revenue
More on mobile payment front: Boku steps it up
News Competing for market share with rival Zong and a few others, start-up says new partnerships give it access to 200 million new user accounts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Snap, PayPal, Boku, Phone, mobile, Web 2.0, game company, payment
EA posts sizable loss, but touts big Sims 3 sales
News Video game giant's first-quarter broad results are not good. But the third full iteration of the Sims franchise got off to an impressive start.
Tags: Digital media, Video Game, Video, Sales, game company, Digital media, Electronic Arts Inc., computer game, PC, game
Thailand's video games potential
News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone
IBM: Future of research lies in collaboration
News Rather than fly solo, technology companies will form alliances with other industry players to conduct research and development projects, says IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano.
Tags: R&D
Wireless games may be catching hold
News The wireless industry continued to dive deeper into the mobile game playing arena on Monday, with Sun Microsystems investing in the maker of one of the world's most popular cell phone games and another game maker signing a pact with AT&T Wireless.
IBM to wed game chip with mainframes
News Big Blue and Brazilian start-up Hoplon will integrate Cell chip with mainframes to boost virtual-reality software.
Tags: Processors, Servers
Linux heads to everyday use with games
News Computer gaming is making inroads into the Linux realm, indicating the advances the operating system is making into mainstream use.
Rumor has it...Tom Online to acquire MIG
Blogs While talking with a few people in the industry, I recently learned that there is a very strong rumor that Chinese wirel...
Microsoft opens Xbox secrets
News Microsoft's Xbox video game console will go on sale Nov. 8 for $299, the software giant announced. The company plans to have 600,000 to 800,000 consoles at launch, in hopes of avoiding shortages that plagued Sony's PlayStation 2 last fall.
