CD Projekt Goes Public

OCT. 2, 2009 • Polish distributor CD Projekt (who also owns digital distributor GoG.com) is bypassing the normal procedures to go from a private company to a publicly-traded company. To that end, CD Projekt has signed a letter of intent with Optimus S......

PSP-3000 Price Cut

OCT. 1, 2009 • A month ahead of its PSP Go launch in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment reduced the price of the PSP-3000 from ¥19,800 ($218) to ¥16,800 ($185). The new price is the same as Nintendo’s DS Lite, and cheaper than the newer DSi at ¥18,900 ($210). The Go will.....

PS3’s Time to Shine

OCT. 1, 2009 • On September 1, 2009, we finally got it: a new PlayStation 3 priced at $299 (€299, £249, ¥29980).  Since its launch in 2006, the PlayStation 3 had been a big, intimidating piece of equipment with a price tag to match.  At a launch price of $600, the PlayStation 3 was simply out of the price range of all but the most dedicated video game player.  Now at a slimmed down $300, the PlayStation 3 is priced to appeal to the masses.  This could be.....

Smartphone Data Use Explodes

SEPT. 27, 2009 • Mobile carriers are petitioning the Federal Communications Commission with the argument that their existing 450MHz of total spectrum is not sufficient to handle the surge of demand for wireless services by consumers buying smartphones like the Blackberry and iPh.....

Blizzard’s Sams An NFL Owner

SEPT. 27, 2009 • Blizzard Ent. chief operating officer Paul Sams is announced as part of the new ownership group of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. The franchise reorganization followed the sale of team stock by members of the Rooney and McGinley families to Steelers preside.....
GOG.com

Past As Future At GOG.com

SEPT. 25, 2009 • In our ongoing coverage of the major players in digital distribution, DFC looks at the much more specialized Good Old Games (GOG.com) service based in Warsaw Poland.  GOG.com was launched in 2008 by games publisher CD Projekt. The latter is considered one of the largest publishers in Central and Eastern Europe and got its start back in 1994 publishing original titles, and later localizing best-selling PC Games from the West for Poland. .....

Wii Now $199

SEPT. 23, 2009 • After seeing a 50% dip in U.S. sales since the first quarter of 2009 (NPD Funworld data), Nintendo of America lowered the MSRP of its Wii console to $199. The system will still be bundled with Wii Sports, as Nintendo believes that game is the most suitable entry poin.....

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