AUG. 1, 2009 • Over 4,000 Radio Shack locations are getting rebranded to The Shack. The move is supposed to make the venerable electronics retailer more relevant to consumers. In recent years the retailer has embraced the sale of new and used video games. Impact:  We see this rebra.....

AUG. 1, 2009 • Activison Blizzard is running into some resistance as it attempts to assert some control over South Korean professional competition when StarCraft II is released. In addition to having a say in television broadcast agreements, the publisher is said to be attempting to generate revenue from royalty fees. Those efforts are not sitting well with the Korean e-Sports Players Association KESPA, which grew out of the intense Korean player base for StarCraft, is in direct control of .....

JULY 31, 2009 • The GameStop Casual Digital Store marks the retailer’s move to attract more mainstream consumers, as well as develop a larger market share in digital distribution. Casual customers will be treated to money-saving offers, free trials and streamlined search and checkout options, .....

JULY 30, 2009 • Sony Corp. executive vice president Nobuyuki Oneda told overseas investors on a conference call that reductions in the cost of producing the PlayStation 3 were on schedule, and had reached a drop of 70%. Oneda would not say how much of those savings were attained during the last two years. .....

JULY 30, 2009 • In a conference call, Nintendo Co. Ltd. attributed softer sales of its DS and DSi handhelds to Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch, not Sony Computer Entertainment’s PSP. Nintendo also warned that its fiscal 2010 profit would likely drop for the first time in years as a direct result of competition fro.....

JULY 22, 2009 • World of Warcraft fans in China have not been able to play the MMO for nearly two months. First there was the downtime as Blizzard switched China operators from The9 to NetEase. Then the Chinese government got involved since NetEase now qualified as a “new operator,” which opened the title for a.....

JULY 21, 2009 • In an interview with the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Terminal Reality president Mark Randel told the newspaper that it’s recently released Ghostbusters game was completed on a budget between $15 million and $20 million. The title has sold more than 1 million units. .....

JULY 18, 2009 • The Stockholm News reported that Sweden’s Tax Agency has assigned 60 of its officers to investigate unreported online income. So far most attention has been focused on online gambling, from which has been recovered 350 million SEK. But the Tax Agency is also looking at the sale of online game item.....