FEB. 9, 2009 • EVE Online publisher CCP has decided to cease Linux support for the game, which was initiated at the same time as Mac support late in 2007. CCP said it has not seen the same steady growth as the Mac client, however. Linux support will be terminated on March 10. .....

FEB. 4, 2009 • The GameFly games-by-mail service acquired the Shacknews news and community online site. Shacknews averages up to 3 million unique users per month, and is expected to provide GameFly with an original source of game-related content, as well as a conduit to market GameFly’s service. Shacknews was launched in.....

FEB. 3, 2009 • Amazon.com went live with downloadable game service with a catalog of 600 casual games, each available for $9.99 or less. The online retailers considers the service a beta test and expects the number of titles offered, and features available, to increase with time. A DRM key is required to .....

JAN. 29, 2009 • China’s Perfect World came to an agreement with KTH in South Korea to bring the former’s Chi Bi online RPG to Korean gamers. Chi Bi will be available through KTH’s All Start (allstar.paran.com) portal. Impact: The China gam.....

JAN. 28, 2009 • Nexon America closed its Vancouver studio. The creative team there had been responsible for developing and localizing Nexon casual online games for North America. Impact: Nexon’s Vancouver studio was a fairly new entity headed by long time industry veteran .....

JAN. 22, 2009 • Despite the widespread interest in exploiting mobile game opportunities, Eidos shut down its Manchester studio (formerly Rockpool Games) that had been dedicated to mobile and casual development. Reining in costs was the reason given for the closure. Impact: It’.....

JAN 17, 2009 • When it comes down to it, despite coming in a prettier package, the Apple iPhone is just another mobile phone among the sea of choices flooding consumers. So why are content creators, and the game industry in particular, so excited about the potential of the iPhone? The answer is largely due to the track record of Apple trying to find legitimate ways to satisfy consumer demand through industrial design. When you get down to it the iPod was just a premium priced digital music .....