Disney Buys Into China

APRIL 7, 2008 • Disney Interactive Studios made its first developer acquisition in China, GameStar Ltd. The Shanghai-based studio is best known for taking out-sourced work from publishers, including Disney. GameStar may create original IP for the Chinese market in the future. .....

360 Going Motion-Sensitive?

APRIL 7, 2008 • MTV.com reports that Microsoft has been working since last August on a motion-sensitive controller for the Xbox 360 to compete with Nintendo’s Wiimote. Microsoft’s Rare studio is supposedly tasked with creating the unified interface for the controller, as well as its look. The report went onto say the Xbox 360 motion-sensitive controller is slated to debut by the end of 2008, with functionality greater than available with the Wiimote. Microsoft did not comment on.....

Queensland Games

APRIL 5, 2008 • Game development has become a true global business and hit games come from all around the world. However, there are a few hot spots where developers tend to congregate. In many cases this is because regional governments provide support mechanisms to help incubate a local technology community. DFC Intelli.....

WoW Launches in Latin America

MARCH 26, 2008 • Blizzard Entertainment reveals that it’s preparing a Latin American launch of World of Warcraft during the first half of 2008. The game will be localized with all in-game speech re-recorded in Spanish, then Portuguese. Blizzard is also assembling a Spanish-language .....

WiiWare Launches in Japan

MARCH 25, 2008 • WiiWare launches in Japan with nine titles priced between Â¥500 and Â¥1,500. The service features original games designed for digital download. The U.S. roll-out is scheduled for May. Impact: WiiWare is Nintendo’s version of Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation St.....

Miss Bimbo Scrutinized

MARCH 25, 2008 • A London-based casual online game for teen girls, Miss Bimbo, comes under intense scrutiny in the U.K. and world press. The game launched in February and already has more than 200,000 British players who guide the life of a virtual teen girl. Players must keep track of hunger, thirst and happiness rating.....

Alan Bowman & Microsoft Asia

MARCH 20, 2008 • Last February the DFC Dossier took a closer look at how the Xbox 360 was doing in Latin America. Another part of Microsoft’s aggressive worldwide platform strategy is launching in major Asian markets outside of Japan, so we were just as curious about how the platform was progressing in Asia. Although Microsoft’s challenges in establishing itself in the Japanese market have been well reported, there has been far less coverage of the launches in South Korea, Hong Kong.....

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