Sony to Sell Cell Fab

SEPT. 16, 2007 • The Financial Times reported that Sony was in negotiations talks to sell its advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities to Toshiba, including the production lines for the Cell microprocessor that powers the PlayStation 3. The cost of such an acquisition was estimated at ¥100 billion ($866 million). So.....

Intel Corp. Buys Havok

SEPT. 14, 2007 • Intel Corp. purchased Irish-based Havok Inc. for $110 million. Havok is best known in the middleware space with its specialization of physics engines. Havok will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel  but keep operating its business as usual. Havok will add to Intel’s visual computing and graphics effo.....

Audiokinetic Raises $5 Million

SEPT. 12, 2007 • Montreal based audio solution provider Audiokinetic announced that the company raised $5 million from several Canadian-based investment agencies – raising its financing total for the year to $11 million. Audiokinetic’s flagship product, Wwise was created by sound experts, and is positioned to be the audio middleware so.....

EU Funds Local Developers

SEPT. 10, 2007 • In a move to boost the development of games within its borders, the European Union has created a €1.5million ($2.1 million) fund to support local developers. Creative teams can apply for €100,000 ($141,195) to support early PC, handheld and console prototypes. Projects already under way have between €10,000 ($14,116) and â.....

WBIE Goes to Europe

SEPT. 10, 2007 • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment expanded its video game publishing organization into Europe, including direct distribution, sales, and marketing of its internally-developed titles from its U.S.-based WB Games, as well as third-party game titles. The first games scheduled to be released through the new divisi.....

Gamebryo For Wii

SEPT. 6, 2007 • Emergent Game Technologies announced the Wii version of its Gamebryo game engine. Gamebryo is already used by many of the industry’s leading console and PC titles including Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and its upcoming Fallout 3, plus EA-Mythic’s upcoming Warhammer Online: .....

SCi Looks to Sell

SEPT. 4, 2007 • London-based SCi Entertainment, the parent of Eidos, announces that it is in discussions with a possible take-over suitor. The public announcement was required under British law. Speculation was the interested buyer might be Warner Bros. Entertainment, since the studio acquired 10% of SCi’s shares late last.....

The Spanish Game Market

AUG. 31 , 2007 •  Spain is a medium sized country of about 42 million people, or the same population as the West Coast of the United States. There are two major international cities: Madrid, traditionally the seat of government, and Barcelona, traditionally the seat of business interests. Spain is a me.....

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