MAY 4, 2011 • Digital distributor Direct2Drive launched a fully localized portal in Germany. On May 26, Direct2Drive itself was acquired from IGN by video game rental service GameFly. Terms were [...]
MAY 1, 2011 • UGO Entertainment was acquired by News Corp. from Hearst Corp. The purchase is viewed as an opportunity to bolster the fortunes of News Corp.’s IGN portal prior to spinning [...]
APRIL 28, 2011 • Netflix is now the largest provider of online subscription video content in the U.S. Thanks to its increasingly popular video streaming service, Netflix saw its global subscriber [...]
APRIL 27, 2011 • Alibris, best known as an online marketplace for independent book sellers, is adding a dedicated section for the sale of used and new video games. Alibris will support common [...]
APRIL 26, 2011 • Private equity firms TA Associates and Summit Partners will pay $350 million to Comcast Interactive Capital’s Peacock Equity Fund, GMT Communications partners and General [...]
