Blockbuster Bankruptcy Avoided

JULY 2, 2010 • Blockbuster Inc. avoided bankruptcy by winning a crucial one-month reprieve to Aug. 13 on debt payments to its creditors. The agreement couldn’t stop the retailer’s [...]

Free WiFi at Starbucks

JULY 1, 2010 • Following in the footsteps of McDonalds earlier this year, Starbucks made AT&T wireless access free in all of its locations. The coffee purveyor used to charge for wireless [...]

CCP Newcastle Studio Launched

JUNE 29, 2010 • Iceland-based developer CCP launched its fourth game development studio, CCP Newcastle. The new studio will focus on developing console games. Richard Smith is the technical [...]

OnLive Pre-Order Pitch

MAY 30, 2010 • The OnLive streaming game service had offered early adopters three months of free service if they signed up before the June 17 launch. That offer was changed for the first 25,000 [...]