NOV. 19, 2009 • The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) sovereign wealth fund took a 5.4% stake in China's Shanda Games, the online game spin-off of Shanda Interactive Ent....

NOV. 18, 2009 • Both Finland and Spain announce similar universal Internet access programs. In Finland, the government mandated 1Mbps universal service be instituted by July 1 of this year,...

NOV. 17, 2009 • As part of a pledge to trim 1,500 jobs by April 2010 in order to cut costs, Electronic Arts shut down its Westwood-based Pandemic Studio. Around...

NOV. 17, 2009 • Eleven individuals accused of writing Trojan virus code to scam online gamers were sentenced to up to three years by a Chinese court. The group was...

[caption id="attachment_3304" align="alignleft" width="268"] Recent MMOs like Warhammer Online have launched big, but lost users quickly.[/caption] NOV. 17, 2009 • One of the biggest issues facing subscription games is keeping...

[caption id="attachment_9022" align="alignleft" width="390"] Six Degrees publishes online sports entertainment including the tween and teen sports site ActionAllStars.com.[/caption] NOV. 13, 2009 • Six Degrees Games, Inc. raised $7 million in...

NOV. 12, 2009 • GameStop will start testing a novel variation on micro-transactions starting in 2010. The concept is to combine in-store customer service with digital ordering. If a consumer...

[caption id="attachment_9013" align="alignleft" width="390"] An Xbox 360 modded to load unsigned discs.[/caption] NOV. 12, 2009 • Following Microsoft Corp.'s decision to ban from its Live online service those Xbox 360s that...