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JULY 27, 2010 • The Walt Disney Co. acquired the privately held Playdom for $563 million. Based in Mountain View, Calif. Playdom is best known for such games as Mobsters and Sorority Life. Both [...]

JULY 13, 2010 • The state of Rhode Island is wooing 38 Studios LLC with up to $75 million in loan guarantees to move from nearby Maynard, Mass. Rhode Island recently set aside a total of $125 [...]

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 [...]

APRIL 20, 2010 • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group acquired online Boston-based MMO developer Turbine, Inc. Terms were not disclosed, but the Boston Globe reported that the venture-backed [...]

APRIL 12, 2010 • Former Infinity Ward leads Jason West and Vince Zampella form a new studio, Respawn Entertainment. To get the new operation off the ground, the development duo behind the Call of [...]