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EA Acquires Pet Society Creator Playfish
2:20AM Mike Fahey | And you thought you spent a lot of money on Pet Society. EA just spent $US300 million on leading social network game creator Playfish, the team behind Pet Society, Restaurant City, and Country Story. More »
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Disney Buys Marvel For $4 Billion
12:00AM Mike Fahey | The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $US4 billion. More »
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Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway trademark, as of today, are owned by Warner Bros., with the media conglomerate having completed the purchase of “substantially all of the assets” of the Chicago headquartered company. More »
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Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. More »
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Id: Why We Sold To ZeniMax
3:40AM Stephen Totilo | In an interview with Kotaku, id’s John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead explained how changing circumstances with Activision and other studios spurred id’s sale to Bethesda parent ZeniMax. More »
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1:45AM Stephen Totilo | Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard… all in one company. More »
Id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax
1:45AM Stephen Totilo | Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard… all in one company. More »
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38 Studios Saves Big Huge Games
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Troubled real-time strategy and role-playing developer Big Huge Games lives on, with Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios stepping up at the last moment for a late game save. More »
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Warner Bros. Bids On Midway
12:54AM Brian Crecente | Midway today announced that they have received a more than $US33 million offer from Warner Bros. to buy out most of their company. More »
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Atari Brand Leaving European Continent
8:30PM Brian Ashcraft | In Europe, Atari is no more. The company’s sales and marketing staff will be transferred to the newly-formed business Distribution Partners, reports industry site MCV. More »
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