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Lenovo Developing A Motion Control Console For China
PC company Lenovo has announced that they are helping Beijing eedoo Technology Ltd (a business arm of Lenovo) in the development of an Xbox 360 competitor for the Chinese market. Called the eBox, the console is similar to the technology of Microsoft's ...
Report: Google Acquires Social Dev Slide
Adding to rumors of Google building a competitor to Facebook, the search company has reportedly purchased Slide, an application and games developer for social networks, for $182 million. Founded in 2005, Slide employs some 125 workers across its headqu...
Google Talking To Game Devs About Creating Facebook Competitor
Google is talking to "several" developers in the social gaming space about the creation of a social network that would rival the 500 million-strong Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The report cited multiple anonymous sources close ...
Ubisoft Watching EA’s ‘Project $10′ ‘Very Carefully’

French Splinter Cell publisher Ubisoft is is keeping a close eye on competitor Electronic Arts, and how that publisher is combating used game sales with day-one downloadable content. Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez said in a Tuesday earnings call following Ubisoft's fiscal year results, "Regarding ... monetizing used games or downloadable content ? most of the games that we will release next year will have downloadable content available from the start." He added, "We are looking ...

Sony Questions Nintendo Demographic’s 3D Acceptance

Nintendo has been known to primarily target a younger demographic with its games and consoles, and competitor Sony Computer Entertainment America recently questioned if that audience fits well with the newly-announced Nintendo "3DS." "I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with 3D on a portable," said John Koller, SCEA director of hardware and marketing in an IGN report. He continued, "Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it's ...

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