Earlier this week, Ed Fries, a former Microsoft employee, discussed the acquisition of Rare by his ex-employers with Develop. What wasn’t known about the situation was how hard Microsoft had to fight to acquire it. A bidding war had reportedly been fought between Microsoft, Nintendo, and Activision, the latter remaining the strongest contender until internal […]
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act of 2010 now has some major supporters from the game industry. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and mega-publisher Activision have both signed a letter of support that was sent to the bill’s co-sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy (D – Vermont). The two gaming companies join the likes of NBC […]
SharesPost, a broker focusing exclusively on the trading of stock in privately-held firms, has estimated social gaming-giant Zynga at a total value of $5.51 billion. Though Zynga has only been around for four years, the social gaming market, in which Zynga is indisputably the market leader, has been showing exponential growth. The sale of virtual […]
A question long asked of (and ignored by) Nintendo is whether or not the company considers the not-so gaming-centric Apple company a rival. In recent interviews the company has opened up about these prospects, a recent discussion with Forbes finally being able to cox a full response.