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Yahoo! has purchased microblogging giant Tumblr for a very large amount of money, the Richmond Times Dispatch reports. CEO will remain. Read More »
Blogging Site Tumblr Bought By Yahoo! For A Massive Sum of Money
Category Archives: Business
Region Blocking: Is It Censorship?
"While the dispute on region bans rages on across the Web, with many taking up metaphorical arms on both sides of the debate, where does this eventually leave us?" Read More »
Sony’s 2013 Fiscal Year Saw The Gaming Division Drop 94.1% In Profit, Yet There Is No Reason For Alarm
Sony's 2013 fiscal year saw the PlayStation brand have a 94.1% profit drop. Should you be worried? Absolutely not and here's why. Read More »
Bethesda Opens a New Play Test Lab in Dallas, Texas
Bethesda are looking for a new set of play testers for their new play test lab in Dallas, Texas. This is due to open at the beginning of the month, and applications are open now. Read More »
Creative Director Parts Ways With Microsoft
After a series of questionable statements made through Twitter last week, Microsoft Studios creative director, Adam Orth, has parted ways the company. Rumors claim that Orth had resigned from his position, though it's unclear whether the resignation was forced or done willingly. Read More »
Wii U Outsold Nearly Five To One By Xbox 360 In January
The Wii U struggled to compete in the console market in January, selling only a fifth the consoles of the Xbox 360 in the same time period. Read More »
Take-Two Sees Massive Increase In Digital Sales, Profit
Over the last fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2012, Take-Two managed a revenue of over $400 million, a 71% increase over the same quarter a year before, providing a net profit of $78.8 million, an increase of a massive 148% Read More »
Dell To Return To Founder’s Ownership
After gathering a consortium of investors, including Microsoft, Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell has submitted an offer to buy his company out of its stock, returning it to private ownership for the first time since June 1988. Read More »
A Big Reason to Believe a Valve Console is Coming
A couple months back Valve posted a position opening for an “Industrial Designer,” someone who has experience with ”product design and manufacturing, ergonomics, usability, aesthetics, and surfacing.” Basically, they were looking for someone with hardware experience to help create some kind of physical product for Valve. This got everyone thinking that Valve is secretly working on a console, currently referred to ... Read More »
BioWare Co-Founders Announce Retirement
BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced today they are retiring from the gaming industry, and stepping away from the juggernaut development company they formed together in 1995. Known for RPG gems such as Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights, BioWare was acquired by EA in 2007. Announced on BioWare’s blog, the retirement ... Read More »
