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Online Gamer Challenge Games Raised $4.5 Million First Round

imageMenupages, the New York City based online restaurant menu guides site, is being bought out by New York Magazine, we have learned. This is the first such online buy for NYM, which is owned by Wasserstein & Co., the PE firm founded by Bruce Wasserstein…

FISHLABS at the Games Convention: Real console feeling with premium 3D mobile games

FISHLABS at the Games Convention: Real console feeling with premium 3D mobile games - Hamburg, Germany, 07 August 2008 – Pure action and thrilling entertainment for on the go – at this year’s Games Convention, FISHLABS offers visitors a mobile gaming experience that is a cut above the rest. Daily drawings for Sony Ericsson Walkman mobile phones, free demo games, the latest premium games, and the FISHLABS promotions van are just a few of the attractions awaiting gaming fans in Leipzig. FISHLABS, the world’s leading developer of high-quality 3D mobile games, also promises hours of high-quality entertainment in the coming year. Along with the games Blades & Magic (Airgamer Award 90%), Powerboat Challenge (Airgamer Award 93%) und Rally Master Pro (Airgamer Award 91%), the Hamburg-based company will also offer a first look at the criti

Challenge Games Launches Baseball Boss - First Online Game to Combine Virtual Baseball Card Collecting and Fantasy Sports

Challenge Games Launches Baseball Boss - First Online Game to Combine Virtual Baseball Card Collecting and Fantasy Sports

Books-A-Million web sales rise 3% for the first quarter

Books-A-Million Inc. reported web revenue increased 3% to $6.3 million in the first quarter ended May 3, 2008, from $6.1 million in the same quarter in 2007. Comparable store sales decreased $3.6 million, or 3.4% in the same period to $102 million, vs. the first quarter of 2007.

Midway Loses $34.8 Million in Q2

Midway Games today announced its second-quarter fiscal results for the period ended June 30. Net revenues fell from $31.8 million last year at this time to $23.4 million, but the total did exceed Midway's prior guidance of $18 million. The publisher suffered a net loss of $34.8 million for the quarter, more than double last year's $14.3 million. Looking at the entire first half, net loss is an even uglier almost $69 million.

Games preview: iPhone Games

Mobile games fall into one of three categories: 1) over-complicated versions of well known console games in no way suited to the small screen and unresponsive phone keyboard. 2) 1980s arcade games - the sheer ennui threatens to overwhelm. 3) Joyously new and inventive titles that bear in mind the staccato usage and simple controls necessary to work on a phone. So few fall into the last camp that mobile games are near worth ignoring. Will Apple's promised 160 iPhone games change that? Early signs are at least positive, with the iPhone remix of that megalith of galactic evolution, Spore, shaping into something intriguing; Bomberman, while unproven on a touch screen, is normally pretty reliable; LocoRoco-alike Rolando promises some cute tilt-based gaming and Super Monkey Ball already has punters forming a virtual queue round the block.

New Online Games Retailer now open for Business

A new Online Games Retailer by the name of Top 1 Games ( www.top1games.com) has opened its virtual doors for business officially today. The subsidiary of Dutch company Xing International Holding B.V. will strive to be an international specialist retailer which offers both the latest PC and console games and hardware as well as vintage/retro product lines. With the Xing Interactive PC value games line featuring heavily in the initial product offering the company seeks to expand and diversify as more third party suppliers are signed up and direct accounts are opened with other publishers. Available immediately are some hard to find Wii accessories and products for the professional gamer regardless of preferred platform. Credit Card, iDeal and Paypal payments are accepted and www.

DC Universe(TM) Online Unveiled by Sony Online Entertainment to the Masses at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual super heroes and villains, it's time to unite online! Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) plans to reveal exciting new details of the online action game DC Universe(TM) Online (DCUO) at this year's Comic-Con International to be held in San Diego from July 24- 27. SOE's plans include a first-ever public demonstration showcasing how DCUO will redefine online action gaming on the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and the PC. (Photo:

EYEDENTITY Games Unveils First Look at 'Dragon Nest,' Dynamic Action Fantasy Online Game

SEOUL, South Korea, BUSINESS WIRE -- EYEDENTITY Games, a Korean development studio comprised of veteran game developers from NCSoft, Gravity, Phantogram and Webzen, today released the first North American look at the upcoming fantasy action multi-player online role-playing game (MORPG) Dragon Nest. Powered by EYEDENTITY Games' own proprietary Eternity Engine technology, Dragon Nest is scheduled for commercial release in worldwide markets in 2009.

Fable II Pub Games (Xbox 360)

Fable II Pub Games is a collection of three games of chance popular throughout Albion, the world of Fable. The games themselves will feel familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of common gambling games, and on balance, they're mildly entertaining. Their real appeal lies in their eventual integration with your Fable II game. Any gold or items that you win (or debt you accrue) can be passed on to your hero in Fable II, for better or worse. If you're not excited about Fable II, these games aren't anything special. But for those counting the days until October, the thoroughly Albion-esque presentation and the two reasonably engaging games make Pub Games an appealing purchase.

GameFly.com Chooses Omniture Test&Target to Improve Online Customer Experience and Increase Registration

Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced that GameFly.com has selected Omniture Test&Target to improve its users' online video game rental experience and provide quantifiable results from its new online marketing campaigns. GameFly is the leading video game rental service. Consumers sign up online and select the games they want from over 5000 of the latest and classic video games across nine platforms. GameFly will use Omniture Test&Target to analyze online marketing campaigns showcasing GameFly's large selection of video game titles. By testing and measuring the effectiveness of each campaign, GameFly can better understand which content leads to higher customer conversion.

BlogHer Gets $5 Million Second Round From Peacock Equity; Partnership With iVillage

imageBlogHer, the womens ad network, blogging community site and conference organizer, has raised a $5 million second round lead by the Peacock Equity Fund (GE and NBCU), along with past backer Venrock. The company raised an initial round of funding from Venrock last summer. Along with the deal, the company has entered into a strategic partnership with NBCU-owned iVillage, which will give the site access to BlogHer content, as well as promotional opportunities across the BlogHer network. In addition to iVillage, Oxygen.com and BravoTV.com will be able to draw on select content form the network. Release

Sohu.com to spin off online games business for U.S. listing

Jul. 29, 2008 (China Knowledge) - Chinese Mainland's second-largest online portal Sohu.com said Monday it has secured approval from its board of directors to spin off its online games business for an initial public offering in the U.S. on the back of booming online games. The company has initiated the relevant procedures, according to Sohu's chief executive Charles Zhang, but he didn'

Games, flowers, eBay and Wal-Mart top June searches

Searchers were looking for fun and games in June, searching the term “games” more than 1.4 million times, Nielsen Online says. “Games” topped the list of retail products being hunted down, with “flowers” coming in a distant second with just over 750,000 searches, according to data provided to Internet Retailer from Nielsen Online’s MegaView Search Custom Data. The MegaView Search data is based on tallies from 58 representative search engines.

Online business development services offered by Optus Small Business

Optus Small Business offers online business development services to small and large scale businesses. The online business solutions provided by Optus Small Business includes services such as web development, domain name registration, web hosting, online marketing and online trade portal development services. Businesses can utilise these web based services for extending their sales market and improving their business growth. The online business development services offered by Optus Small Business help business organisations in enhancing their online visibility. Optus Small Business offers customised development services for a range of internet based products including SiteShop, Managed SharePoint, Promotions Manager and Managed Email Exchange.

SouthPeak Games Announce Leipzig Line-Up

Today, SouthPeak Games have announced the games they will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention this year (20-24th August, 2008). A wide range of games will be both demonstrated and available for hands-on play, across a range of platforms and genres. All the games showing will be releasing in 2008 or early 2009. The games line-up at GC2008 will be as follows:

China will replace Japan as the largest online shopping market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010, with 480 million online buyers spending $1.4 trillion.

China will replace Japan as the largest online shopping market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010, with 480 million online buyers spending $1.4 trillion, a survey conducted by MasterCard claimed on Thursday.

A court in France ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site.

PARIS - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction Web site.

Genomic Vision Raises EUR 4 Million in Series B Financing

PARIS, July 24, 2008 - Genomic Vision, a developer of novel diagnostic and drug discovery solutions based on its world-leading nanotechnology for DNA analysis in the areas of cancer and acute diseases, announced today that it has raised EUR 4 million (approx. USD 6.3 million) in a series B financing round. New investor Vesalius BioCapital joined existing investor Societe Generale Asset Management Alternative Investments (SGAM AI). This round brings the total capital invested to EUR 6 million since Genomic Vision's creation in July 2004.

Are Third-Party Wii Games Finally Coming Into Their Own?

Gravy Monkey writes "It's not too difficult to criticize the quality of many third-party Wii games — whether they're unique titles, bad licenses or lazy ports to the new system. However, will this change as more quality third-party games appear on the Wii? Recently, Wiiware title 'Lost Winds' picked up some great reviews, as did the Blastworks game. The recent review of a new game called Order Up on IGN caught my attention because they praised it as the way all casual games should be made. Is this the beginning of a new era for Wii games where quality casual games from third parties manage to grab the attention of both mainstream and hardcore gamers alike, instead of being a console where only first-party titles sell?"

EA Brings For Dummies to PC and Nintendo DS Providing a New Way to Learn and Master Popular Games

A fresh way to learn exciting new games and activities emerges today as the Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announces a series of For Dummies games for the PC and the Nintendo DS inspired by the world famous For Dummies brand. In collaboration with developer Beanbag Studios, under license from Wiley Publishing, Inc., the publisher that has printed more than 200 million copies of For Dummies books, EA will launch For Dummies PC games in US, Canada and the UK, and a Nintendo DS game will follow in the fall in North America and select countries across Europe. To get the fun started immediately, the first game in the series, Poker For Dummies featuring Texas Hold'Em, is available now for download on EA's online gaming destination, Pogo, at www.

Good Life China (GLCC) Launches Retail Program for Popular (MONA) Online Gaming Portal

Good Life China (GLCC) Launches Retail Program for Popular (MONA) Online Gaming Portal BEIJING, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Good Life China Corporation (Pink Sheets GLCC) is pleased to announce that it has launched a retail program to sell proprietary and popular 'NetEase Cards'. NetEase has been a leader in the Chinese game market. NetEase provides online game services to Internet users through the licensing or in-house development of massively multiplayer online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II, Westward Journey Online III, and TianXia 2. Good Life's convenience stores are selling two denominations of the cards; Netease Card loaded with 150 points cards, at a retail price at 15 yuan ($2.

EA BRINGS FOR DUMMIES TO PC AND NINTENDO DS PROVIDING A NEW WAY TO LEARN AND MASTER POPULAR GAMES

LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 7, 2008– A fresh way to learn exciting new games and activities emerges today as the Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announces a series of For Dummies® games for the PC and the Nintendo DS™ inspired by the world famous For Dummies brand. In collaboration with developer Beanbag Studios, under license from Wiley Publishing, Inc., the publisher that has printed more than 200 million copies of For Dummies books, EA will launch For Dummies PC games in US, Canada and the UK, and a Nintendo DS game will follow in the fall in North America and select countries across Europe. To get the fun started immediately, the first game in the series, Poker For Dummies featuring Texas Hold’Em, is available now for download on EA’s online gaming destination, Pogo™, at www.

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