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Disney gets its large white mitts on Wideload Games

by PJ Hruschak on Sep 17, 2009 at 12:26 PM

And you thought Disney was done when it started the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Marvel. Less than a week after that announcement, Disney then announced that it has agreed to purchase Wideload Games, makers of Stubbs the Zombie, Hail to the Chimp and Texas Cheat’ Em. Continue Reading »

1UP officially bought by UGO, layoffs announced

by Kris Rosado on Jan 7, 2009 at 01:42 PM

We are sorry to interrupt (or at least emotionally hijack) CES coverage but our earlier report about UGO acquiring the 1UP network has been officially confirmed. Properties sold include: 1UP.com, Mycheats.com, Gametab.com and GameVideos.com. Filefront will reportedly become part of the PCMag Digital Network. Unfortunately, however, things won’t be going… Continue Reading »

Dubai Int’l buys unknown chunk of Sony

by PJ Hruschak on Nov 27, 2007 at 01:46 AM

Bloomberg News is reporting that Dubai International Capital has purchased an undisclosed yet “substantial” stake in Sony. Apparently it was known early this month (November 2007) that Dubai as looking to invest $500 million in a Japanese company, though it cannot be confirmed that money was all spent on Sony,… Continue Reading »

Take 2 sells Joytech to Mad Catz

by Lucy Newman on Sep 8, 2007 at 08:30 PM

Take Two Interactive announced that it has sold Joytech to rival manufacturer Mad Catz, including all assets and employees. A subsidiary of Take Two, Joytech manufactures state-of-the-art videogames, audio visual accessories and offers them to the community at competitive prices. Take 2’s CEO, Ben Feder, said he was pleased that… Continue Reading »

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