Disney acquires Wideload Games
Disney has announced yet another acquisition deal.
The company recently announced that they were acquiring Marvel.
Disney is now buying Wideload Games which is based in Chicago.
The two companies did not reveal the financial aspects of the deal.
Wideload CEO Alexander Seropian would now join Disney as Vice President of Creative [...]
John Schappert leaves Microsoft for EA
EA has announced the appointment of John Schappert as their new chief operating officer.
He is leaving Microsoft to join EA where he has worked before.
In fact he had started working at EA as a software engineer way back in the year 1991.
He had left EA for Microsoft in [...]
Halo 3 and Fable II would come bundled with Xbox 360 Elite
Microsoft has announced that they are now going to offer new games with their Xbox 360 Elite console edition.
The new games are Halo 3 and Fable II. These are replacing Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda.
Incidentally, both of these new games [...]
Microsoft said to be working on a new Halo project
Microsoft is working on a brand new Halo project that seems to be aimed at expanding the scope of the game.
The company has posted a job listing on CareerBuilder.com which states: “We’re looking to blend console, web, and mobile to create an immersive Halo [...]
Play N Trade Inc., one of the fastest growing franchises worldwide, today announced the launch of the Halo 3, in-store video game contests, at participating Play N Trade franchises.
Most serious gamers have tried Halo 3, the third release in the exciting Halo Trilogy, by now. The fate of the galaxy will be in the [...]
Halo 3 sales touched worldwide sales of $300 million in first week
Halo 3 continues to create new records with its recent launch in the worldwide market for the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console.
The software giant has now claimed that the game resulted in worldwide sales of $300 million in its first week.
This makes it one [...]
Halo developer Bungie all set to become an independent company
Xbox 360 maker Microsoft has announced that the Bungie videogame developers would soon become an independent identity.
The company is most famous for the Halo series which has been the driving force behind the success of Xbox and Xbox 360 in the worldwide market.
Halo 3 was recently [...]
Halo 3 launch caused issues on Microsoft Xbox Live
Microsoft has admitted that gamers on the Xbox Live service did face temporary stability problems after the launch of Halo 3 game.
The company launched the Halo 3 for Xbox 360 earlier this week and it was a record breaking opening for the much awaited title.
The launch resulted [...]
Halo 3 sales touch an impressive $170 million on first day
Microsoft has revealed that the sales of their Halo 3 videogame for the Xbox 360 platform touched an impressive $170 million.
This has managed to outdo any previous videogame release. In fact this launch has even managed to overtake any movie debut in the history.
This is [...]
