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CAMERON PARK, Calif. and LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MaxPreps.com, the leading online high school sports network, today announced a partnership with Agile Sports Technologies whereby MaxPreps.com will serve as the exclusive sales agent to high schools for Agile's proprietary Internet-based sports video editing system, Hudl. (maxpreps.com/hudl) Initially created for NFL teams and now used by 500 high schools and colleges in 43 states across the country, Hudl is a cutting edge, yet...
DALLAS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A state district court in Dallas has added attorneys' fees to last week's jury verdict in favor of premium casual video game developer MumboJumbo against rival developer PopCap. Following a hearing in the 193rd Civil District Court in Dallas County, Judge Carl Ginsberg said he would enter an order requiring PopCap to pay $2.7 million in attorneys' fees to MumboJumbo, including $525,000 for post-verdict appeals. When added to the jury's award of $4.6 million,...
Tetris has become the best-selling mobile game after reaching the mark of 100 million paid downloads on cell phones around the globe. Vice president of worldwide publishing at Electronic Arts Inc.'s mobile unit, Adam Sussman, said the significant event marked "a huge moment not just for EA, but for mobile gaming in general. It speaks to the evergreen appeal of Tetris."EA Mobile, along with Blue Planet Software, plan to announce the milestone in Montreal on Thursday. The...
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether choosing whose voice announces the play-by-play in your football video game, creating your avatar from scratch in a role-playing game or dressing a character uniquely, customization has come to video games and its use is growing. Companies are also embracing it by using in-game advertising to put their brands in the hands of their target audiences. Today Exent, the leading distributor of online downloadable video games, took this trend a step...
ZHEJIANG, China, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (Nasdaq: SORL) ("SORL" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems as well as related auto parts in China, today announced that its subsidiary, Ruili Group Ruian Auto Parts Co., Ltd., has been awarded the Chinese government's "High-Tech Enterprise" designation. The High-Tech Enterprise certificate is valid for three years and provides for a reduced tax rate...
EDISON, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, will announce financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2009 ended October 31, 2009 on Thursday, January 14, 2010 after U.S. market hours. Senior management will host a conference call to discuss fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results on January 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the conference call,...
SEATTLE, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of the world's most widely played video games, today announced the launch of Bookworm(TM) for NintendoDSiWare, a new adaptation of one of PopCap's most successful franchises and the most popular, multiplatform digital word games in history. Marking PopCap's entry into the DSiWare(TM) category, this version of Bookworm delivers the highest caliber of gameplay available in a downloadable title that has been...
BOSTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Gillette [PG] and EA SPORTS(TM), a label of Electronic Arts Inc., (Nasdaq: ERTS), today announced the Second Annual "Gillette - EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Tournament on Xbox 360," the world's largest multi-sport online gaming competition that pits gamers from around the globe against each other, and ultimately for the winners, against some of the biggest names in the world of sports, including Gillette Champion Tiger Woods. The Tournament, which attracted...
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized videogame publishers, announced today the release of Backyard Football '10, the latest iteration of the number one youth football videogame franchise. Now available at retailers nationwide, and for the first time on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the title has earned Microsoft's "Family Games" status, which requires the game to pass a strict set of criteria based on rating, ease...
EDISON, N.J., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL) (the "Company"), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, is deeply saddened to announce that Mark Stewart passed away on September 21, 2009. Mr. Stewart served on Majesco's Board of Directors since January 17, 2007. He was a Member of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Stewart worked as CEO, CFO, and held executive...
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The Coleco Gemini is similar to the Atari 2600 video game console. The Gemini was manufactured by Coleco as the second generation game console using ROM cartridges. In 1982 Coleco produced an expansion module for the ColecoVision that was compatible with the Atari 2600. Atari tried to sue Coleco for patent infringement but lost, allowing Coleco to manufacture the Coleco Gemini. The Gemini had an 8 way joystick, attached on the top, and a 270-degree paddle on the bottom of the same...
The Sega Genesis is the fourth generation of game consoles developed by Sega. It was also known as the Sega Mega Drive released in Japan on October 29, 1988. It was released in other regions as the Sega Genesis. In the US, New York and Los Angeles were the first cities to get the console on on August 14, 1989 in. On September 15, 1989 it was released to the rest of North America. It was released in Europe as the Mega Drive on November 30, 1990. It was also released in Brazil in 1990 as the...
The ColecoVision is a home game console produced by Coleco Industries and released in August 1982. Nintendo’s Donkey Kong was licensed to Coleco to be the official game pack cartridge with all ColecoVision consoles. By the end of 1982, more than 500,000 units were sold. Outside the United States, the console was sold as CBS ColecoVision. By early 1983 over one million total units were sold; but by the beginning of 1984 sales dramatically declined. By the summer of 1985 Coleco withdrew...
The Panasonic 3DO is a video game console produced by Panasonic and was released in North America On October 4, 1993, in Japan on March 20, 1994, and in Europe later in 1994. The 3DO games were manufactured by multiple developers who paid a royalty to 3DO for each game that was sold. This ultimately was the downfall of the 3DO, making it a very expensive product. The founder of 3DO, Trip Hawkins, stated that the 3DO was not a game console, but a high end audio video system and was priced...
The Norway Lemming or Norwegian Lemming (Lemmus lemmus), is a common species of lemming found in northern Scandinavia and adjacent areas of Russia. It is the only vertebrate species endemic to the region. The Norway lemming dwells in tundra and fells, and prefers to live near water. Adults feed primarily on sedges, grasses and moss. They are active at both day and night, alternating naps with periods of activity. They are also migratory. In typical years, the Norway Lemming spends the...
