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SHANGHAI, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) ("Giant" or "the Company"), one of China's leading online game developers and operators, announced today that the Board of Directors has named Ms. Wei Liu, previously Giant's President, as the Company's new CEO, and Mr. Xuefeng Ji, previously the Company's Senior VP of R&D, as the Company's new President, effective April 19, 2013. Mr. Yuzhu Shi, Giant's Chairman commented, "Since our IPO,...
MOSCOW and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Players flock to the heat of the battle in Crytek's free-to-play shooter Crytek's free-to-play FPS, Warface, is celebrating a successful first year online in Russia. Published in partnership with Mail.Ru, the 12 months since the game went live have seen nine million players sign up to get in on the action. With over two million users regularly heading online to play Warface, the game has...
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), announced today that based on preliminary data available at this time, the Company expects net revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 to be in the range of $290 million to $295 million, which is an update to the previously estimated range, of $290 million to $305 million provided on February 12, 2013. The Company expects GAAP operating margin for the first quarter to be in the range of 7.5%...
Interactive One's surging business division will provide editorial, product, and marketing responsibilities to one of the web's most exciting digital properties. NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest urban digital media company in the world, Interactive One, announces a sales, content, technology, product and marketing partnership with GlobalGrind.com and its founder Russell Simmons. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111109/PH03195LOGO ) The partnership...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Less than a month after the surprising resignation of former chief executive John Riccitiello, gaming company Electronic Arts (EA) has announced employee layoffs at its Montreal development studio. A spokesman told Reuters reporter Malathi Nayak the Montreal facility, which is home to a mobile game development team and the studio behind such titles as “Army of Two,” would not be closing. The representative refused to say...
Software Review Boffin believes that Label Factory Deluxe 4 deserves a place within the top three label maker software products available today, as it provides an easy to use interface along with a range of templates that ensure the creation of an exceptional image. New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Software Review Boffin recently announced its top three picks after a comprehensive label maker software review and awards the third place to Label Factory Deluxe 4, giving it five...
HONG KONG, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME, "Shanda Games" or "the Company"), a leading online game developer, operator and publisher in China, announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary Actoz Soft Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 052790.KQ) plans to do a rights offering in Korea. Actoz's Board of Directors has authorized Actoz to issue 1,900,000 shares through a rights offering. The proceeds of this offering will be used to fund Actoz's mobile game...
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap: "TAYD") announced today that it had third quarter net earnings of $622,515, up from last year's third quarter earnings of $514,213. Net Earnings for the first nine months were $1,999,693, up significantly from last year's first nine months net earnings of $1,336,071. Sales for the third quarter were $5,752,940, down from last year's third quarter sales of $8,008,836. Sales for the...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus Inc., the worldwide technology leader in cloud gaming solutions, and Sega of America are excited to announce today their collaboration on Cloud Gaming. Ubitus is looking to bring some of the best titles from SEGA to the Ubitus North American and European platform from April 2013. (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/05/07/20100507249159.jpg ) Ubitus powers immersive gaming experiences for tier one carriers and service providers...
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Saga Communications, Inc. (NYSE Mkt: SGA) announced today that it will release its 1st Quarter 2013 results at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The company will be holding a conference call on the same date at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The dial-in numbers are as follows: Domestic and International Dial-in Number: (612) 332-0530 The Company requests that all parties that have a question that they would like to submit to the...
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The Atari 5200 is a video game system that is manufactured by Atari Inc., and was introduced in 1982. It was the successor to the Atari 2600, but did not do as well commercially, mainly from its incompatibility with the 2600’s library of games. In 1983, two port models were released along with an adapter to allow the 5200 to play all 2600 games. On May 21, 1984 Atari released the Atari 7800 and discontinued production of the 5200. Atari released the 400/800 computers to compete with...
Image Caption: An Atari 2600 four-switch "wood veneer" version, dating from 1980-1982. Shown with standard joystick. Credit: Evan-Amos/Wikipedia The Atari 2600, originally named VCS, was released in October 1977 by Atari Inc. It is a video game console using cartridges for game play instead of having the software built into the system. In 1978 only 550,000 units were sold out 0f 800,000 that were manufactured. Once the public realized pong was not the only video game to play, enthusiasm...
