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Sony announced PS3 price reduction to $299 on August 19, 2009, slashing $100 from the console’s prohibitive $399 price point while introducing the PS3…
Google acquired Android Inc. on August 17, 2005 for reported $50 million acquisition price establishing control over emerging mobile operating system platform positioned enabling…
Ubisoft® reports first-quarter 2009-10 sales First-quarter sales down 51% to €83 million, coming in below target. Update on games release schedule. Guidance for 2009-10…
Sony unveiled the PSP Go at E3 2009, introducing a digital-only handheld gaming device eliminating the UMD optical drive while adding sliding screen design…
Palm launched the Palm Pre smartphone on June 6, 2009 through Sprint Wireless exclusivity introducing innovative webOS operating system featuring card-based multitasking interface, gesture…
Valve released Portal 2 development announcement at E3 2009 revealing ambitious sequel expanding original’s puzzle mechanics through cooperative multiplayer mode, extended single-player campaign, and…
Mojang released Minecraft alpha version 0.0.11a on May 17, 2009 as independent developer Markus “Notch” Persson’s experimental sandbox construction game permitting players mining blocks,…
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon processor family on October 23, 2007 as unified branding strategy consolidating fragmented mobile processor portfolio under single marketing umbrella encompassing…
Twitter achieved breakthrough mainstream adoption during 2008-2009 period transforming from niche microblogging service into cultural phenomenon through celebrity endorsements, media coverage of political protests…
Capcom released Resident Evil 5 on March 13, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as highly-anticipated sequel transitioning survival horror franchise toward action-oriented…
Sony launched Killzone 2 on February 27, 2009, delivering Guerrilla Games’ graphically intensive first-person shooter as a PS3 exclusive redemption story following the 2004…
T-Mobile USA launched the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) on October 22, 2008 as the first commercially available smartphone running Google’s Android operating system, establishing…
NPD Group reported December 2008 sales data revealing Nintendo’s continued market dominance as Wii sold 2.15 million units and DS moved 3.04 million units,…
Research In Motion launched BlackBerry Storm touchscreen smartphone on November 21, 2008 exclusively through Verizon Wireless marking company’s first departure from traditional physical QWERTY…
Valve released Left 4 Dead on November 18, 2008 for Xbox 360 and Windows PC introducing cooperative zombie survival first-person shooter featuring four-player team…