Zynga, the struggling social games pioneer, showed signs it is getting a grip on spending with an earnings report revealing narrowing losses, which sparked an after-hours rally in shares. Zynga stock was up more than five per cent to ...
Outsourcing has been identified as a key attack vector in almost two-thirds of security investigations carried out by security services company Trustwave. The claim was carried in the company's 2013 Global Security Report, which draws ...
Digi-Key has signed two new supplier franchises military chip specialist Holt Integrated Circuits and cognitive memory supplier, CogniMem. CogniMem has developed a neural network architecture to resemble the synapses of the human ...
PLANO, Texas — Rent-A-Center has announced it will sell off its remaining 18 locations in Canada, converting them into franchises that will be run by its ColorTyme subsidiary. In early January, Rent-A-Center closed a deal that saw ...
Tags: Canadian Stores, Franchises, Furnishing
Shares in toy giant Mattel hit a 14-year high after the company revealed its 2012 financial results last Friday. Its share price on the NASDAQ US stock exchange closed at $38.26 on Friday, February 1st, its highest since June 1998. ...
Luso Electronics Distribution has signed a distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland with APW Electronics, a manufacturer of 19-inch racks and cabinets. Located in Turin, APW’s factory covers an area of 7000 square meters and ...
Tags: Luso Electronics Distribution, APW Electronics, production facilities
A fresh free-to-play online Tekken fighting game will allow players to improve their deck by purchasing physical cards. Tekken Card Tournament will be available for smartphones, tablets and PC in the next few weeks. It's produced by ...
Skylanders has generated more than $500 million in US retail sales in just over a year. This includes sales of accessory packs and figures. GfK data also puts Skylanders at number three in the highest selling video games franchises in ...
Tags: Skylanders, video games, UK
Head of licensing Darran Garnham (left) and senior consumer products manager Sam Ferguson (right) reveal how they're growing the Moshi Monsters brand even further with Poppet. Why licence out the Poppet Moshi Monster in particular and ...
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Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) announced today a new range of Street Fighter X Sanrio products and accessories. Available in limited quantities throughout North America, the new range is expected to be available this ...
Tags: Mad Catz, Street Fighter X Sanrio, products, accessories
Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...
Tags: Brand Licensing Europe 2012, toy industry, exhibition, toys
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, the Call of Duty® franchise has delivered the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The ...
Businesses and organizations that rely on Appointment-Plus business scheduling software for their booking needs now have access to numerous widgets to help them efficiently analyze their scheduling processes. Appointment-Plus, the ...
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IDG News Service - Violence in video games and other aspects of pop culture in the U.S. will be among the areas examined as part of an investigation aimed at reducing gun violence in the country. The investigation, headed by U.S. Vice ...
Tags: video games, violence, pop culture, US
The suspension of bidding for the Thameslink rail franchise acted as a proof of concept for operator Go-Ahead's decision to move to a cloud-based collaboration platform. The incompetent handling of the bidding for the West Coast rail ...