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Local gamers share their curiosity about Xbox changes
The Baltimore SunCheck back on this slug frequently for updated details about the Xbox release. Microsoft today showcased details of its next-generation gaming platform, Xbox One, which will succeed the Xbox 360. The announcement at Microsoft's Redmond campus followed...Tags: Gaming, Baltimore County, PlayStation 3, ESPN (tv network), Culture
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Not all fun and (video) games
Big Huge Games in Timonium closed last May, taking nearly 100 jobs with it. Nine months later, a local studio that was launched from the ashes of the video game-maker shut down, too. And Zynga, which created FarmVille and Words with Friends, closed its...
Tags: Gaming, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Baltimore County, Curt Schilling, Computer Hardware
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Zynga closes Timonium video game studio in broader consolidation
Zynga, the video game maker best known for FarmVille and Words With Friends, has closed its Timonium office as part of a broader corporate consolidation, company officials said Monday. The company also made changes at three other offices, closing and...
Tags: Gaming, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gaming Industry, FrontierVille, Words With Friends (game)
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Defunct Big Huge Games goes on the auction block
Hundreds of computers, monitors, office furniture and digital design tools were auctioned Tuesday in Timonium to raise money for creditors of defunct Big Huge Games and its Rhode Island parent company, 38 Studios LLC.
Traces of a one-time creative...Tags: Gaming, Baltimore County, Curt Schilling, Video Games, Companies and Corporations
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Friday Buffet: New 'Skyrim' trailer and the 'Hitman: Absolution' clip that's too hot for the Internet
News Roundup •••• Bethesda released their trailer for the “Dawnguard” expansion to “Skyrim,” and like everything in the last three years, it’s about vampires. Anything that breathes new life into...
Tags: Gaming, Sex Crimes, Television, Justin Bieber, Los Angeles Times
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Timonium video game maker closes, lays off 100
About 100 employees of Big Huge Games, a Timonium-based maker of video games, lost their jobs this week as the studio and its Rhode Island-based parent company abruptly shut down because of financial problems. The 12-year-old company was one of the...Tags: Gaming, Baltimore County, Curt Schilling, Lobbying, Companies and Corporations
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Phelps, Maryland's Olympians welcomed home
Arriving aboard the Pride of Baltimore II and hailed by a cannon blast from the Constellation, Michael Phelps and Maryland's other Olympic athletes were celebrated in true local style Monday afternoon by elected officials and an Inner Harbor crowd. "I...
Tags: Scrabble (game), Kevin Kamenetz, Michael Phelps, Bobby Lea, Under Armour Inc.
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Skeleton crew cleans up at Big Huge Games in Timonium
Big Huge Games, a studio in Timonium that designed rich, immersive video games, has closed its office and only a skeleton crew of employees remained as its parent company in Rhode Island appears to have gone out of business, according to online reports. ...
Tags: Gaming, Baltimore County, The Boston Globe, Lobbying, Curt Schilling
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Tuesday Meltdown: Changes coming to 'Diablo III,' E3 preparations and more 38 Studios nightmares
News Roundup •••• The granddaddy of gaming conventions, E3, kicks off next week in Los Angeles. The Game Hunters have put together a pretty comprehensive guide of all the major possible announcements and unveilings that we may see....
Tags: Gaming, USA Today, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Flatulence, Apple iPhone
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Friday Buffet: Bravo, 8-bit 'Community'
News Roundup •••• Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios, which released “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” in February, is in financial hot water with the state of Rhode Island. Taking cash from the...
Tags: Facebook, Gaming, Snow Storms, Community (tv program), Curt Schilling
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Baltimore's Millennial Media files for IPO
Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc., one of the dominant companies in the rapidly growing field of mobile advertising, plans to raise $75 million in a public stock offering — money it will use to expand its operations overseas and go head-to-head...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Online Advertising, Aether Systems Inc., Securities, Companies and Corporations
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T. Rowe Price sees Facebook investment more than triple in a year
T. Rowe Price Group's stake in Facebook Inc. more than tripled in value as the social networking giant went public Friday. At the close of the market Friday, T. Rowe's investment in Facebook was valued at $695.8 million. The Baltimore-based mutual fund...Tags: Facebook, Financing and Stock Offerings, Mutual Funds, Companies and Corporations, Groupon, Inc.
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