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Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games
Company TownSeismic Games became the latest start-up company to dive into social games, snagging $2 million in funding from DFJ Frontier, investor Tom Matlack and others -- all before releasing its first title.... -
Great escape
Special to the TribuneAround this time last year, Atari's "Enter the Matrix" was to have been the definitive convergence of Hollywood and video games. But for gamers, the only two things that converged were boredom and disappointment, as "Matrix," with its clunky gameplay...Tags: Pierce Brosnan, Vin Diesel, Entertainment, Gaming, Crime, Law and Justice
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Universal Studios in Orlando awaits its fate
Orlando SentinelORLANDO -- The prospects of a sale or spinoff of Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets into a separate company has the U.S. theme-park industry buzzing, potential buyers looking and Universal Orlando executives swallowing hard. The Orlando resort...Tags: Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort, Canal+, Entertainment
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Key dates in Vivendi history
- June 20, 2000: Vivendi announces its three-way merger with Seagram, owner of Universal Studios, and pay-television group Canal Plus. - Dec. 5, 2000: Shareholders approve the $34 billion deal. Afterward, Vivendi Chairman Jean-Marie Messier says,...Tags: EchoStar Communications Corp., Arts and Culture, Management Change, Canal+, Entertainment
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AOL saga threatens synergy concept
Orlando Sentinel staff writersIs the dream of convergence dead? In January 2000, America Online and Time Warner announced they would marry, culminating a long and closely watched flirtation between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. The idea of convergence was to combine Internet...Tags: Entertainment, Death, Companies and Corporations, Harry Potter (fictional character), New York
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