With all the major game consoles repositioning themselves to become platforms for the next generation of television, some major cable TV service providers are turning their attention to gaming.
Steam is in trouble for holding its customers' games hostage until it agrees to the end-user license agreement. Germany's primary customer-advocacy group demands that Valve end this practice.
Kabam was virtually unknown a few years ago, but now it's making games that tie into Peter Jackson's upcoming film trilogy The Hobbit -- expected to be one of the most important movie properties of all time.