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Tuesday, September 26, 2006 

Sony Pays $22 Million for Stake in Online Golf Game Publisher Gamepot

Sony Pays $22 Million for Stake in Online Golf Game Publisher Gamepot

Tokyo - Sony Communication Network Corp. announced on Friday that it will pay $22 million to acquire a 27% stake in Gamepot, the operator of an online golf game in Japan. The Sony unit also operates the Japanese Internet service provider So-net. In the U.S., Sony operates Sony Online Entertainment, an online games division whose titles include "EverQuest" "PlanetSide" and "Star Wars Galaxies."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/tc_nm/sony_dc
http://www.gamepot.co.jp 

 

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