CNET - Why video game developer acquisitions scare me?
"If we consider Hollywood -- the model to which the video game industry is always compared -- it doesn't take long before we realize that it's dominated by a handful of studios that effectively control a large percentage of the industry, while the independent studios are left trying to defy the percentages and get their innovative and artistic films to the masses. Since most fail, it's the big studios that enjoy profits as the independents try to find some way to stay alive."

Edge Online - Why China, Brazil, and Poland Matter.
"Emerging market countries like China, Brazil, and Poland, with large, expanding populations, are slowly accelerating the development of their broadband Internet infrastructure. As Internet-access technology becomes more readily available, so too will the opportunities for online media production, particularly highly-accessible, browser-based casual games."