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Waltham, Mass.-based Internet portal Lycos acquired Boston-based online gaming site Gamesville.com. The stock-for-stock transaction is valued at $207 million. Gamesville will become part of the Lycos Network, which includes Tripod, HotBot, Angelfire and MailCity. Gamesville’s interactive entertainment enables registered contestants to vie for prizes in unique, proprietary live games such as card games, sports, trivia and bingo.

E-tailer MagazineOutlet.com, New York, launched “Mags to Riches,” a new affiliate program that will allow subscribers to build customized co-branded magazine stores for their Web sites and receive a 30-percent commission on every consumer magazine subscription sold through their sites.

New York-based e-‘zine Charged.com



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