- Monday, July 26, 2010, 14:05
- gamesindustry
Blizzard Entertainment is one of the core pillars of the Activision Blizzard machine, but one that remains largely untouched by the console arm of the business.
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- Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:50
- gamesindustry
Sony is to post an operating profit of between 10 and 30 billion yen for the first quarter of its 2010 financial year. That's according to Japanese business paper Nikkei, translated by Andriasang which suggests that the PlayStation business and mobile sectors were both profitable for the company, along with strong sales of SLR cameras and LCD televisions in Japan and in foreign markets. ...
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- Monday, July 26, 2010, 1:30
- Joystiq
We are just one more day away from StarCraft II' s launch. That means you can expect to see a ton of StarCraft related features and contests planned for Big Download starting tomorrow
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- Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 13:02
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Mike Fischer, a twenty-year veteran of the games business with experience at Namco, Sega and Microsoft, has been appointed president and chief executive of Square Enix in the US. Fischer will be responsible for Square Enix, Eidos and Taito brands in the Americas.
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- Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 14:33
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Microsoft is confident that the pricing structure for its forthcoming Kinect for 360 motion control platform - which was revealed earlier today - represents "great value" for the consumer, because it is bringing new experiences and innovation to the market. That's according to the company's VP for the Interactive Entertainment Business in Europe, Chris Lewis, who also told GamesIndustry.biz that he thought the product ...
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- Friday, July 16, 2010, 12:57
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TIGA has responded to the statement from Minister of Equalities, published exclusively on GamesIndustry.biz earlier today, agreeing that the industry needs to embrace gender equality, and highlighting the extent of the issue in the UK. According to the 2010 TIGA-Hewitt Games Software Developers' Salary Survey only 6.6 per cent of the workforce in female, something with TIGA CEO Richard Wilson has called "an extraordinary ...
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- Monday, July 12, 2010, 0:30
- Joystiq
Summer is in full swing and that means the PC game releases are few and far between. How many of you are just waiting patiently until StarCraft II comes out on July 27
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- Friday, July 9, 2010, 12:05
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Publisher Ubisoft has made the bold claim that the majority of homes will own 3D-capable TVs within three years. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz sister site Eurogamer.net, UK head of marketing Murray Pannel said "The truth is I think it is a technology that's coming. We can't ignore it
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- Friday, July 9, 2010, 7:38
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UK prime minister David Cameron has been questioned in parliament about the cancellation of planned tax relief for the games industry.
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- Friday, July 9, 2010, 6:34
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Rare, BioWare and an iPhone marketing discussion have been added to the 2010 Game Developers Conference Europe line-up, as the deadline for early registrations approaches. Due to take place on August 16-18 in Cologne, concurrent with the GamesCom trade event, early registrations close on July 21. Newly announced speakers include Rare's Nick Burton and Blitz's Andrew Oliver, who will give a lecture entitled "Kinecting ...
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