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News: TIGA: "We are looking at other measures"
- Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 11:14
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TIGA boss RIchard Wilson has told GamesIndustry.biz that the trade association is not going to waver on pursuing tax relief, but admits the need for other measures as well. Full story
Sony Has “No Plans” For 3D PSP
- Friday, June 25, 2010, 7:58
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News: Report blames used games for core sales decline
- Friday, June 25, 2010, 7:29
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A new report by analyst group Cowen and Company has praised the introduction of the "online pass" popularised by Electronic Arts, suggesting that it could result in higher industry margins over the next 18-24 months. The report specifically blames second-hands sales for a 20 per cent drop in Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 sales in 2009, compared to PlayStation 2/Xbox sales in 2003 Full story
News: Sony Worldwide Studios VP denies 3D PSP
- Friday, June 25, 2010, 5:02
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Sony Worldwide Studios vice president Scott Rohde has ruled out the possibility of Sony creating a 3D-enabled PSP, claiming there are "no plans" for such a device. Speaking in a new interview with website Industry Games, Rohde was asked specifically whether Sony had any plans to match the Nintendo 3DS with a similar product Full story
News: Zynga acquires Challenge Games
- Thursday, June 3, 2010, 13:31
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Social games company Zynga has acquired Challenge Games, renaming the company Zynga Austin and adding it to its group of studios which include teams in San Francisco, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Bangalore and Beijing. Full story
News: Activision launches own independent games contest
- Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 11:08
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Activision is calling for entries to its new Independent Games Competition, offering development assistance - as well as prestige - to the winning indie developers. Round one of the contest runs from today until August 31, whereupon the first place winner will be awarded $175,000 and the runner up $75,000 Full story
Namco: Videogames ‘Are Too Expensive’
- Thursday, May 20, 2010, 20:50
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News: Gardner looks to fund future-thinking game talent
- Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:16
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Former Atari CEO and Electronic Arts executive David Gardner has joined London Venture Partners with the intention of funding future-thinking games businesses. Speaking at the Nordic Game event in Malmo, Sweden, he gave some insight into the types of businesses and talent the company is looking to fund, stating that the team behind any product is more important than making "ten times" the initial ... Full story
PAX East returns to Boston in 2011 and 2012, in bigger venue
- Monday, March 29, 2010, 14:00
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News: Eurogamer officially launches Megaton.co.uk
- Monday, March 29, 2010, 6:53
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Eurogamer has officially launched Megaton.co.uk, a new website aimed at videogame consumers aged between 8 and 12 years old. The site is a collaboration with Skyjack Publishing which produces a monthly Megaton magazine, and intends to cater to a market under-served by current videogame sites. "There's a massive gap in the market for our audience and the industry," said Cat Channon, Megaton.co.uk's publisher. Full story
We’ve seen reports from a number of day-one strategists who’ve already sunk a few hours into the single-player campaign of StarCraft 2 , all hinting at the existence of an in-game homage to one of Blizzard’s earlier franchises: The Lost Vikings .
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Who says developer diaries have to give behind-the-scenes looks at specific games?
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The Rock Band Twitter account has been a real beehive of activity as of late. No wonder, considering Harmonix has slowly been teasing new artists coming to Rock Band 3 . So far, Tears for Fears, Marilyn Manson, The B-52s and Def Leppard have been confirmed for the game
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