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Wii Party Back On Top In Japan

Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:51
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Wii Party returned to the top of the Japanese software chart during the week ended July 25. Nintendo’s mini-game compilation sold 99,000 copies in its third week on sale, topping the 72,000 sales achieved by the week’s highest new entry, Marvelous' Fate/Extra for PSP, which debuted in second place. Full story

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Chips Goes Into Liquidation

Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:47
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Chipsworld ltd has gone into liquidation, closing 12 company-owned stores and laying off 29 staff this week. However, the retailer’s website and 13 franchised outlets will remain operational, the company told MCV . read more Full story

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Sony Clarifies Move Pricing, Microsoft Defends Kinect’s

Thursday, July 29, 2010, 7:42
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Sony has clarified PlayStation Move pricing and launch offerings for the UK market. read more Full story

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ELSPA Welcomes UK R4 Ban

Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:48
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The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has welcomed a London High Court ruling outlawing the importing, advertising or sale of the R4 device that lets users play illegally pirated software on DS. The court said that, because the R4 and similar devices allow users to play pirated or copied games by circumventing security measures, they constitute a breach of copyright Full story

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Analyst: Playdom Acquisition “Looks Very Expensive”

Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:07
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Disney’s agreement to acquire social games developer Playdom for up to $763 million appears “very expensive”, according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. In an investor note he pointed out that EA purchased Playfish – a company with a significantly higher number of monthly active players – for far less last November. Full story

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US Gov’t Says iPhone Jailbreaking Is Now Legal

Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 11:21
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The US government has relaxed regulations surrounding the circumvention of security measures on game software and mobile handsets like iPhone. read more Full story

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GameStop Acquires Social Gaming Site Kongregate

Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 9:52
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Leading US games retailer GameStop has entered into an agreement to acquire popular social gaming hub Kongregate. Launched in 2007, Kongregate’s website is home to thousands of free-to-play games with community features like profiles, leaderboards, achievements, multiplayer and a site-wide levelling system. It currently hosts ten million monthly players who spend approximately 23 million hours per month on the site. Full story

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PlayStation Biz Swings To Q1 Profit – Report

Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:28
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Sony is expected to report a return to profitability when its first quarter financial results are announced on Thursday. As a result of aggressive cost-cutting Sony will likely post a company-wide operating profit of 30 billion yen ($342 million) for the three month period ended June 30, compared with a 25.7 billion yen loss a year earlier, according to Nikkei (via AGP ) Full story

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