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Saturday, November 8, 2008
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Turbine Looking Into Console Space

Posted: 11/07/2008 17:42:00

No official plans have been revealed at this point, but the Lord of the Rings Online developer is working on something for consoles.

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Machinima.com Gets $3.85 Million in Funding

Posted: 11/07/2008 16:07:00

As an art form, Machinima has been expanding greatly in the past few years, and now its principle site is looking to expand.

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Dragon Quest V Sells 1.15 Million Copies, Boosts Square Enix's First Half

Posted: 11/07/2008 15:41:00

The always popular Dragon Quest series gave Square Enix a lift for its first half of the 2009 fiscal year.

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Harmonix Named 'Top Place to Work' by Boston Globe

Posted: 11/07/2008 14:36:00

Who wouldn't want to rock out all day for work? Ok, they probably do a lot more than that. Regardless, working on Rock Band has to be a lot of fun.

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Activision Teams with USO

Posted: 11/07/2008 14:20:00

For all of those serving abroad, Activision has a dual headed support program involving Call of Duty: World at War and Guitar Hero III.

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Australian Mature Games Proposal Resurrected

Posted: 11/07/2008 12:38:00

Despite the best efforts of Michael Atkinson, censorship ministers have brought back the "R18+ For Computer Games" paper.

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Wii Only Played at Christmas, says Sega

Posted: 11/07/2008 12:38:00

The Wii is like the "most expensive board game on Earth," Sega believes, noting that most families only play it around the holidays.

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Atari Picks Up Ghostbusters Video Game

Posted: 11/07/2008 11:13:00

They ain't afraid of no ghost! The game will release in 2009, as part of the 25th anniversary of the first movie.

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Media Coverage: Readers, We Hate You Too

Posted: 11/06/2008 22:17:00

Media Coverage takes a look at how critics view angry comments and hate mail. You might be surprised by what they say.

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Brash Entertainment Laying Off 20 Due to 'Tough Economic Landscape'

Posted: 11/06/2008 22:02:00

Sales may be high still overall, but the video game industry is starting to look a little less "recession proof" when it comes to jobs. Brash is the latest to cut staff, GameDai...

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Drives Konami's First-Half Profits Up 90%

Posted: 11/06/2008 21:40:00

MGS4's sales have continued to rise, and global shipments are now more than 4 million copies. Solid Snake has helped boost Konami's first half significantly.

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Ubisoft Cancels Heroes

Posted: 11/06/2008 17:36:00

The TV show is now in its third season, but the video game might not see the light of day. Ubisoft has decided against publishing a title based on the show.

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Gamers Willing to 'Trade' Considerable Advertising Exposure for Price Cuts

Posted: 11/06/2008 16:48:00

Our latest exclusive research from Frank N. Magid Associates takes a look at how receptive gamers are to in-game ads. It seems that price drops or free games makes advertising v...

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EA Cuts Put Independent Developer Arkane Studios in a Tough Spot

Posted: 11/06/2008 15:49:00

Arkane had been working on a project with EALA. "I need to find a deal as soon as possible to reassign the team," Arkane's boss tells GameDaily BIZ.

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Foo Fighters Album Hits Rock Band Next Week

Posted: 11/06/2008 15:48:00

"The Colour and the Shape" will be available to download next week with tracks like Monkey Wrench, My Hero and Walking After You.

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Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Debuts on AOL Radio

Posted: 11/06/2008 14:37:00

Music to chainsaw by. One of the most anticipated games of the holiday season is having its soundtrack debuted on AOL Radio.

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Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Announced

Posted: 11/06/2008 13:58:00

More than just Sonic titles, there will be 40 Sega classics, including Shinobi III, Streets of Rage, and Columns.

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GTA IV Tops Japanese Sales Charts

Posted: 11/06/2008 13:05:00

Media Create is reporting good returns for GTA IV, while LittleBigPlanet had more modest results and the DSi was snatched up readily.

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Halo Wars Ships February 2009

Posted: 11/06/2008 12:47:00

The strategy game set in the Halo universe will ship with a standard and limited collector's edition.

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Resident Evil 5 Expected to Sell Over 3 Million Copies

Posted: 11/06/2008 12:34:00

Capcom unsurprisingly is expecting big results for the next installment in the popular Resident Evil franchise. Sales projections for SFIV, Bionic Commando, and Wii's Dead Risin...

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Breaking: EA Casual President Departs

Posted: 11/06/2008 10:18:00

GameDaily BIZ has learned that Kathy Vrabeck is resigning and EA is consolidating labels as a result. EA Casual will merge with the Sims label, with Rod Humble leading the combi...

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Fallout 3 Tops 4.7 Million Units Shipped

Posted: 11/06/2008 10:17:00

Top scores bolster impressive sales of over $300 million since the game's launch.

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Chart Toppers: Holy Lego Blocks, Batman!

Posted: 11/05/2008 21:20:00

Lego Batman isn't quite the success that Lego Star Wars is, but the blocky crusader put up a solid performance in September with well over half a million sold.

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Activision Expects PS3 Growth to Outpace Xbox 360 This Year

Posted: 11/05/2008 18:41:00

The publisher has provided its latest hardware sales expectations for the North American and European markets combined.

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Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit 'Virtually Sold Out'

Posted: 11/05/2008 17:28:00

Activision has announced that the full band kit for Guitar Hero has been selling very well and the publisher does not expect it'll be able to completely satisfy demand.

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Guitar Hero World Tour Sees 25,000 User-Generated Songs; Activision Considers 'Subscription Opportunity'

Posted: 11/05/2008 17:08:00

Activision is very pleased with the initial response to the Guitar Hero music studio feature in its newest Guitar Hero game. 25,000 songs have been created in just 10 days.

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THQ Reports Substantial $115.3 Million Loss in Q2 2008, Cuts 17% of Staff

Posted: 11/05/2008 17:07:00

Plus, Executive VP and CFO Colin Slade is taking a medical leave of absence, and THQ has delayed a couple games.

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Activision Blizzard's Sales Double as Publisher Posts $108 Million Loss in Q3

Posted: 11/05/2008 16:51:00

The costs associated with the merger and the lack of any new releases brought earnings down, but sales were way up and the synergies expected from the business combination are e...

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Vietnam Online Game Market May Exceed 10 Million Players by 2011, says Study

Posted: 11/05/2008 14:50:00

Just like many other countries in the region, young Vietnamese are going to Internet cafes in droves to play online games.

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Astro Boy Movie Game Rights go to D3Publisher

Posted: 11/05/2008 14:22:00

The upcoming 2009 Astro Boy animated film will have a game based upon it, thanks to D3Publisher.

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Gears of War 2 Will Be 'Top Entertainment Premiere' This Holiday, says Microsoft

Posted: 11/05/2008 14:13:00

The game is launching at an incredible 20,000 retail locations around the globe. Microsoft is counting on Gears 2 to "lead the charge" for Xbox 360.

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ECA Announces New Partnerships with Walmart, Amazon and K2 Network

Posted: 11/05/2008 13:49:00

The ECA is now two years old and the organization is continuing to grow its visibility. New partnerships with major retailers such as Walmart and Amazon should help.

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Game Sales Exceeding Music/DVD Combined in U.K., says Report

Posted: 11/05/2008 13:40:00

Music and DVD sales have been flat of late, but gaming continues its huge strides in the U.K. market and beyond.

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SilverBirch to Focus Exclusively on Games, Appoints New CEO

Posted: 11/05/2008 12:53:00

Recognizing how lucrative the games industry can be, SilverBirch is refocusing its business to deal exclusively with games, with particular emphasis on MMOGs.

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Wal-Mart Tops Other Game Retailers, says Study

Posted: 11/05/2008 12:25:00

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the retail giant may still be the largest seller of video games in the U.S.

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DSi Sells Out in Japan in Four Days

Posted: 11/05/2008 11:38:00

Japanese consumers love new Nintendo portables, and they proved it by gobbling up 200,000 DSi units in only a few days. Will Americans follow suit next year?

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Capcom's Q2 Profits Grow 17% on Monster Hunter

Posted: 11/05/2008 11:26:00

Capcom had a very good quarter, mostly thanks to Monster Hunter Freedom 2G, which the publisher revealed has sold 2.5 million units.

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EA CEO Purchases $1 Million in Shares

Posted: 11/05/2008 10:59:00

Showing investors that he has confidence in his company, EA boss John Riccitiello has picked up another $1 million in EA stock following a big quarterly loss at EA.

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Emergent Hatches Gamebryo 2.6

Posted: 11/04/2008 15:55:00

The latest version of the Gamebryo engine expands its support of DirectX10 and Wii along with various middleware integrations.

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ESA Foundation Raises $750,000 During Nite to Unite

Posted: 11/04/2008 15:40:00

The Nite to Unite honored Shigeru Miyamoto and collected three-quarters of a million dollars for children's charities.

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PETA Praises Sega for Pulling Samba de Amigo Chimp Ad

Posted: 11/04/2008 15:38:00

Sega is no longer monkeying around. Following an explanation by PETA about cruelty to chimp "actors," the publisher decided to remove the ads for Samba de Amigo.

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PlayStation Network Getting Short Films from Emerging Directors

Posted: 11/04/2008 15:06:00

Top Hollywood talent will mentor a young director from their home countries in this new project called Shoot!

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Spider-Man, Iron Man 2 Mobile Games Coming From Gameloft

Posted: 11/04/2008 14:25:00

In a multi-product mobile game licensing agreement, Gameloft will make games based upon Marvel Entertainment properties.

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Harmonix: Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour Not Competing

Posted: 11/04/2008 13:12:00

While some would say the two franchises are going head-to-head, Rock Band 2 lead designer Dan Teasdale begs to differ.

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Fallout 3 Outsells Previous Fallout Games Combined

Posted: 11/04/2008 13:07:00

Bethesda's newest Fallout is topping the charts in the U.K. and it's also already ahead of Oblivion's sales pace.

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Rock Band Boosts Viacom's Bottom Line

Posted: 11/04/2008 12:41:00

It was not the greatest quarter for Viacom, as profits took a dip, but the company is "very excited" by its games business, most notably its Rock Band franchise.

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Metal Gear Online Gets 1 Million Members

Posted: 11/04/2008 11:53:00

As a reward to "Snake's Army," those who log into the service from November 25 to December 9, 2008 will get 10,000 reward points.

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Team Ninja Says PS3 Has 'Greater Potential'

Posted: 11/04/2008 11:30:00

Tomonobu Itagaki's out of the picture, and now the Team Ninja staff have commented on the PS3's "greater potential." The developer also may look to create Wii titles.

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ECA, Researcher Criticize Game Violence Study

Posted: 11/04/2008 11:15:00

While opponents of video games were quick to point to the study as proof of their conclusions, serious challenges have come up about the survey's validity.

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