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GamesAid charity launched
A new fund-raising body has been set up - and the whole industry is invited to take part
LucasArts leaves ESA
LucasArts is the latest company to announce it will not renew its ESA membership, although it will participate in E3
Disney introduces DGamer in North America
Disney's Prince Caspian game marks the launch of its online community for Nintendo DS gamers
Levine to keynote PAX 2008
The organisers of the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo have announced that 2K Boston's Ken Levine will keynote the event
SCEA announces remaining 2008 lineup
SCEA has officially announced its lineup of PlayStation platform titles for the remainder of the year
Georgia's Governor passes videogame tax credits
The state offers at least a 20 per cent tax credit for entertainment productions, including videogames
Casual classification is tenuous, says Harrison
EA Mobile's European marketing director thinks that the term "casual games" is more complex
April US game sales up 47% to $1.23 billion
Three titles sold over 1 million copies, led by the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV which sold 1.85 million units
PSP tops Japanese hardware charts
Sony's handheld continues to sell strongly as the Wii closes the gap
Yoshida named president of SCE worldwide studios
Shuhei Yoshida, senior VP of SCE US studios, has been appointed president of SCE worldwide studios
CBS purchases CNet for $1.8 billion
CBS Corporation has agreed to purchase CNet for $1.8 billion - a 45 per cent premium on its most recent share price
No better place than Microsoft Game Studios, says Tsunoda
Kudo Tsunoda, now a GM at Microsoft Games Studio, says there is no better place for a creative person to be
Nintendo dominates Japanese software charts
This weeks sales figures reveal the company takes nine of the ten top spots
Konami to take on Rock Band and Guitar Hero
Publisher reveals Rock Revolution as it targets growing music genre
Konami reveals $2.8bn in revenues for '08
Japanese company shows growth in revenue and operating income
Tretton: April software was a "one-two punch" for Sony
Software sales leap 410 per cent from last year, GTA IV and GT5 lead 2 million games surge
Wii US sales reach 9.5 million
Nintendo sold more than 714,000 Wii consoles in the US in April, rapidly closing in on the Xbox 360's installed base
Analysis Financial
Stock Report: May 12 - 16
US stock markets post slight weekly gain despite lowest consumer confidence since 1980
Interview Mobile
EA Mobile: Part 1
Tim Harrison on where the industry sits at the moment and what is beginning to change in order to facilitate further growth
Editorial Business
Shattered Market
The market is more fragmented than ever - and the whole playing field has changed
Interview Publishers
Microsoft Spring Showcase
Shane Kim talks about the console race, the company's performance in Japan, and how Gears of War 2 will perform later this year
Interview Online
Warhammer time!
EA Mythic's senior designer, Josh Drescher, talks about the challenges that face any MMO developer
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24 -25 May 08
London MCM Expo Excel, London, UK
25 May 08
Qantm College Open Day London, UK
28 May 08
5 -6 Jun 08
MMOG-Fest Staffordshire University, UK
10 -11 Jun 08
DevStation Waterloo, London, UK
10 -11 Jun 08
Game Education Summit 2008 Dallas, Texas, US
14 -22 Jun 08
NLGD Festival of Games Utrecht, the Netherlands
18 -19 Jun 08
GameHorizon Conference 2008 The Baltic Flour Mill, Newcastle, UK
23 -24 Jun 08
GDC Paris Paris, France
15 -17 Jul 08
E3 Media & Business Summit Los Angeles Convention Center, USA
23 -25 Jul 08
Casual Connect Seattle Seattle, USA
29 -31 Jul 08
Develop Brighton, UK
