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Halo tops three million sales worldwide
Bungie's critically acclaimed first person shooter has hit another sales milestone this week, with the announcement that it has broken the three million barrier.
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Japan Charts: Silent Hill 3 brings terror to the top of the charts
Konami's Silent Hill 3 has topped the Japanese charts this week, selling some 58,000 units in its first three days on sale - but it's the only major new release for the week, and the market has slowed down significantly again.
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Nintendo's Iwata to deliver Tokyo Games Show keynote
Details of this years Tokyo Games Show have emerged from organisers CESA, with Nintendo the only major Japanese publisher not exhibiting once again - but Nintendo chairman Satoru Iwata will deliver the keynote address at the show.
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Highbury House set to buy out Paragon
A major shake-up in the videogame magazine publishing market is on the way, with Highbury House set to purchase Paragon Publishing in a move which will create one of the UK's largest consumer magazine publishers.
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New details of Infinium's Phantom emerge
More information about the rather publicity-shy Phantom console has been unveiled, revealing that the system is indeed a Windows PC designed to download PC games securely over a broadband connection.
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Square Enix looks to grow online business, double sales within 4 years
In its first major business strategy conference since the company was formed out of a merger earlier this year, Square Enix has announced ambitious plans to double its sales within a timescale of three to four years.
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PS3 production schedule details emerge from Elpida
A late 2005 launch date for the PlayStation 3 looks increasingly likely today, with confirmation from Elpida that it will be beginning production of memory chips for the console early that year.
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Nintendo tops Japanese half-year software sales rankings
Japanese software and hardware sales figures for the first half of the year have been released today, showing Nintendo still leading the pack in terms of software sales despite a strong challenge from Square Enix.
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Revenues up across the board for Future's first half
Magazine publisher Future Network has issued a trading update for the first five months of 2003, showing continued growth in most aspects of the company's business both in the UK and abroad.
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Pokemon goes on tour in the UK
Nintendo is preparing for the launch of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire later this month with a "summer tour" of UK locations for the eagerly anticipated title, in association with soft drink Vimto.
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Nintendo brings Ice and Fire to Europe as SP sells a million
Two new colour variations of the Game Boy Advance SP are set to launch in Europe in late October, celebrating the shipment of over a million SP consoles in the region since its launch on March 28.
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Trecision goes into liquidation
Italy's oldest development studio, Trecision, has gone into liquidation after 12 years in business - but the company is hopeful that a buyer may step in to allow the completion of work on its forthcoming football title.
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Sega reshuffles development studios
New Sega president Hisao Oguchi is set to restructure the company's nine game development subsidiaries, with four of the nine studios being consolidated into two new companies.
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Thai government imposes night curfew on online gaming
Authorities in Thailand are set to impose a strict curfew on online gaming which will see access to online game servers blocked between 10pm and 6am every day, with Internet cafes also facing curbs to their business hours.
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Microsoft will push western games and Xbox Live in Japan - Moore
Popular western-developed games and heavy focus on online gaming are two cornerstones of Microsoft's future plans for boosting the performance of Xbox in Japan, according to VP Peter Moore.
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Press registrations open for London Games Week
Sign up for ECTS and, er, some other stuff too. Probably.
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UK Charts: Number one debut for Lara's return
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness took the top spot in the UK sales charts this week, selling more copies in its first week than any other previous Tomb Raider title - while Sony's Eye Toy: Play made a solid start at number two.