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Microsoft closes Aces Game Studio
Flight Simulator developer shut down as part of wider job cull, amid surfacing rumours that 30% of games testers also let go
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LittleBigPlanet sweeps up AIAS award nominations
Media Molecule's title named ten times among nominees announced for 29 categories
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Videogames outsell DVD and Blu-ray in 2008
Games software market worth $32 billion, while economic downturn takes its toll on packaged media
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EA cuts staff at Tiburon
Undisclosed number of employees let go as part of wider cost-cutting plan
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Capcom signs deal with Monumental Games
UK developer to work on the publisher's unnamed cross-platform title
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Former Flagship exec joins lawfirm
Steve Goldstein rejoins Stubbs Alderton and Markiles to build up its videogame clientele
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Red Ant enters administration
Australian distributor of Capcom, Konami and Bethesda titles under the receivership of Deloitte Touche
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Sega cuts US staff by 30
Economic recession and "harsh retail landscape" cited as reason for layoffs
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Linden Lab snaps up Second Life stores
User-generated virtual good stores bought and consolidated by the virtual world's creator
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Greenberg hits back at "out of touch" Sony
Microsoft's executive responds to claims made by SCE boss Kaz Hirai
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Analysts predict Microsoft could cut 8% of workforce
Software giant expected to take cost cutting measure after reporting on its quarterly results
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PS Home director to keynote Engage! Expo
Jack Buser to discuss the PS3 virtual world at the New York conference this March
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A Brave New World
Kerry Fraser-Robinson, founder of RedBedlam, talks about the secret skills in developing virtual worlds
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Accept gold farming, says RedBedlam founder
Kerry Fraser-Robinson warns that trying to prevent MMO currency trading will always fail
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Sony confirms UK PS3 Killzone 2 bundle
Release date still to be announced on console deal retailing at £299.99
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Canadian videogame market hits $1.7bn
Nintendo Wii and DS lead the charge, dominating the vast percentage of unit sales
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AMD plans to cull 9% of staff
Remaining staff to see temporary cut in pay, including CEO and executive chairman
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Circuit City to close all 567 stores
US electronics and videogame retailer enters bankruptcy proceedings as 30,000 staff members face unemployment
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Square Enix expects to fall short of profit target
Final Fantasy XIII release delayed in Europe until sometime after April 2010
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Metaboli European Christmas sales up 172%
Digital distributor celebrates massive increase in December sales, which saw UK revenues grow 417%
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PS3 and Wii to stream YouTube
New website to allow for TV browsing of user-generated video content
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Abertay University joins Tiga
Dundee-based university to gain benefits from being in Tiga's Technology Group
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Key Future US exec moves to CBS
Simon Whitcombe set to develop CBS Interactive's games coverage