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THQ: "Warcraft has peaked"

Head of development Jack Sorenson bullish of publisher's own success with upcoming Warhammer 40k MMO
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Dr Tanya Byron: Part Two

Dr Byron's views on her ratings choice, and what she believes actually affects children
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Dr Tanya Byron: Part One

The Review author talks to <emph>GamesIndustry.biz</emph> about media reaction and her views on the games industry
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BBFC: "We are ready"

Ratings body welcomes Byron's finding, insists it can handle greater responsibility for games classification
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More to mass-market success than gameplay, claims Lewis

With the lowest spec model now undercutting Nintendo's soaring Wii, Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis believes the wide range of family-friendly services offered by 360 are key to the company's mass-market ambitions
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UK Xbox 360 sales up 40%

The Xbox 360 enjoyed a 40 per cent spike in UK sales over the weekend following the Europe-wide price cut, according to Chart-Track.
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Microsoft dismisses Blu-ray as "historic phenomenon"

The console war intensified this week, with senior Xbox exec boss Chris Lewis branding disc formats a thing of the past as Microsoft slashed the price of 360 in Europe — with the entry level model now half the price of Sony's Blu-ray supporting PS3.
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Lewis: 360 cuts will "open mass-market floodgates"

With the price of Xbox 360 models slashed this week, Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis believes the aggressive move will help snare the elusive casual consumer, while reinvigorating the platform in places where it is being outsold by PlayStation 3.
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Harrison: "Atari is gaming's best opportunity"

Twelve hours after being unveiled as the president of Infogrames, Phil Harrison this morning delivered his first speech to colleagues and key press in Manhattan's Ritz-Carlton hotel
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Eden boss hails Harrison 'vision'

With the ink barely dry on Phil Harrison's new contract with Atari, his new colleagues were already lining up this week to praise the former PlayStation figurehead's appointment.
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Too Cool for School?

Blaming poor literacy on videogames takes some Balls, Prime Minister
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Gearbox eyes up Portal model

Gearbox Software boss Randy Pitchford believes that the success of Valve's Portal as part of the Orange Box marks a strategy that could be the way forward for his studio.