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IGDA appoints new executive director
Joshua Caulfield joins organisation from outside the games industry
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NBA 2K9 reaches 2 million sales worldwide
2K Sports coincides the milestone with a limited edition NBA 2K9: Anniversary Edition announcement
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Microsoft: Ads won't interfere with Xbox Live experience
The use of Silverlight will ensure adverts are an "organic part of the dashboard"
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Microsoft sued over Xbox Live
Company could be forced to settle out of court on a case Sony has already conceded to
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THQ files lawsuit on Jakks Pacific for extending WWE contract
Publisher disputes Jakks was authorised to make a decision to renew on behalf of both companies
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Playfish's Kristian Segerstrale
The CEO on why consoles will become niche products as social gaming continues to evolve online
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Consoles could soon become niche products - Playfish
Hardware may adopt online services, but will still be held back by price and audience reach, says CEO
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Playfish celebrates 100 million game installs in 18 months
Downloads hit big numbers following success on Facebook and iPhone
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Microsoft to bring interactive ads to Xbox Live
Silverlight and other rich media platforms will be made compatible "within the year"
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Wii Sports Resort sells over 350,000 in four days
Sequel becomes third fastest-selling Wii game to be released in region
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id creates third dedicated development team
Bethesda buyout results in additional resources and an extra team for a new unannounced game
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Numbers of female gamers are on the rise
But study shows online gaming and 'extreme gamers' are on the decrease
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Chinese government bans gold farming
$146 million-a-year could be lost from trade of in-game currency and virtual items
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"Full game downloads are not imminent" - Pachter
Downloads could account for 50 per cent of games sales by 2019, says new report
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100 million used games traded annually in US
But Wedbush Morgan research says trade of second hand titles aids sales of new product
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Epic Games Korea launches in Seoul
Subsidiary aims to extend Unreal Engine 3 support in the region
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Outsourcing is "fundamental" for UK game development
83% of studios outsource work as economy slows and competition increases
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Former Mythic boss Jacobs admits last few months were "difficult"
But outgoing GM has respect for his former employer and love for old colleagues
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BioWare and Mythic: "In the future there could be co-development"
New EA RPG group boss discusses what the collaboration means for both studios
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Suzuki named as new SCEI deputy president
Exec to take responsibility for day-to-day PlayStation operations
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PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 price drops will hit later this year - report
Price cuts to follow phase out of smaller hard drive SKUs
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Sony to create PSP Phone project team
A PSP and Sony Ericsson phone hybrid could be imminent, says report
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Health games notch up worldwide sales of over $2 billion - report
Genre "probably the largest sector of activity in the serious games field long-term"
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Tiga calls for better financial records to aid industry
Government needs to recognise game development's £200 million export contribution