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Registration opens for Austin GDC
The organisers of the 2008 Austin Game Developers Conference have opened registration for the event
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Too Human developer not concerned with timing
Denis Dyack thinks it will be possible to release the trilogy on the Xbox 360, but is prepared for console's successor
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Xfire reaches 10 million registered users
The online gaming community supporting over 1,200 PC titles worldwide recently passed the ten million user mark
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2008 will be a landmark year, says Kim
Microsoft's Shane Kim thinks that 2008 will be an even better year for the Xbox 360 in a tight horse race
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Dates set for BlizzCon 2008
Blizzard has announced that the third annual BlizzCon will take place on October 10-11 in Anaheim, California
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GTA IV retains top spot on UK charts
Despite a significant decline in second week sales, Rockstar's GTA IV remains atop the UK charts
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Japanese developers tend not to take risks, says Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto said that Japanese publishers tend to make conservative games over taking risks
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No problem becoming a smaller fish, says Houser
Rockstar's Sam Houser says he has no problem becoming a smaller fish in a bigger pond under EA
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GTA and Wii Fit can co-exist, says Curran
Zoe Mode's Ste Curran says that videogames are a big enough form to contain both the casual and the hardcore
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Dates set for Games Connect: Asia Pacific
The organisers of GCAP have announced the dates of this year's event and are calling for submissions
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Games Convention Asia Conference calls for papers
The organisers of September's GCAC are calling for speaking proposals for the upcoming event
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Stock Report: May 5 - 9
The US stock market declined this week following three consecutive weeks of growth
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EA receives $1 billion loan commitment
Electronic Arts has secured a commitment for a $1 billion loan towards its proposed acquisition of Take-Two
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BioWare alters proposed PC copy protection
BioWare has responded to an outcry over proposed PC copy protection methods requiring online validation
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10tacle and TGC reverse acquisition
10tacle, which announced the acquisition of TGC last year, has decided to reverse the transaction
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MMO Week: Industry has been irresponsible with kids
Club Penguin's co-founder thinks the industry has treated children irresponsibly, leading to great cynicism
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Activision reports $2.9 billion net revenues for FY 2008
CEO Kotick notes that 2008 was the best year in the company's history, with Q4 the most profitable non-holiday quarter
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Online subscriptions exceed $1 billion a year, says NPD
NPD has reported data and survey results indicating that online game subscriptions in the US exceed $1 billion a year
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Playlogic reports $0.7 million Q1 profit
Playlogic has reported Q1 2008 net profit of $0.7 million, a slight decrease from the prior year
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Spacetime Studios acquires Blackstar IP
The developer has gained full ownership of all the tools, technology and IP from their deal with NCsoft
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MMO Week: TV production akin to game development
FireSky's VP sees a similarity between TV series production and development of incremental MMO content
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Specialmove appoints programming specialist
The UK-based games industry consultancy firm has hired a recruitment specialist for programming
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Shoot (clay) pigeons for charity
The organisers of G3 have announced that the second annual charity clay pigeon shoot will be held on May 16
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MMO Week: Is the market maturing?
The project manager for Age of Conan sees Funcom's mature-rated MMO as a sign of the market maturing