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Stock Report: March 3 - 7
The US stock markets continued to decline following a Labor Department report of the loss of 63,000 jobs last month
Mark Androvich (Page 20)
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Nintendo, Microsoft PR firms honoured by PRWeek
Nintendo and Microsoft's external PR agencies were honoured last night at the PRWeek 2008 Awards
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Nintendo studio named top developer by Game Developer magazine
Nintendo's Kyoto studio has been named the top developer in Game Developer magazine's first-ever study ranking the top 50 studios worldwide
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Tiga urges government to create competitive environment
Following Eidos' decision to move its production services from London to Montreal, UK trade association Tiga has warned the government that it must create a fair competitive environment for UK games developers
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Rockstar responds to Xbox 360 Bully issues
Rockstar has responded to complaints regarding the recent released of the Xbox 360 version of Bully: Scholarship Edition
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Infogrames offers to buy Atari Inc.
Atari Inc. has announced that it received a letter from Infogrames Entertainment S.A., the company's majority shareholder, expressing its intent to acquire the remaining outstanding stock of the company
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Midway reports $97.4 million 2007 loss
Midway has announced its financial results for Q4 2007 and the full fiscal year, reporting a USD 29.7 million and USD 97.4 million loss, respectively
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Sony and Microsoft discussing Blu-ray for Xbox 360
A senior Sony executive has stated that the company is currently in talks with Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360
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Apple introduces iPhone development kit
At a company event today Apple has introduced an iPhone software development kit allowing developers to begin building third party applications for the device
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Activision sponsors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that Activision has signed on as a new sponsor in support of the museum's efforts to collect, preserve and interpret the global impact of rock and roll music
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2008 Digital Entertainment survey results
Entertainment Media Research has released the results of a digital entertainment survey of 1,608 UK respondents commissioned by Wiggin, a boutique law firm working in the media sector
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Leighton Webb joins NaturalMotion
NaturalMotion, developers of the Euphoria and Endorphin motion synthesis technologies, has announced the addition of Leighton Webb to its leadership team as vice president of business development for games
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PEGI should be the one clear standard, says Thompson
In the current debate over which ratings system is most appropriate for consumers - the BBFC or PEGI - Microsoft's Neil Thompson comes down clearly on the side of the latter
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Introducing WhiteMoon Dreams
WhiteMoon Dreams has announced its formation as a Pasadena, California based developer working on an unannounced title for a major Japanese publisher
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Ziff Davis Media files for bankruptcy
Ziff Davis Media, publisher of PC Magazine and EGM, has filed for bankruptcy protection
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Red Mile appoints Simon Price president
Red Mile Entertainment has announced the appointment of Simon Price as its new president as part of the company's restructuring
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Independent future for Take-Two, says Zelnick
Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick thinks that Take-Two has a bright future as an independent company
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Mario & Sonic: 5 million sold in three months
Sega has announced that its Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games title has sold five million copies worldwide in just over three months
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UK retailers expect GTA IV to lead the way
UK retailers are looking forward to continued growth in 2008, with GTA IV leading the way
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Kotick: What we've learned from Blizzard so far
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in California, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick detailed what his company has learned so far from its impending merger with Vivendi
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PopCap partners with Acme Mobile for Southeast Asia distribution
PopCap Games has announced an agreement with Acme Mobile that will see the company's award-winning mobile games distributed to over 250 million mobile subscribers across six Southeast Asia countries starting today
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Virtual Worlds Conference set for April 3-4
Virtual Worlds Management has announced the program, speakers and exhibitors for the second annual Virtual Worlds Conference taking place from April 3 - 4 in New York City
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PSP gets educational
PLATO Learning, a provider of computer-based and e-learning solutions, announced that will be bringing its educational software to the PSP in North America beginning in April
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Rock Band earns Harmonix a $208.7 million bonus
Viacom has paid Rock Band developer Harmonix an additional USD 208.7 million under terms of the company's acquisition