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More than 59 million online gamers in China by 2008

A survey by the Data Center of the China Internet and Internet Society of China expects the number of online gamers in that country to surpass 59 million in 2008

Jan. 22, 2008 Mark Androvich

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European stocks sinking

European shares fell 5.6 per cent by midday on Monday, threatening their worst one-day decline since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Microsoft announces inaugural Xbox Live Arcade awards

Microsoft has announced the inaugural Xbox Live Arcade Awards

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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UK Charts: Mario & Sonic regains lead

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has returned to the number one position in the UK's All Formats Top 40 chart according to data released by Chart Track

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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New UK Bully title causes controversy

Rockstar is moving ahead with plans to release Bully: The Scholarship Edition in the UK despite a call for a ban on the game

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Guitar Hero surpasses $1 billion sales in 26 months

Activision has announced that its Guitar Hero franchise has set an industry record, surpassing USD 1 billion in North American retail sales in just 26 months

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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TIGA announces 2007 awards finalists

The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA) has announced the list of finalists ahead of its annual awards ceremony

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Stock Report: Jan 14 - 18

Jan. 21, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Thompson accuses UK newspapers of fabrication

US attorney Jack Thompson has claimed that recent quotes attributed to him by British newspapers are "a total fabrication"

Jan. 18, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Undertow free on XBLA next week

Microsoft has announced that all Xbox Live members worldwide will be able to download Undertow free of charge on January 23

Jan. 18, 2008 Mark Androvich

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More than 2.5 million Rock Band songs downloaded

Players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million songs for MTV's Rock Band since the game's release in November 2007

Jan. 18, 2008 Mark Androvich

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NPD: 2007 US game sales up 43%

The NPD Group has released its US hardware and software sales data for the month of December, bringing the year's total sales to USD 18 billion

Jan. 18, 2008 Mark Androvich

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NPD: $4.82 billion US game sales in December

NPD has released its US sales data for December 2007, showing a 28 per cent increase from a year earlier

Jan. 18, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Joshua Howard named Bella Sara Online VP

Hidden City Games has named Microsoft veteran Joshua Howard senior VP of Bella Sara Online, a horse-themed online world for girls which boasts over 1.6 million registered users

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Bioshock receives 12 AIAS award nominations

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for its 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with BioShock receiving a record 12 nominations including Overall Game of the Year

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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True Games founded by former K2 Network execs

Jeff Lujan and Bob Drobish, two former K2 Network executives, have announced the formation of True Games Interactive

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Sony responds to PS3 SingStar criticism

Sony has responded to a petition complaining about network outages, a lack of updates, false advertising and a lack of community news related to the PlayStation 3 version of SingStar

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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HP sells more PCs than Dell in 2007

Hewlett-Packard sold more personal computers than Dell in 2007, after the two companies split the market the prior year

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Nintendo reveals first half 2008 line-up

In a press release touting the company's 2007 performance, Nintendo has announced its Wii and DS software line-up for the first half of 2008

Jan. 17, 2008 Mark Androvich

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GamersGate announces distribution partnership with THQ

GamersGate has announced a digital distribution partnership with publisher THQ

Jan. 16, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Southpeak goes public following merger

SouthPeak Interactive and Global Services Partners Acquisition Corporation have announced a merger resulting in a new publicly-held entity to be known as SouthPeak Interactive Corporation

Jan. 16, 2008 Mark Androvich

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ESA forms new political action committee

The Entertainment Software Association has formed a new political action committee which will make donations to politicians and candidates who are friendly to the game industry

Jan. 16, 2008 Mark Androvich

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CGS announces executive team

The Championship Gaming Series, which recently concluded its first world final, has formally rounded out its executive team

Jan. 16, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Midway confirms Austin studio layoffs

Midway has confirmed the layoff of a number of staff at its Austin studio

Jan. 16, 2008 Mark Androvich

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Gamecock announces plans for EIEIO 2008

Gamecock Media Group has announced plans for its second Expo For Interactive Entertainment, Independent and Original (EIEIO)

Jan. 15, 2008 Mark Androvich