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ELSPA responds to Brazier bill
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publisher's Association has responded to a private member's bill presented by Julian Brazier MP
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Deep Silver to co-publish additional Namco Bandai titles
Namco Bandai Games America and Deep Silver have announced the signing of a new co-publishing agreement
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Independent Game Festival Awards finalists named
CMP Game Group, the organisers of the tenth annual Independent Games Festival, have announced the IGF Awards Ceremony finalists
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ESRB president responds to NIMF report card
ESRB president Patricia Vance has responded to the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual games industry report card
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Nexon integrates retailers into MapleLeaf
Nexon America has announced plans to integrate its retail partners into its MapleStory online game
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THQ doesn't have Toy Story 3 rights
THQ CEO Brian Farrell noted that his company doesn't have the videogame rights to the Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 film scheduled for release in 2010
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38 Studios appoints new CTO
38 Studios has announced the appointment of Jon Laff as its Chief Technology Officer
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Xbox 360 is best value for the price, says Mattrick
Don Mattrick, senior vp of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment, thinks the Xbox 360 is the best value for the money this holiday season
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Trion hires worldwide senior marketing director
Trion World Network has announced the hiring of Frederic Descamps as senior director of worldwide marketing, charged with rolling out European operations
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ESA hires new senior VP for communications
The ESA, the organisation dedicated to serving the business and public affairs of the US videogame industry, has hired Rich Taylor as its new senior VP for communications
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Consolidation inevitable, says Take-Two CEO
Take-Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told a business conference that consolidation in the videogame industry is inevitable as growth continues
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Activision stock up 12.73 per cent
The value of both Activision and Vivendi's stock increased during the first day of trading following the announcement of a merger between the two companies
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Spanish charts: WWE still laying the smack down
THQ's WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 continues to top the charts in Spain according to sales data released by Media-Control GfK International
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German charts: ProStreet races ahead
EA's Need for Speed ProStreet is on top of the German charts according to sales data released by Media-Control GfK International
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Divnich: Game company mergers better than conglomerate purchases
The simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich, commenting upon the Activision/Vivendi merger, thinks that acquisitions by media conglomerates have a negative effect on creativity and orginality
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US analysts react to ActiBlizz merger
US analysts have raised their price targets on Activision in response to news that the company is merging with Vivendi Games
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CNET responds to Gerstmann firing
CNET has issued an official reponse concerning the departure of GameSpot editor Jeff Gerstmann
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BlackSite director out at Midway Austin
Midway has confirmed the departure of Harvey Smith, the creative director of BlackSite: Area 51 who recently criticised the project
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Gaming industry needs fresh blood, says Molyneux
In a live interview on <i>Eurogamer.net</i>, famed Lionhead developer Peter Molyneux noted that his company and the whole of the industry need fresh blood
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In-game ad estimates "wildly optimistic," says EA CEO
EA CEO John Riccitiello thinks that in-game advertising revenue forecasts are wildly optimistic
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Stolar joins Trilogy Studios board
Trilogy Studios has announced that former SCEA and Sega America president Bernie Stolar has joined the company's board of advisors
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Microsoft sells 310,000 consoles in a week
During the week after the Thanksgiving holiday, Microsoft sold 310,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the US
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New ad agency for $150 million Sony account
Sony has hired Deutsch as the new agency in charge of its USD 150 million PlayStation ad account
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Nintendo announces DSvision
Nintendo has officially announced the DSVision service, allowing users to download movies, books, and manga