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Sony CEO downplays HD format battle
Sir Howard Stringer said that Blu-ray is currently in a "stalemate" with HD DVD
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Videogame console joins toy "Hall of Fame"
The Atari 2600 videogame console, which recently turned 30 years-old, has been inducted into the Strong National Museum of Play's toy "Hall of Fame."
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Take-Two settles "Hot Coffee" lawsuits
Take-Two has announced a proposed settlement to class action litigation related to the "Hot Coffee" controversy
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No surprises from SCEA's holiday line-up
SCEA has unveiled its holiday line-up of more than 100 titles for the PS2, PSP, and PS3 platforms, but the vast majority of first-party titles have already been released
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PS3 "not yet ready" for casual games, says Oberon
Speaking at an interactive entertainment conference, Oberon Media chairman Tal Kerret said that he doesn't think the PlayStation 3 is ready for their casual games
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Flemish Ministry of Culture invests in videogame
CultuurInvest, a new Flemish investment fund founded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture, will be supporting the development of The Path, an upcoming game from Tale of Tales
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Macrovision to acquire All Media Guide Holdings
Macrovision has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire information database provider All Media Guide Holdings
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Two new partnerships for Double Fusion
Double Fusion has entered into in-game advertising partnerships with Kuma Games and Aeria Games for their free-to-play titles
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SouthPeak licenses Unreal Engine across studios
SouthPeak Games has announced a studio license agreement with Epic Games for use of the Unreal Engine 3 in the development of its upcoming videogame titles worldwide
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Using Pokemon to teach science
A new in-school program uses basic characters and themes from Nintendo's Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl videogames to teach elementary and middle school students about science
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Midway achieved European sales goal ahead of schedule, says Zucker
Midway's CEO David Zucker has said that Stranglehold has provided the company with an indication of its return on investment in European sales and distribution
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Enemydown announces UT3 cash play-off
Enemydown has announced their arrangement with Midway and Play.com for a GBP 50,000 Unreal Tournament 3 play-off
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Microsoft confirms new parental control feature
Microsoft has officially announced a new parental control feature, the Xbox 360 Family Timer
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TeliaSonera: Online companies should better plan server usage
Online gaming companies could do better when it comes to the design of the platform itself, says TeliaSonera's Vlad Ihora
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Atari reports 11.9 million Q1 loss
Atari has filed its delayed Q1 financial report, posting a loss of USD 11.9 million or USD 0.89 per share
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NCsoft purchases City of Heroes IP from Cryptic
Cryptic Studios has sold its intellectual and proprietary rights to the City of Heroes and City of Villains franchises to MMO publisher NCsoft
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EA closing Chicago studio
An internal memo from EA Games president Frank Gibeau confirms that the company is closing its Chicago studio
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Beanbag Studios formed
Two game development veterans have announced the formation of Beanbag Studios, Inc.
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Fireglow partners with Empire Interactive
Developer and publisher Fireglow Games has announced a distribution-partnership with Empire Interactive for the UK marketplace
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Investment in single developers not optimal, says Trion CEO
Despite the interest in server-based games, most equity can only invest in one developer, which is not optimal says Trion World Network CEO Lars Buttler
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Trion sees server-based future
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Activision Q2 revenues up 69 per cent
Activision has announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007, with a 69 per cent in net revenues
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IGDA proposes game credits standards
The International Game Developers Association is pushing for an industry-wide adoption of professional standards in game credits
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Target stores won't carry Manhunt 2
Despite the ESRB's decision to change Manhunt 2's rating from AO to M, Target stores apparently will not be selling the game in North America
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Ubisoft acquires Digital Kids
Ubisoft has concluded an agreement to acquire the Japanese development studio Digital Kids