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St John: Games will be differentiated by input controllers
Wild Tangent's CEO says the Wii proves the point that games will be differentiated by input, not graphics
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Square Enix FY07 profits down 20%
Square Enix has reported a 20 per cent year-to-year decline in profits and decreasing sales in North America
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Stock Market: May 19-23
US stocks extend their decline with a 3 per cent drop in the major indices on concerns of rising oil prices
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Growth will come from bite-sized pieces, says Vrabeck
EA Casual Entertainment's president sees the future of gaming in bite-sized pieces supported by ads and microtransactions
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The last generation of consoles?
Wild Tangent's CEO thinks we are looking at the last generation of consoles, with PCs leading new economies based upon advertising and microtransactions
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Encryption chip will end piracy, open markets, says Bushnell
Industry pioneer Nolan Bushnell says the TPM chip will allow for increased revenues in Asian and India
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Nintendo opts out of Leipzig GC 2008
Nintendo has decided not to attend Leipzig, preferring to focus on smaller events and national tours
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Bushnell sees inefficiencies in game advertising
Nolan Bushnell thinks that advertising support for the videogames industry can be about 25-30 times greater
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Games industry becoming a broadcast model, says St John
Wild Tangent CEO Alex St John sees the games industry evolving into a more mass market broadcast model
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THQ has time to contemplate hypothetical loss of Pixar license
Should THQ lose the rights to produce games based upon Pixar films, the impact would not be felt until FY 2014
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PSP is "gateway drug" to consoles, says SCEA
SCEA's John Koller says that PSP owners are transitioning to the PS3 as they move along the adoption curve
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Ubisoft reports $173 million FY 2008 net profits
Ubisoft's net profits more than doubled between 2007 and 2008, boosted by the sale of its stake in Gameloft
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Wii beat PS2 software record, says Nintendo
Nintendo claims that its Wii console has broken the PS2's record by selling 50 million games during its first 18 months
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GameStop reports $62.1 million net earnings for Q1
Videogame retailer GameStop has reported a record $62.1 million in net earnings and $1.8 billion in sales for Q1
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The Realities of Outsourcing
Ultizen's business VP Michael Devine on the major issues facing outsourcers and the companies who utilize them
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Cultural barriers can hinder outsourcing, says Devine
Ultizen's Michael Devine says that cultural barriers create issues in outsourcing that must be overcome
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EA acquires Hands-On Mobile Korea assets
EA has acquired the assets of the mobile developer and publisher, who will be renamed EA Mobile Korea
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Madden NFL PSP entertainment pack coming in August
SCEA has announced a limited-edition metallic blue PSP bundled with Madden NFL 09 for North America
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GRID demo downloaded more than 1 million times
The demo for Codemasters' upcoming racing title has already been downloaded more than a million times
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Pipeline lets Microsoft take its time, says Kim
A full pipeline relieves the pressure of Microsoft having to rush titles such as Halo Wars and Alan Wake
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Voice of GTA IV's Niko Bellic wants more respect
The voice actor who portrayed Niko Bellic is unhappy with the wage disparity between traditional and electronic media
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Playlogic welcomes new IR and corporate PR officer
Robert A Van Duivenbode has joined Playlogic as the company's investor relations and corporate PR officer
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EA Mobile licenses Taito catalogue for Europe
Taito has signed an agreement giving EA Mobile the distribution and licensing rights to its catalogue across Europe
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CGS announces 2008 schedule
Championship Gaming Series has announced its official 2008 schedule of events culminating in the World Final on July 28
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Epic acquires Chair Entertainment
Epic Games has acquired Chair Entertainment, developer of the XBLA title Undertow