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Microsoft Looks To Cheaper Chips To Lower Xbox 360 Costs
Posted on Jul 9, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Microsoft could be looking to a new internally redesigned Xbox 360, codenamed 'Falcon.' More...
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PREVIEW: Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Posted on Jul 7, 2007 at 12:17 PM
The low fantasy world of Robert E Howard’s Conan might not be everyone’s choice for the setting of an MMO for so called casual players, but that’s exactly what Funcom is aiming for with its follow-up to the successful Anarchy Online. More...
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Report: In-Game Ads Expected to Reach Almost $1 Billion by 2011
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 at 4:54 PM
Spending on new media eclipsing traditional advertising media. More...
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NCsoft Europe and Razer Sign Deal
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 at 1:21 PM
Guild Wars players gain a new edge, with Razer DeathAdder professional gaming mouse. More...
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Space Siege Revealed
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 at 1:16 PM
Gas Powered Games Takes Sieging from Dungeons to Space on Shacknews reveals development of Space Siege, a science fiction variant on the Dungeon Siege action/RPG theme. More...
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Pirates of the Caribbean Online Launch Delayed
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Disney Online has confirmed the delay of Pirates of the Carribean Online. More...
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UK Games Market Revenue Hits $2bn In Six Months
Posted on Jul 6, 2007 at 12:17 PM
The video games market in the UK, with both software and hardware sales up in the first six months. More...
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Report: PS3 $499 on July 12
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 at 9:05 PM
Although Sony has yet to confirm a price drop officially, GameDaily BIZ has received confirmation from the retail sector that the PS3 will be dropped to $499 next week. Sony itself recently talked about "refining" the PS3 price. Now it appears to be happening. More...
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Xbox 360 Warranty Expanded To 3 Years For 'Red Ring' Errors
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 at 9:00 PM
Microsoft has announced an extension to the console's warranty, covering its infamous 'red ring' general hardware failure error for three years past the date of purchase. More...
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New Online Gaming Ratings Initiative Hailed
Posted on Jul 5, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Designed to make online gaming safer and to help boost parental confidence in the online games industry, European authorities have hailed the launch of the new Pan European Game Information (PEGI) ratings initiative. More...
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Auto Assault closure won't affect other NCsoft titles
Posted on Jul 4, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Guild Wars expansion, Tabula Rasa still on track. More...
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MMO operators at risk of breaking law from September
Posted on Jul 4, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Law firm Campbell Hooper has warned that unless they take action now, some MMO operators risk their games being deemed illegal when a new law comes into force later this year. More...
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NCsoft Details E3 Showcase
Posted on Jul 4, 2007 at 12:44 PM
NCsoft has revealed its line-up for the E3 Media & Business Summit next week. More...
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The China Angle: Two IPOs And A Licensing Deal
Posted on Jul 4, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Pacific Epoch's Shang Koo looks at two MMO operators - 9you and Perfect World. More...
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DOA Online game coming as Chinese PC MMO
Posted on Jul 3, 2007 at 8:49 PM
Shanda Interactive announced a deal with Tecmo to create and operate DOA Online (Dead or Alive Online) PC game. More...
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THQ reports record $1 billion net sales
Posted on Jul 3, 2007 at 8:43 PM
In its annual report filed today, THQ reported a record of more than USD 1 billion in net sales - up 27 per cent from 2006. More...
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Atari Posts $71 Million Loss for 2006
Posted on Jul 3, 2007 at 8:42 PM
Atari announced today that it will suffer a loss of $71.3 million ($5.29 a share) for the fiscal year ending March 31. More...
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NCsoft To Pull Plug On NetDevil's Auto Assault
Posted on Jul 3, 2007 at 8:38 PM
MMO publisher NCsoft has announced that it will shut down independent developer NetDevil's MMO Auto Assault. More...
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Guild Wars: Eye of the North To Be Released August 31
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 1:47 PM
Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the upcoming expansion to the fantasy MMO game series from ArenaNet and NCSoft, will be released on August 31. More...
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Vancouver Police to Recruit in Second Life
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 1:26 PM
The Vancouver police department is set to run a recruitment center in MMO Second Life in a bid to recruit tech-savvy individuals. More...
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South Korea Taxing Virtual Worlds
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 1:24 PM
The South Korean equivalent of the IRS has begun to charge value added tax (VAT) on real-money transactions (RMT) in virtual worlds, according to a recent report. More...
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20th Century Fox Appoints Game-Licensing VP
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 1:21 PM
20th Century Fox has hired form Ubisoft executive Adam Kline as the company's new vice president of new media. More...
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New Virtual Worlds to Conquer in China
Posted on Jul 1, 2007 at 11:44 AM
China's burgeoning Internet population will soon have an array of three-dimensional virtual worlds and 3D social networks in which to work and play. More...
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FALLOUT 3: Radiating Beauty
Posted on Jul 1, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Next-Gen has an extensive report on the recent Fallout 3 event. More...
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Grand Theft Auto IV Using NaturalMotion's Euphoria
Posted on Jun 29, 2007 at 7:29 PM
Rockstar confirms that the company is using the software for Grand Theft Auto IV. More...
