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ESRB and Rhode Island AG Launch New PSA Campaign

The ESRB has joined with Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch to launch a campaign aimed at improving awareness of videogame ratings ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2007

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Video Game Voters Network Launches Stop Schwarzenegger Campaign

The Video Game Voters Network has launched a campaign urging California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt his appeal of the recent court decision ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2007

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Age of Conan Delayed

Norwegian developer Funcom announced today that the upcoming fantasy MMOG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will be delayed until March of 2008. According ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2007

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Urine-Controlled Game Developed in Germany

A company in Germany has designed a new kind of videogame designed to encourage bar patrons who’ve had a few drinks to take ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2007

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U.K. Government Issues Partial Ban of Online Gambling Advertising

The government of the U.K. has announced that around a thousand gambling websites will be banned from advertising beginning in September.The companies in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2007

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Epic Launches Counterclaim Against Silicon Knights

Epic Games has responded to the lawsuit brought against it by Silicon Knights today by announcing a counterclaim and referring to the suit ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2007

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Gamestation Purchase Referred to U.K. Competition Commission

The purchase of Gamestation by European software retailer GAME will be the subject of further examination by the U.K.’s Competitions Commission. At the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2007

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In-Game Advertising Works, According to New Study

A new study commissioned by Massive Inc. indicates that in-game advertising can significantly increase “brand familiarity” among gamers, with a “significant positive impact ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2007

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Online Console Market Predicted to Generate $10.5 Billion by 2011

Research and consulting firm IDC has predicted the online console market will generate revenues of $10.5 billion by 2011. Separate from online PC ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2007

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LucasArts’ Jim Ward Interviewed in San Jose Mercury News

Jim Ward, President of LucasArts and current chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, recently spoke in an interview with the San Jose Mercury ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2007

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Microsoft Announces Significant Price Cuts in Canada

Following recently-announced cuts in the U.S., Microsoft has stated it will be making even more dramatic price reductions to its Xbox 360 consoles ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2007

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California Game Law Struck Down

A California law that would have required high-visibility labeling of violent videogames and prohibited their sale to minors has been struck down as ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2007

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