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Atari Losses to Top 70 Million

Atari has reported a greater-than-expected loss for the past fiscal year, according to a new regulatory filing. The company will report a loss ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2007

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Florida Bar Request Psych Eval For Jack Thompson

The Florida Bar has suggested that attorney Jack Thompson undergo psychological testing and be given a 91-day suspension of his law license, according ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2007

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Auto Assault Closing Down

NCsoft has announced that it will be shutting down the Auto Assault MMOG at the end of August. As of midnight on August ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 3, 2007

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South Korea Begins Taxing Virtual Worlds

The NTS, South Korea’s national tax service, is now charging value-added tax on real-money transactions in virtual worlds. According to an official from ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 3, 2007

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Ubisoft Pulls MindQuiz Over Offensive Word

Ubisoft has pulled the Nintendo DS game MindQuiz off the market due to complaints about offensive language contained in the game. Specifically, players ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2007

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Former ELSPA Boss Criticizes Manhunt 2 Ban in U.K.

Roger Bennett, former director general of the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), has criticized the decision of the BBFC to ban ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2007

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PlayStation 3 Outselling Nintendo in Australia

Sony has announced that in a marked contrast to everywhere else in the world, the PlayStation 3 console has been outselling the Nintendo ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2007

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Game Advertising to Break $2 Billion By 2012

Spending on game advertising in the U.S. is forecast to grow from $370 million in 2006 to over $2 billion in 2012, according ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2007

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Nearly 40,000 Americans Working in Games Industry

According to a new study by CMP Game Group, there are over 39,700 people working in the videogame developing or publishing industries across ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2007

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Micromart Refuses to Service Red Ring of Death 360s

Micromart, a UK-based specialist, has begun refusing to service Xbox 360 systems that display the dreaded Red Ring of Death.A notice posted in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2007

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Japanese Publishers Offering Greater Nintendo Support

According to a report by Variety Asia, three major Japanese software publishers are shifting their development support to the Nintendo Wii and DS ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2007

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Take-Two Announces Civilization Revolution

Take-Two Interactive has announced Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, to be published for next-gen consoles in spring 2008. Although a PlayStation version of Civilization ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2007

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