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Gamestop Begins Taking PS3 Preorders

On Tuesday Gamestop stores began taking reservations for the Playstation 3 system due to launch in November. Allocations tightly limited. Indicating that only ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2006

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Google Snaps Up YouTube in All Stock Deal

Google announced on Monday a $1.65 billion dollar deal to acquire YouTube just hours after the company announced three separate deals to protect ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2006

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Ubisoft Banking on Wii to Fend Off EA

French publisher Ubisoft, which has been fending off a takeover from Electronic Arts since 2004, sees an early adoption of Nintendo’s next-gen console ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2006

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GDC Owners Buy Austin Game Conference

The CMP Game Group announced on Monday its purchase of The Game Initiative, which produces numerous gaming conferences and events including the successful ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2006

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Microsoft COO Committed to Entertainment Division

Despite posting over a billion dollar loss so far in 2006, Microsoft remains determined to build its games and entertainment division. In an ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2006

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Ad Supported Gaming Grows

Wired magazine spoke last week with several gaming publishers and advertisers and found that game makers are exploring new methods of getting product ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 9, 2006

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Nielsen Study Reveals 64% of Online Gamers Are Women

In their third annual Active Gamer Benchmark Study, Nielsen Entertainment found that of “the roughly 117 million Active Gamers in the U.S. in ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 9, 2006

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Ghost Recons Wins UK BAFTA Award For Best Game

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter among big winners in UK 2006 British Academy Video Games Awards, along with Shadow of the Colossus, Lego Star ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 9, 2006

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Analyst Predicts Larger Than Expected 2006 Industry Rebound

According to Pacific Crest Securities’ Evan Wilson, sales of video games should improve for 2006 by nearly 20%. The industry, which struggled with ...

By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2006

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