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DS Dominates Sales Charts In November

The NPD Group released US game sales numbers for the month of November, showing a $102 million sales improvement over the same period ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2006

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Clinton, Lieberman Praise ESRB

In a press conference held in Washington yesterday, Senators Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman praised the effectiveness of the ESRB. “We all share ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2006

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Sony Update PS3 Firmware, Blue-ray Hits Bumps

The latest Sony firmware update looks to fix the 1080i bug, but leaves games that do not support the resolution in 480p. Also ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2006

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Wii Shortages Expected In Europe Until 2007

Retailers in Europe have indicated that those without pre-orders of the Nintendo Wii are unlikely to get one before 2007. DSG Group, the ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2006

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Nintendo Plans Wii Strap Education

With online reports of the Nintendo Wii remote strap breaking during play, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the public needs to be educated. ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2006

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Ritual Appoints New Studio Director

Following the departure of VP and director of development Tom Mustaine and level designer John Schuch, Ritual has announced programmer Ken Howard as ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2006

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Ubisoft Profits Down For First Half of 2006

Citing heavy R&D costs, lower game sales and general administrative costs, Ubisoft is reporting a $58 million loss in the first half of ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2006

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Microsoft Still Reaching For 10 Million

Microsoft still hopes to reach 10 million Xbox 360’s sold by the end of this year, believing that being first to achieve double ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2006

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Crysis Delayed, No Date Set

Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, has updated the community on the current status of the hotly anticipated PC game. “There has been a ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2006

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Activision Claims ESRB ‘Highly Effective’

In a survey commissioned by Activision, the Harrison Group found that a majority of parents are familiar with the ESRB and put it ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2006

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Ritual’s Future In Question As Employees Jump Ship

Ritual CEO Steve Nix left the company for id Software last week, mere months after the resignation of Sin Episodes: Emergence lead designer ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2006

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World Series of Video Games Partners With CBS

Hoping to bring more attention to the World Series of Video Games, the group has landed a 60 minute special on CBS set ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2006

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