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The deadline for votes in the Games Media Awards is this Wednesday (September 17th), so if you haven’t picked your favourites yet, do it now. Here’s a reminder of the categories and candidates: Games MagazineEdgeGamesmasterGames TMOfficial Nintendo MagazineOfficial PlayStation MagazinePC GamerXbox World Games WebsiteC&VGEurogamerGameSpot UKIGN UKKikizoRock, Paper, ShotgunVideogaming 24/7 Specialist …
Read More »SCi results reaction
Business Review On 29 February 2008 we announced a restructuring plan and concluded that our focus should be on cornerstone franchises in order to optimise returns on these titles. The key aspects of the new business plan are as follows: Fundamental change in business structure The Group’s business structure has …
Read More »Peter Moore: I killed the Dreamcast
In an interview with British daily broadsheet The Guardian , current EA Sports boss and the ex head of hardware for both Xbox 360 and Sega has admitted that it was he who made the final decision to pull Sega out of the hardware market. We had a tremendous 18 …
Read More »SCi plans major rebrand
SCi Entertainment’s Board has recommended that the firm changes its name to Eidos PLC. According to CEO Phil Rogers: The Board feels that it would be beneficial to align the name of the listed Company to the strong product brand that Eidos represents in order to benefit from a single …
Read More »Microsoft sacks 360 whistleblower
Following a recent article from renowned Xbox 360 insider Dean Takahashi concerning the saga of Xbox 360’s hardware troubles, a Microsoft employee who spoke about the saga openly and on the record has been let go by the company. Takahashi’s article, entitled ‘Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s …
Read More »Massive Burnout update dated
UK developer Criterion has announced on the US PlayStation blog that a massive update is to be made available to Xbox 360 and PS3 owners of Burnout Paradise free of charge this Thursday. The standout feature is the addition of bikes to the game, opening up a brand new licence …
Read More »SCi losses increase in transformative year
Eidos parent SCi Entertainment suffered a 99.1 million overall EBITDA loss in FY 2008, an increase on the 13.3 million posted a year before – but slightly under the 100m loss the company previously forecast . In what CEO Phil Rogers said was a year to transform the business”, the …
Read More »Spore faces piracy backlash
A report showing that EA’s PC hit Spore is suffering from unusually high numbers of illegal downloads has been blamed on the fact that EA has implemented stern digital rights management restrictions on its game. Spore’s DRM prevents the game being installed more than three times – a problem for …
Read More »EA halts Take-Two takeover
The will they/won’t they dance is over – Electronic Arts has decided to end its $2bn bid to acquire Take Two. EA CEO John Riccitiello’s decision to move away from the chance to combine businesses with the Rockstar Games parent comes after "careful consideration, including a management presentation and review …
Read More »EA terminates Take-Two takeover attempt
Riccitiello's acquisition attempt aborted, but Take-Two is still considering "strategic alternatives" with other parties
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