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Having charmed the industry with her thoroughly modern views on gaming, it was clear that Byron was keen to stress gaming’s positive associations. But cut to three weeks later, she’s drawing vague and potentially damaging comparisons between gaming and drug addiction. If you didn’t see Am I Normal? – a …

GRAND PRIX AWARD:NINTENDO David Yarnton, Nintendo: It’s truly overwhelming to be awarded the Grand Prix for a third time. It is without doubt our industry’s most prestigious award and we are very grateful to be recognised in such a great way. We must thank all our friends at retail and …

Take Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick has labelled EA’s ‘hostile’ $26-per-share tender bid forhis company as still being wrong place, wrong time”– and once again urged the firm’s shareholders to turn down the offer. Despite Zelnick’s protestations, however, there’s still time for EA’s bid to be successful: the offer expires …

Take Two has barred newer investors from attending its imminent annual shareholders meeting – in which the publisher is set to give an indication of the outcome of its ongoing acquisition saga with EA . Some who no longer own shares will have a role to play in the conference, …

Microsoft Game Studios’corporate VP Shane Kim has said that the firm is not likely to challenge EA’s $2 billion acquisition bid for Take Two because MS ‘doesn’t have any past relationship’ with the firm and is put off by the price it would have to pay. Answering GameDaily readers’ questions, …

As the countdown to Take Two’s annual investors’ meeting begins, it’s a timely opportunity to look back on just why EA’s $2 billion bid for the company has come to dominate the headlines of the global games business press this year. It all kicked off on February 24th, when EA …

Electronic Arts has received a second request from the Federal Trade Commission in relation to its proposed $2 billion purchase of Take-Two. According to Yahoo’s finance pages, EA said that while it believes the proposed acquisition would not be anticompetitive, the FTC hasn’t yet come to a conclusion – and …

Ubisoft’s massive Tom Clancy franchise has now shifted over 50 million units at retail – and in the year of its tenth anniversary too. Neil Long reports on the series that has become synonymous with Ubisoft – and what’s next for the franchise going forward… Can you get too much …

GTA creator Dave Jones outlines how genre and content of new MMO APB can succeed where World of Warcraft hasn't