2008 Review Part Three

MCV Staff 29th December 2008 Business News

With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q3 the games industry continued to buck the worsening economic climate, Microsoft ‘fessed up to its RROD problems, Square Enix shocked the world with big Final Fantasy news, Microsoft revealed its answer to the Mii, Woolworths plunged further into chaos, Xbox 360 started to conquer Japan, there was a dark confession from Peter Moore and a brand new Halo game was announced.

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