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JAPAN: DS fights back against PSP

With the combined retail power of both the redesigned Slim & Lite hardware and Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Sony’s PSP has bossed the Japanese hardware for three weeks – but Nintendo’s DS has staged a come-back. According to data from Japanese market analysts Media Create, the DS …

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EAs shares rise on back of dev acquisition

Following last week’s acquisition of US developer BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, EA’s share price has risen to its highest in 52 weeks, Next-Gen reports. EA’s stock price hit $61.17 this morning after a rise of $2.48, following the publisher’s announcement that the firm expects to beat its previous Q2 revenue …

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EAs shares rise on back of dev acquisition

Following last week’s acquisition of US developer BioWare/Pandemic for $860 million, EA’s share price has risen to its highest in 52 weeks, Next-Gen reports. EA’s stock price hit $61.17 this morning after a rise of $2.48, following the publisher’s announcement that the firm expects to beat its previous Q2 revenue …

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Infogrames restructures Atari board

Following its recent assertions that it has plans in place to ensure US publisher Atari returns to profitability, owning company Infrogrames has announced a number of new appointments to the Atari board, according to Gamesindustry . Curtis Solsvig III, managing director of AlixPartners, has been appointed as the new chief …

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Infogrames restructures Atari board

Following its recent assertions that it has plans in place to ensure US publisher Atari returns to profitability, owning company Infrogrames has announced a number of new appointments to the Atari board, according to Gamesindustry . Curtis Solsvig III, managing director of AlixPartners, has been appointed as the new chief …

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Thompson: Our best Xmas line-up ever

In an interview with MCV , Microsoft’s senior regional director for the Northern Europe Entertainment and Devices Division Neil Thompson has said that his company’s upcoming Q4 software offering is the best he has ever worked with. You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked …

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Thompson: Our best Xmas line-up ever

In an interview with MCV , Microsoft’s senior regional director for the Northern Europe Entertainment and Devices Division Neil Thompson has said that his company’s upcoming Q4 software offering is the best he has ever worked with. You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked …

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MCV INTERVIEW: Microsoft

The release of Halo 3 has really kicked off Xbox 360’s end-of-year push – are you confident that Microsoft has the best video games offering available on the market at the moment? You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked on Xbox since we started …

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MCV INTERVIEW: Microsoft

The release of Halo 3 has really kicked off Xbox 360’s end-of-year push – are you confident that Microsoft has the best video games offering available on the market at the moment? You never really know what’s going to happen in Q4, but I’ve worked on Xbox since we started …

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Joytech label is galvanised after Mad Catz buy-out

Peripherals giant Mad Catz is to keep its newly-acquired label Joytech to spearhead its efforts in Europe – dismissing fears that the brand would disappear altogether. Having acquired the accessories firm last month, Mad Catz’ general manager for Europe Brian Andersen told MCV that the beefed-up company is looking to …

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