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The state minister for Hamburg will introduce anti-truancy measures to fellow politicians in Germany later this week – including a recommendation that games demo pods be switched off during school hours. According to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag – translated by news source Deutsche Welle – Udo Nagel said: "Truancy …
Read More »Wii to finally launch in Korea
The official Nintendo Korea site has revealed the news that the country has been waiting for – that the Wii console is finally set to launch in the territory. The system will hit shelves on April 26th, and will be priced at 220,000 Won (around 114). That’s a full 17 …
Read More »SPANISH CHARTS: Gran Turismo holds off competition again
According to the latest Media-Control GfK International weekly all formats Spanish software chart, Sony’s Gran Tursimo 5: Prologue has enjoyed a second week as the biggest selling game in the region. Nintendo’s Wii Play nestles in second spot, whilst Konami enjoys a particularly good week – with iterations of Pro …
Read More »GERMAN CHARTS: Gran Turismo keeps No.1 spot
Media-Control GfK International has released the latest official German all formats software chart – and Sony’s Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is atop the list for the second week in a row. EA’s Command and Conquer expansion, Kane’s Wrath, holds onto second, whilst Nintendo takes five of the top ten positions. …
Read More »Riccitiello: Movie industry is scared of us
The CEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitello believes that the US film industry is ‘worried’ by the release of games releases – and that the greatest console titles will soon be viewed by almost everybody as being as important as Best Picture at the Academy Awards”. He also forecasts that …
Read More »Riccitiello: EA post is my dream job
Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has stated that the reason he returned to EA last year was because he considered the post of CEO his ‘dream job’. In a Financial Times interview, Riccitiello added that his passion for video games and gadgetry had always been with him – and had …
Read More »Well be games’ greatest ever company, say EA boss
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that he wants to ensure his employer is one day recognised as video gaming’s all-time greatest company. He commented that he wanted to secure EA’s place in history by making it to games what ‘Disney is to aniationa and NBC is to television’. However, …
Read More »CHINA: Warcraft hits one million unique users
World of Warcraft enjoyed a record peak of one million simultaneous users in China last month, according to publisher The9. The figure was the title’s highest ‘concurrency’ since its commercial launch back in June 2005, and came after the territory’s release of expansion pack The Burning Crusade, in September last …
Read More »Games to be taught in Scottish schools
Scottish schoolchildren are to be taught the basics of video game design as part of the country’s new national curriculum – dubbed the ‘Curriculum of Excellence’. According to the Press Association, the move is to designed to ‘create the next generation of young programmers’. Schools minister Maureen Watt unveiled the …
Read More »Full details of EAs hostile bid revealed
An EA filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled the full details of EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Rockstar parent Take Two . The bid is expected to take another turn this week, as Take Two addresses its shareholders at its Annual General Meeting in New York this Thursday. …
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