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BBFC downgraded 22 adult-rated games, claims ELSPA
ELSPA releases key findings from Byron consultancy period
Midway stock faces delisting
Six month probation offered after the company failed to meet New York Stock Exchange minimum standards
Resellers take advantage of World Tour shortages
Amazon users selling the Guitar Hero title for as much as $350, considerably higher than the RRP of $189
Gamestop expects third Christmas of Wii shortages
Retailer disagrees with Nintendo of America's belief that console will be available to all this holiday season
Trion appoints Warcraft designer as development director
Appointment comes in conjunction with Sci Fi's signing up of Peter Egan to pen the pilot for the linked TV show-MMO project
Ziff Davis considers dropping print version of EGM
Long running consumer mag may face axe by end of year
PS3 Trophies mandatory from January
All titles set to be released on the platform will require the awards system from launch
GameStop sales up to $1.69 billion
Madden NFL, The Force Unleashed, Fable 2, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero World Tour push software sales up 10%
Wrath of the Lich King breaks first day sales record
Blizzard's second expansion sells 2.8 million units to become the fastest-selling PC title ever
Square Enix LA studio to focus on digital titles
XBLA, PSN and WiiWare titles all under consideration, with headcount to grow to 30 in 12 months
gamescom advisory board formed
Representatives from publishers, developers and the city of Cologne to organise the European trade show
GDC Canada opens up speaker submissions
Talks, panels or roundtable discussions to come under the theme of the stages of game development
Romero lawsuit against Capcom dismissed
Producer's claims that Dead Rising infringes on copyrights held by Day of the Dead has been denied by US judge Richard Seeborg
Court orders Sony to pay Agere $18.5m
Two-year legal battle brought to an end with the electronics giant found to be willfully violating copyright
PS3 breaks DS stranglehold on Japanese charts
Two Sony titles manage to disrupt Nintendo's top ten dominance
THQ drops cover art lawsuit against Activision
Dispute over similar artwork resolved as publishers agree to changes
Majecso rejects PETA's Cooking Mama criticisms
The company responds to claims made by the animal rights group, citing 25 vegetarian recipes in its upcoming game
Google pulls plug on Lively
Virtual world to be canned in December as company admits social and gaming experiment was unsuccessful
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Stale Mates
As the Byron review consultancy period for age ratings ends, the BBFC and ELSPA discuss their findings
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Codemasters' Gavin Cheshire
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CEO Dr Klemens Kundratitz on how the company is changing to add new elements to its business
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