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GamesAid charity launched
A new fund-raising body has been set up - and the whole industry is invited to take part
Tretton: April software was a "one-two punch" for Sony
Software sales leap 410 per cent from last year, GTA IV and GT5 lead 2 million games surge
Wii US sales reach 9.5 million
Nintendo sold more than 714,000 Wii consoles in the US in April, rapidly closing in on the Xbox 360's installed base
Casual classification is tenuous, says Harrison
EA Mobile's European marketing director thinks that the term "casual games" is more complex
April US game sales up 47% to $1.23 billion
Three titles sold over 1 million copies, led by the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV which sold 1.85 million units
Konami reveals $2.8bn in revenues for '08
Japanese company shows growth in revenue and operating income
CBS purchases CNet for $1.8 billion
CBS Corporation has agreed to purchase CNet for $1.8 billion - a 45 per cent premium on its most recent share price
No better place than Microsoft Game Studios, says Tsunoda
Kudo Tsunoda, now a GM at Microsoft Games Studio, says there is no better place for a creative person to be
Yoshida named president of SCE worldwide studios
Shuhei Yoshida, senior VP of SCE US studios, has been appointed president of SCE worldwide studios
Konami to take on Rock Band and Guitar Hero
Publisher reveals Rock Revolution as it targets growing music genre
Shane Hensley to lead Superstition Studios
Shane Hensley, a writer behind City of Villains, has been named studio head of FireSky's Superstition Studios
NCsoft net profit down 43% on write-off
NCsoft has released Q1 financial results, reporting a drop in net profit of 43% related to a write-off of development costs
SEGA signs deal with Platinum Games
A multi-game publishing agreement has been reached with ex-Capcom developers
77 Currys.digital stores set to close
Almost half of the branches will be closed as part of an effort to cut £50m
The London Games Festival returns
Week-long celebration of gaming culture and business will take place this October
PS3 price cut unlikely this year
Analysts say the company has moved away from fighting for market share to focus on profitability
MS games not suitable for handheld, says Kim
Microsoft Game Studios' corporate VP Shane Kim says he is "very happy" it hasn't made a handheld games console
Interview Mobile
EA Mobile: Part 1
Tim Harrison on where the industry sits at the moment and what is beginning to change in order to facilitate further growth
Editorial Business
Shattered Market
The market is more fragmented than ever - and the whole playing field has changed
Interview Publishers
Microsoft Spring Showcase
Shane Kim talks about the console race, the company's performance in Japan, and how Gears of War 2 will perform later this year
Interview Online
Warhammer time!
EA Mythic's senior designer, Josh Drescher, talks about the challenges that face any MMO developer
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13 -15 May 08
2008 ION Game Conference Seattle, USA
14 -15 May 08
Nordic Game Conference & Career Expo 2008 Malmo, Sweden
24 -25 May 08
London MCM Expo Excel, London, UK
25 May 08
Qantm College Open Day London, UK
28 May 08
5 -6 Jun 08
MMOG-Fest Staffordshire University, UK
10 -11 Jun 08
DevStation Waterloo, London, UK
10 -11 Jun 08
Game Education Summit 2008 Dallas, Texas, US
14 -22 Jun 08
NLGD Festival of Games Utrecht, the Netherlands
18 -19 Jun 08
GameHorizon Conference 2008 The Baltic Flour Mill, Newcastle, UK
23 -24 Jun 08
GDC Paris Paris, France
15 -17 Jul 08
E3 Media & Business Summit Los Angeles Convention Center, USA
