ExclusivePolitics / Publishers / Retail
Retailers must "make their own decisions" about pricing
But Microsoft's Neil Thompson warns about the sustainability of aggressive cuts
The Producers pulls out of Trilogy alliance
Mastertronic business cuts all ties with distributor, with immediate effect
Microsoft plans free Live weekends
Separate events lined up for US and Europe to promote new online features
Sony to launch online content distribution service in 2010
Service to deliver films, music and other content to connected Sony devices
PSP still ahead in Japanese hardware charts
DS and PS3 neck-and-neck but overall sales remain in doldrums
GCHQ runs ad campaign in Xbox Live
UK govt intelligence agency to promote careers via Microsoft's online service
GES Europe makes call for papers
Game Education Summit to take place in Denmark next June
Dark Void film optioned by Brad Pitt
Star's production company gains film rights to new Capcom title
Emerging Markets / Hardware / Publishers
PS2 officially hits Brazil
But impact on high-piracy market could be slight with console costing over $460
90+ venues planned for Global Game Jam 2010
International game development event opens for registration
Marvelous reaps greater profits from PSP than Wii in 2009
Company reports 4 out of 5 PSP titles were profitable, 3 out of 4 Wii games weren't
Business / Online / Publishers
Sony studying PSN premium subscription
But any new business model would exclude services currently available for free
Online / Developers / Advertising
Dedicated servers for Aliens vs Predator
Rebellion curries fan favour with PC release of Sega shooter
Sony's 3D strategy to incorporate PS3
Company says all PS3 units will be upgradable to 3D via firmware
Sega finds goal in Japanese charts
New football title tops weekly chart as Japanese market slows
GameStop earnings up 11% in third quarter
Company sales increase 8% to $1.83 billion
Super Mario Bros Wii "off to good start"
But analyst unclear on whether title has "driven incremental hardware sales"
Ubisoft utilises LoveFilm partnership for AC2 marketing push
Campaign to cover upcoming game and short film trilogy
Banned Xboxes flood eBay
MS banning of modded consoles leads to panic selling by disconnected users
NeoEdge merges with Offspring
Free-to-play casual games developer joins with ex-Pogo.com execs
NaturalMotion opens Korean office
Morpheme and euphoria maker appoints new territory manager
Report: Unnamed third studio working on Call Of Duty franchise
Massively multiplayer online game claimed to be in the works
Interview Online / Publishers
The Social Contract
Microsoft's Neil Thompson on the new networking features for Xbox - plus iPlayer, Sky Player and the MW2 launch
Editorial Publishers / Retail
The Price Gamble
Does Modern Warfare 2's success mean that Activision's price hike was justified? Not quite.
Andrew House - Part One
The SCEE president on the PS3 Video Delivery Service, and the increasing impact of Blu-ray in entertainment
Interview Developers / MIGS 2009
Media Molecule's Paul Holden
One year on, the LBP creators discuss the constantly evolving game, the dedicated creatives and hiring from its own community
Interview Online / Developers
ICO Partners' Thomas Bidaux
The founder of the online consulting business talks life after NCsoft and his predictions for digital gaming
Interview Publishers
Christian Svensson - Part One
Capcom's VP of business development talks about the company's Westward-facing development strategy
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