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News Archive: GC2008

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August 2008

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29th August, 2008

EA: Packaged goods won't go away in the next 20 years

Published at 07:00AM

Senior VP Jens Uwe Intat believes games are too big for pure digital distribution

28th August, 2008

Sony: "We like to provide as many services as possible for free"

Published at 07:00AM

Shuhei Yoshida on partnerships with other companies, and new revenue models

27th August, 2008

Ubisoft: Europe is now our biggest territory

Published at 07:00AM

Yves Guillemot on the financial landscape; plus hints of a Tom Clancy TV series?

26th August, 2008

Games Convention headed to North America

Published at 08:10AM

Following sucess in Asia the company's CEO says its international focus will now move on to America

Sony: Publisher exclusivity probably "a thing of the past"

Published at 07:00AM

SCEE president David Reeves explains that developer deals are more likely

22nd August, 2008

Leipzig attendance up on last year

Published at 09:39AM

Organisers report more visitors this year to its Games Convention and Business Centre

No Euro PS3 price cut in 2008

Published at 07:31AM

SCEE president confirms situation and points to software as the key for PS3

20th August, 2008

Over 2.2m songs downloaded via SingStore

Published at 04:56PM

New Disney branded SingStar due from Sony as franchise continues to thrive

PlayStation Network to get new music and video service

Published at 04:41PM

Vidzone to launch in Q1 2009 and offer music on demand

Sony to publish SOE PC titles

Published at 04:25PM

DC Universe Online, The Agency and Free Realms first titles under new collaboration

PS3 to get wireless keypad

Published at 04:00PM

Eight different models to support multiple Euro languages

160GB PlayStation 3 due October 31

Published at 03:33PM

New SKU to cost EUR 449 and come bundled with EUR 70 worth of downloadable content

Sony unveils new model PSP

Published at 03:21PM

PSP 3000 to launch October 15 in EMEA territories priced EUR 199; enhanced screen and built-in microphone

EA Sports adopts Wii MotionPlus for new tennis franchise

Published at 08:40AM

Title will feature exclusive Wimbledon rights

12th August, 2008

Nordic titles represented at GC

Published at 09:53AM

New games from Shortfuse Games and frecle; Novint Falcon controller also on display

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