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May 2008

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1st May, 2008

Valve releases Steamworks SDK

Published at 09:12PM

Valve has released a suite of tools offering access to the game features and services available through Steam

Warren Spector to keynote Game Education Summit

Published at 08:48PM

The organisers of the Game Education Summit have announced Warren Spector and Mark Meyers as keynote speakers

Has Sony advertising boosted Blu-ray purchases?

Published at 06:53PM

Warner Home Video research shows an increase in the number of PS3 owners purchasing Blu-ray films

Empire CEO steps down

Published at 04:13PM

Ian Higgins is leaving the company, now owned by Silverstar Holdings, after a 21-year career

Gamer TV ends production

Published at 03:10PM

Videogame TV producer will shut down following a decision by brand owner IMG

GAME chairman sells £2.28m worth of shares

Published at 02:59PM

Peter Lewis sells 850,000 ordinary shares following retailers record profits

BBFC insists it can cope with games ratings

Published at 11:41AM

Classification group says it was "bemused" by claims made by industry figures acting as witnesses during a select committee meeting

Mario Kart retains Japanese chart number 1

Published at 08:40AM

Wii racer nears 1 million mark, as Monster Hunter edges closer to 2 million

Kongregate receives $3m in investment

Published at 08:27AM

The games site hopes to grow and capitalise on the attention span of its audience

ZeniMax told us "Dare to dream," says Bethesda

Published at 08:00AM

Pete Hines reveals the healthy relationship between the Fallout 3 developer and its parent company

Infogrames acquires Atari Inc for $11 million

Published at 12:59AM

Infogrames has agreed to acquire Atari Inc and has committed to lend the publisher $20 million to fund operations

GTA IV: Most expensive game ever developed?

Published at 12:25AM

Producer estimates price tag of $100 million and notes criticism comes mostly from people who haven't played the game

Kotick: Slowing economy may lead to console price cuts

Published at 12:16AM

Activision's CEO is also concerned with an EA sports monopoly if Take-Two is acquired

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  • 13h
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  • 15h
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