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27th May, 2008
GTA IV stays put as Wii Fit drops off UK charts
GTA IV tops the UK sales charts for the fourth consecutive week as Age of Conan enjoys a strong debut
Music Video Games company formed
Realtime Associates and TDK Mediactive vets form music-based game company
In-game ads not very effective, says St John
Despite pioneering in-game ads, Wild Tangent has found them ineffective and switched to a different model
St John: Games will be differentiated by input controllers
Wild Tangent's CEO says the Wii proves the point that games will be differentiated by input, not graphics
Square Enix FY07 profits down 20%
Square Enix has reported a 20 per cent year-to-year decline in profits and decreasing sales in North America
Lane confirms GamePlan event postponed
Clash with big publisher event sees retail showcase pushed back to July
Research shows growing videogame popularity in Europe
A survey by the ISFE reveals the attitude and trends towards gaming from Europeans between the ages of 16 and 49
1m Japanese PS3 owners sign up to PSN
Sony to give away 1000 PSN vouchers for use in the Store, each worth JPY 1000, in celebration
GTA IV's grip on the European charts founders
Rockstar's game retains the top German chart position, but falls in Spain.
Resident Evil series hits 34.5m units sold
Capcom's best-selling game of all time is Street Fighter II for the Super Nintendo
Age of Conan nets 400,000 players
Funcom announces large numbers of players taking up its new MMO since launch
Future reports fall in profits and revenues down
Financial results for the half-year show a fall in revenue and profit, but a rise in advertising revenue
Data Design Interactive opens new US office
Based in Florida, the company will operate as a separate US registered business
id Software latest to quit ESA
Doom and Quake studio joins Activision, Vivendi and LucasArts in abandoning trade body
Disney adopts Pokemon-style expansion plan
Thierry Braille, managing director of Europe, has detailed plans to use content developed for games in other media
