News Archive
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7th May, 2008
Specialmove appoints programming specialist
The UK-based games industry consultancy firm has hired a recruitment specialist for programming
Sony: LittleBigPlanet sales to beat GT5 Prologue
David Reeves hopes Media Molecule's platformer will top fastest-selling PS3 game when it's released this October
SCEE, Traveller's Tales & EA join Develop Conference line-up
The groups will join the roster attending the event with over 90 speakers and 60 sessions
NVIDIA to "simplify" product range
VP Roy Taylor admits the company faces a challenge with overcomplication and must become consumer friendly
GTA IV hits $500m in first week
Take-Two announces a record breaking result, reporting over six million units sold worldwide
PC World rapped for "misleading" PS3 ad
The ASA has ruled against a PC World advert, saying it shouldn't be broadcast again in its current form
PlayStation Network grows to 3.2m users
57m items downloaded, SingStar players buying an average of 6 songs
THQ to cut 200 jobs
CEO Colin Slade says cost cutting and restructuring are needed to recover from recently reported losses
Shoot (clay) pigeons for charity
The organisers of G3 have announced that the second annual charity clay pigeon shoot will be held on May 16
MMO Week: Is the market maturing?
The project manager for Age of Conan sees Funcom's mature-rated MMO as a sign of the market maturing
Hirai apologises for PS3s "difficult" first year
Humble president acknowledges disappointment of Home delay, but says 2008 will deliver key titles
Moore plays it casual at EA Sports relaunch
EA Sports boss unveils major new focus on casual consumers
EA: Take-Two deal now "50/50 at best"
An EA VP says that Take-Two is not a strategic priority, claiming that the publisher is not desperate
GTA IV hijacks top UK chart slot from Wii Fit
GTA IV, the biggest UK all formats number one title according to Chart-Track, debuts at number one

