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18th June, 2008
Age of Conan still best-selling US PC game
According to US PC game sales data released by the NPD Group, Age of Conan remains the top-selling title
Global games industry sales $68.3 billion by 2012, says report
A PwC report predicts 10.3% compound annual growth, with wireless games experiencing the fastest rate
New greenlight process will help manage costs, says Farrell
CEO says THQ's studios appreciate the new staged greenlight process, which will also help manage costs
Decentralised model key to creativity, says THQ CEO
Farrell believes the decentralised model gives THQ a competitive advantage on owned IP
MMOs don't have to look worse than 1P titles, says Macdonald
Realtime World's studio manager thinks APB will buck the trend of MMOs not looking as good as single-player titles
UK survey backs 'single European ratings system'
ELSPA-commissioned YouGov research says 67 per cent of British adults "believe it is important"
Even PEGI can't rate user-gen content, says Satchell
Microsoft's XNA boss adds a new strand to the PEGI vs BBFC issue
Industry skills message hits mainstream news
Games degrees come under more fire from developers as "not fit for purpose"
OMAC Industries acquires Jolt Online Gaming
Dublin-based browser game publisher swoops for online community
Nintendo Europe planning WiiWare TV blitz
Fischer promises bigger push for download service in response to concerns that the company isn't doing enough to promote titles
Nintendo unveils 'DS Centres' for the UK
Shoppers able to download demos of games straight to their own consoles
Call of Duty 4 tops GAME vote list
Activision's shooter beats GTA IV, Final Fantasy VII and Ocarina of Time to "Best of All Time" title
Best Buy reports Q1 revenues up, profits down
Retail giant also announces plans to trial used game sales in 6 Canada stores
PS3 trophies slated for 2.40 firmware
Sony's take on achievements set to go live in the next update, although no date is confirmed
Spector: "100-hour games are on the way out"
Developer predicts changes to games design and issues call for creativity in all areas
Riccitiello: We were torturing Vancouver studio
Move from a 12 month to a 24 month dev cycle will help Need For Speed team get more innovative
