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June 2008

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23rd June, 2008

PS3 pricing caused $3 billion loss

Published at 07:02PM

Improved sales help games division reduce operating losses, but PS3 still sells for less than production costs

Glen Van Datta named Trion VP

Published at 05:27PM

The SCEA veteran has been named VP of Engineering and General Manager of Trion's Austin studio

Indiana Jones back atop UK charts

Published at 04:39PM

After being supplanted by MGS4 last week, LucasArts' iconic character returns to the top of the UK sales charts

Tiga calls on the UK government to "play its part too"

Published at 02:01PM

Group says recent tax credits in the US could lose the UK business if it doesn't follow suit

GamesIndustry.biz Network surpasses 1000 active users

Published at 11:02AM

Modified versions planned for freelance and student users

GDC Paris: Good games don't need big teams, says Media Molecule

Published at 09:42AM

LittleBigPlanet keynote talks team sizes, and the possibility of consumers earning money with user-gen content

Crytek takes CryEngine to China

Published at 09:34AM

Developer to showcase CryEngine 2 at Shanghai gaming event next month

EB Games to acquire The Gamesman retail chain?

Published at 08:50AM

New Zealand games retailer to be bought by GameStop group, says report

PS3 owners rate the oldest

Published at 08:18AM

A survery by Experian has revealed the console has the highest appeal to those 44 and above

Beatles reps in talks with Activision and MTV

Published at 08:08AM

Potential deal could be worth "several million dollars" according to sources

Rebellion: Byron Review was good for the industry

Published at 07:00AM

CTO Kingsley doesn't think much will change in a shift to BBFC ratings, though issues may arise from digital downloads

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