News Archive
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4th June, 2008
Florida Bar recommends 10-year disbarment for Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson walks out of his disciplinary hearing as the Florida Bar recommends a 10-year disbarment
Xbox 360 doesn't violate Alcatel patent, says jury
A federal jury has ruled in Microsoft's favour in the third of five patent infringement cases against it by Alcatel-Lucent
EA agrees to delay Take-Two acquisition pending FTC review
Electronic Arts has agreed to certain conditions before consummating its acquisition of Take-Two
Resistance titles to feature trophy and Home support
Insomniac's Ted Price says that they are planning trophy and Home support for the Resistance games
IGA Worldwide to adopt TV-style ad business plan
The new deal with Sony will allow the in-game advertiser to sell space across a range of games at once
Oberon promotes Don Ryan to COO
The senior VP of publishing has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at the casual games company
Turbine raises $40 million equity financing
Time Warner and GGV Capital lead the investment in the online entertainment company
Sony stops work on Eight Days and The Getaway
London Studio halts production of the titles following budget review
IGA secures PS3 ads deal with Electronic Arts
PlayStation 3 ads to appear in EA Sports franchises and racing titles Burnout and Need for Speed
Sony and IGA to partner for in-game PS3 ads
IGA Worldwide is rumoured to be the first firm to get an agreement from Sony
Massive Inc audits ad impressions accuracy
Microsoft's in-game ad network is the first to attain third-party verification
Tecmo responds to Itagaki lawsuit
Tecmo strikes out against allegations made by its former creative officer, branding them the product of "distortions"
Resident Evil 5 not redesigned after racism claim
Complaints over racist imagery did not provoke any design changes, according to the game's producer Jun Takeuchi
New IP is the key to European survival, says IO Interactive
In the face of generous tax breaks and cheap labour, Euro devs can remain relevant by creating new characters and technology



