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9th June, 2008

Ubisoft a possible Take-Two suitor, suggests Forbes

Published at 09:50PM

Forbes suggests that Ubisoft may be one of the interested parties Take-Two claims to be talking with

Atari appoints Flynn senior VP of sales

Published at 08:41PM

Atari Inc has announced the appointment of Tim Flynn as its senior vice president of sales effective immediately

Over 250,000 iPhone SDK downloads, says Jobs

Published at 06:10PM

New 3G iPhones capable of downloading applications will be available on July 11 starting at USD 199

Women In Games Conference announces keynotes

Published at 05:33PM

The Women In Games Conference has announced its keynote speakers and extended the submission deadline

Lego Indiana Jones whips GTA IV on UK charts

Published at 03:35PM

Indy puts an end to GTA IV's five week stint at number one, though Take-Two's game still places second ahead of GRID

GTA IV didn't boost console sales, says analysts

Published at 11:55AM

Analysts predict a 30-39 per cent growth in software sales but say Rockstar's game didn't spur on Xbox 360 or PS3 sales

NLGD programme announced

Published at 11:38AM

The Festival of Games will be held June 14-21, in Utrecht, The Netherlands and feature an array of speakers

Edinburgh Interactive Festival dates announced

Published at 10:00AM

The event will be taking place over August 10-12 in tandem with Dare to be Digital's Dare ProtoPlay

Blu-ray adoption outpaces DVD

Published at 08:47AM

Singulus says Blu-ray tech orders have "far exceeded" those of the previous generation

id: ESA departure temporary, not political

Published at 08:13AM

But ECA boss says more companies likely to quit US trade association

Nintendo's New Zealand distributor goes bust

Published at 08:06AM

Publisher's future in the country uncertain as SPI placed in receivership

Bach: "Windows Mobile will outsell the iPhone"

Published at 07:49AM

Robbie Bach says he expects to outsell Apple's phone, dismisses rumours of a Blu-ray update for next generation of Xbox

Women gamers just as competitive as men, says Ryan

Published at 07:00AM

Oberon's COO thinks that action-puzzle games can bridge the core and casual markets

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