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August 2008

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28th August, 2008

Home to go live in Asia this autumn

Published at 07:57AM

Closed beta begins middle of September, users invited to sign up next week

26th August, 2008

Bionic Commando title sells 130,000 in first week

Published at 07:57AM

"We have set a standard in digital gaming" - Judd

22nd August, 2008

Battlefield Heroes is effectively "already out", says DICE

Published at 09:51AM

Ben Cousins explains that the beta will grow, and there won't be a "big splash release"

20th August, 2008

PlayStation Network to get new music and video service

Published at 04:41PM

Vidzone to launch in Q1 2009 and offer music on demand

Publishers target 25,000 file-sharers for illegal games downloads

Published at 06:35AM

Codemasters, Atari and others demand £300 from each user or face court action, according to a new report

19th August, 2008

Game file-sharer hit with £16,000 fine

Published at 02:06PM

"This is the first of many," says legal firm

18th August, 2008

Unleash the power of the players, says CCP

Published at 11:13AM

EVE Online economist hails the emergence of social structures in single shard universe

BF Heroes will be "a phenomenon" - David Perry

Published at 07:00AM

Veteran developer has faith that EA will "pull off" free-to-play model

12th August, 2008

Proper Games: XBLA needs proper categorisation

Published at 12:00PM

Flock! developer believes that "flat-out delisting perhaps isn't the solution"

It would cost a billion to take on WoW, says Monumental boss

Published at 11:30AM

Football Superstars dev explains decision to produce sports-themed MMO

11th August, 2008

New XBLA deal problematic for Braid developer

Published at 09:24AM

Blow reveals that new structure could prevent him from making further Arcade titles

8th August, 2008

LittleBigPlanet will be "hardware seller" claims Sony

Published at 02:02PM

Consumers are "loving it" according to associate producer Eric Fong

Levine: Online evolution is "exciting in every possible way"

Published at 12:00PM

2K Boston boss sees "benefits all round" to ongoing relationship with gamers

6th August, 2008

Warhammer: Age of Reckoning release date announced

Published at 08:28PM

EA's challenger to World of Warcraft will launch on September 18 - UPDATED

WoW launches in Russia

Published at 07:45AM

Blizzard opens five new realms localised to the region and offers free character transfers

4th August, 2008

JoWooD launches online store

Published at 03:25PM

New shop to allow consumers to purchase back catalogue and new games via digital distribution

Xbox avatars to feature microtransactions after all?

Published at 09:14AM

John Schappert's contrasting comments cause confusion over Xbox Live strategy

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