GC 2008

Kuju: There's "more imagination" in business models now
Ian Baverstock on countering rising dev costs with new kinds of publisher deals

Take-Two reports net revenue of $433m
Third-quarter sales and income boosted by high-profile releases

Publishers call for UK government to adopt PEGI
Nintendo, Codemasters and Mastertronic respond to calls from the culture minister to propose age ratings solution

Videogames boost HMV sales
Demand for consoles drives up sales and counters Waterstone's lacklustre performance
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Sony: LittleBigPlanet can be a global success
Shuhei Yoshida believes the Media Molecule title "defies cultural differences"

Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price in US
Rumours prove true as Arcade SKU falls to the magic USD 199 price point

Molyneux to keynote GC Asia Conference
Famous developer will discuss using new technology to create realistic and complex game worlds

Tecmo rejects Square overtures
Troubled publisher to open talks instead with Koei over possible merger

Eurogamer Expo announced for LGF
Huge variety of titles to be playable for consumers at inaugural event
Axel Springer buys out Gamigo
The company now owns of 94% of the popular German MMO provider

EA looks to partner with Japanese developers
Publisher says its deal with Grasshopper will serve as a "springboard" to working with companies in the region

Take-Two shares fall ahead of financials
Publisher's stock fell 5.6% yesterday in the build-up to today's Q3 announcement

Nintendo continues dominance of Aussie chart
Eight out of the top ten titles are for the Wii or DS platforms

SCEE to sell PSN title collections on UMD
Beats, Syphon Filter: Combat Ops and flOw to be released on one disc for PSP

New PlayStation platform titles surge onto Japanese chart
Current chart split evenly between Sony's and Nintendo's platforms

WoW: Battle Chest tops US PC chart
Blizzard once again locks out half of the top ten chart positions for the platform

Gamecock signs deal with THQ
Agreement reached over distribution of titles in Australia and New Zealand
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Interview GC 2008

Ian Baverstock - Part One
The Kuju boss talks about the developer's blossoming empire, the health of the UK scene, and what independence means
Editorial
The Gaming Difference
Spore and its ilk are the latest step towards discovering videogames' own voice
Interview GC 2008

Yoshida's Island - Part Two
The Sony Worldwide Studios boss on Europe, launching titles globally, and the importance of understanding regional cultures
Interview GC 2008

Euro Disney
Thierry Braille, EMEA head of DIS, evaluates the past year, and explains the company's huge ambitions for videogames
Interview GC 2008

Blizzard's Frank Pearce
The iconic company's co-founder on StarCraft II, the drawbacks of success, and how key secrets are kept
Interview Publishers

Matt Booty & Martin Spiess - Part One
Midway's interim CEO/president and exec VP for International on proprietary tech, the Newcastle studio and Games Convention
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