GC 2008
EA: Packaged goods won't go away in the next 20 years
Senior VP Jens Uwe Intat believes games are too big for pure digital distribution
Square Enix confirms Tecmo bid
Final Fantasy publisher awaits response on the friendly bid, offering a 30% premium on shares
Codemasters appoints 4 new senior execs
Axel Herr, Alex Bertie, Matt Jeffery and Paul Martin join the publisher's top team
Wii titles continue to top European charts
Spanish and German software sales dominated by titles for Nintendo platforms
Wal-Mart promotes "green gaming"
Retailer says it met with console manufacturers and games publishers to discuss environmental concerns
China calls for action against "unhealthy" online games
State committee says games should come with built-in caps on continuous playing hours; warns of "unpatriotic" content
Nintendo's profit forecast up by 26%
Shares jump 8.4 per cent following increased sales in the Wii and DS
ESA spends $980k on Lobbying in Q2
Report shows the industry group lobbied the US gov on freedom of speech and anti-piracy issues, among others
GC Asia unveils 12 participating countries
Organiser confirms new product premieres at the event in Singapore
EA: Second-hand sales are a "critical situation"
Publisher hopes online content and services can stop consumers trading in games to the second-hand market
Will Wright: E3 is "the walking dead"
"Real" LA event "died a couple of years ago," claims Sims creator
No new model PS2 for UK
Super-slim unit won't be released in the UK, but is available in some Euro regions
Guitar Hero to feature branded equipment and famous stages
New title will see in-game sponsorships from famous equipment manufacturers and digitally re-created stages
Home to go live in Asia this autumn
Closed beta begins middle of September, users invited to sign up next week
New J-League Winning Eleven title tops Japanese sales chart
DS titles occupy most places in the top ten with three new titles
Blockbuster, 7-Eleven to stock PSN Cards this September
Major US retailers begin selling credit card alternative next month
Interview GC 2008
Jens Uwe Intat - Part One
The EA Europe senior VP on piracy, digital distribution, second-hand game sales and how the music industry's business model is changing.
Interview GC 2008
Yoshida's Island - Part One
The Sony Worldwide Studios boss on moving to Japan, providing services for free, and the excitement around LittleBigPlanet
Interview GC 2008
All About Yves
Ubisoft's CEO on the development of Europe, cultural sensitivity and promoting game quality above financial schedules
Interview GC 2008
SCEE's David Reeves
The company's president on new announcements, price cuts, the importance of software, and winning in Europe
Interview Online
Ben Cousins
The Battlefield Heroes boss on lessons learned from the beta, and designing for mass market PCs and new business models
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Women In Games Warwick University, Coventry, UK
15 -17 Sep 08
Austin Game Developers Conference Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
18 -20 Sep 08
Games Convention Asia Singapore
25 -26 Sep 08
NY Games Conference New York, US
6 -8 Oct 08
Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 2008 London, UK
9 -12 Oct 08
Tokyo Games Show Tokyo, Japan
20 -21 Oct 08
Virtual Worlds London London, UK
28 -29 Oct 08
GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair London, UK
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The GamesIndustry.biz Bar Corbet Place (The Old Truman Brewery), Brick Lane
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Gamecity Nottingham, UK
13 -16 Nov 08
International Digital Entertainment Festival Melbourne, Australia
21 -23 Nov 08
America's VideoGame Expo (VGXPO) Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, US
