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Law and Order game withdrawn due to Bulger image

A computer game featuring a surveillance camera image of murder victim James Bulger is being withdrawn from sale in the UK following calls from the toddler's mother.
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Microsoft files suit against Immersion

An attorney for Microsoft has confirmed that the company has filed suit against Immersion Corporation, seeking to enforce the terms of a 2003 agreement.
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EA reorganizes into four units

Electronic Arts Inc. plans to reorganise the company into four parts in a move intended to improve the company's efficiency.
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K2 Network secures $16 million

K2 Network, an MMO service company operating in the US, Korea, and India has closed a USD 16 million Series B round of venture capital led by investor Intel Capital.
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Molyneux and Eggebrecht to address GCDC

GCDC announced that Julian Eggebrecht of Factor 5 will give the opening keynote speech at this year's conference in Leipzig, with Peter Molyneux planning to give a retrospective on classic games from Lionhead Studios.
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Rockstar confirms: episodic GTA content 360-only

Following the release of Take Two's Q2 financial report on Tuesday, astute readers noticed that GTA episodic content was listed as being developed for the Xbox 360...with no mention of the PS3. At the same time, the upcoming game LA Noire was listed for
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Church accepts Sony's apology

The Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the Very Rev. Rogers Govender, received a letter from Sony apologizing to the Church of England.
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Cooper named Future US executive director

Future US announced that it has promoted David Cooper to executive director for Official Xbox Magazine, PSM: Independent Playstation Magazine, PC Gamer, and GamesRadar.
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Atari losses could exceed $70 million

Atari Inc. has delayed filing its annual financial report because it needs time to determine the amount of a goodwill impairment charge that could increase its net losses to over USD 70 million.
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Karraker responds to PS3 criticism

Taking advantage of Sony's recently-launched PlayStation blog website, senior corporate communications director Dave Karraker responded to criticism that the PS3 is more difficult to develop for.
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Majesco announces Q2 results

Publisher Majesco recently announced financial results for its second quarter, which show sales up from USD 11 to 14.6 million--over half of which came from two Wii titles: Cooking Mama: Cook Off and Bust a Move Bash.
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Component updates are "commonplace," says Microsoft

Microsoft has declined to comment directly on rumours that it has updated the 360 with a second GPU heatsink, but did say that such upgrades are "commonplace within the industry."
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Promotions at THQ UK

Following Sam Forrest's recent move, Helen Jones has stepped up to fill his role as senior PR manager for the UK and Export. Jones previously handled THQ's licensed products for Disney/Pixar, Bratz, Scooby Doo, and Nickelodeon.
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Nokia becomes main GCDC sponsor

Nokia has pledged its support for the 2007 GC Developers Conference, joining Intel as a main sponsor of the event.
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Wii is as powerful as Xbox

In an exclusive interview with GamesIndustry.biz, the group producer for the FIFA development team, Tim Tschirner, weighed in on the power of Nintendo's latest console.
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Take-Two closing New York 2K office

Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Take-Two public relations advisor Ed Nebb revealed more details about the company's reorganization plans. "The 2K New York office will be closed as part of the consolidation of the label's management and other functional
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Halo 3 beta officially closed

The Halo 3 public multiplayer beta, which was open to gamers who purchased specially-marked packages of Xbox 360 title Crackdown, has come to an end.
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Sony threatens to pursue legal action against PS3 hackers

Following reports that hackers have cracked PlayStation 3's anti-piracy softare, SCEA has declared that it will "aggressively pursue" anyone caught engaging in such activity with legal action.
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Handhelds are dominating, says Square Enix boss

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has explained the thinking behind his company's decision to make the next instalment in the hit Dragon Quest series exclusive to Nintendo DS.
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Take-Two Q2 revenues down by $60m

Take-Two has announced financial results for the quarter ending April 30, 2007, posting net revenues of USD 205.4 million - down by almost USD 60 million compared to the same period last year.
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EA titles coming to Mac

Electronic Arts has revealed that the company will be bringing some of its most popular franchises to the Mac platform for the first time.
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IMAC to invest $15 million in In2Games

Ingenious Media Active Capital has announced that it has invested USD 15 million (EUR 11 million, GBP 7.76 million) in In2Games Limited.