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June 2004 Archive

    1. Xbox Japan studio boss pledges local support for Xbox 2
    2. EBGames lists Vivendi's Riddick for PC
    3. Infinium appoints Koler to drive European Phantom launch
    4. Gosen steps down from Nintendo Europe
    5. Sun signs Java deals with Nokia, Infinium
    6. Microsoft offers free games for Live referrals
    7. Sega shareholders give go-ahead to Sammy merger
    1. Japan's games market down 40% since 1997
    2. UK Charts: Driv3r goes top with strongest launch of the year
    3. PSone Full Price Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    4. PC Budget Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    5. PC Full Price Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    6. Game Boy Advance Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    7. XBox Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    8. GameCube Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    9. Nintendo Game Boy Colour Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    10. PSone Budget Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    11. Top 40 All Formats - 26TH JUNE 2004
    12. PS2 Top 20 - 26TH JUNE 2004
    13. Top 40 All Formats - 26TH JUNE 2004
    14. Top 40 All Formats - 26TH JUNE 2004
    15. Sega development studios return to the fold
    1. Interplay plans massively multiplayer Fallout title
    2. GameCube Golden Sun title in the works?
    3. Paramount launches free game to promote movie
    4. Burnout bound for PlayStation Portable
    5. Taldren to close, claim forum reports
    6. Half-Life 2 set to go gold in August
    1. Japan Charts: Silent Hill 4 goes top as sales hit rock bottom
    2. COMMMENT: DRIV3R CONTROVERSY RAISES QUESTIONS FOR GAMES MEDIA
    3. Atari ships 2.5 million units of Driv3r
    4. Record Q3 profits for ATI as sales rocket
    5. BAFTA Interactive calls for entries for New Talent award
    6. BitDemon brings online play to PC, PS2, Xbox
    7. Hawkins' Digital Chocolate acquires Sumea
    1. Sony recruiting team for "global scale" PSP, PS2 network
    2. Doom III set for August 3rd launch?
    3. Cube on sale for £39.99 in the UK
    4. Comdex event is cancelled for 2004
    5. Acclaim granted credit agreement extension
    1. Microsoft slams "irresponsible" speculation over Xbox 2
    2. Leaked Xenon spec looks genuine, say experts
    3. Cheaper broadband is critical for next-gen consoles - Hirai
    4. Street Fighter producer founds new independent developer
    5. Climax "sad" about Warhammer Online, but studio will be unaffected
    6. Nihilistic no longer working on StarCraft: Ghost
    1. Analyst report moots $500 PS3 launch price
    2. US Charts: Red Dead Revolver takes the top spot for May
    3. UK Charts: Splinter Cell unseats Potter as PS2 sales surge
    4. GameCube Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    5. PS2 Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    6. Nintendo Game Boy Colour Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    7. PSone Budget Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    8. PSone Full Price Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    9. PC Budget Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    10. PC Full Price Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    11. Game Boy Advance Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    12. XBox Top 20 - 19TH JUNE 2004
    13. Top 40 All Formats - 19TH JUNE 2004
    14. Top 40 All Formats - 19TH JUNE 2004
    15. Top 40 All Formats - 19TH JUNE 2004
    16. Viacom considering in-game advertising
    17. Sierra hard-hit as VU Games axes 350 jobs
    1. Games Workshop dumps Warhammer Online
    2. No backward compatibility in Xbox 2
    3. StarCraft: Ghost likely to slip to 2005
    4. Infogrames raises $28 million from Atari share deal
    5. No online play for GTA San Andreas
    6. Blockbuster to split from Viacom parent
    1. Xbox Live Video Chat to arrive first in Japan
    2. Pac-Man tops UK mobile game chart for April
    3. Japan Charts: Seasonal decline continues, but market is up on last year
    4. Downing Street reception for industry chiefs at EGN?
    5. EA Partners picks up Oddworld's Stranger
    1. Comment: Microsoft's headlong rush to next-gen could see the Xbox take a tumble
    2. Eidos warns on profits again as ShellShock moves to September
    3. New Japanese venture to heavily promote GBA video playback
    4. Strong full-year results for Ubisoft as sales rise 22.5%
    5. Sony and Microsoft to open AGC with shared keynote
    6. Nintendo isn't interested in developer acquisitions - Iwata
    1. Millar brothers enter Lion's den Millar brothers enter Lion's den
    2. Sony updates PSX range in Japan
    3. Majesco reports another record quarter
    4. Top game publishers sue Games X Copy maker
    5. Atari disposes of Oddworld investment
    6. Game Republic in talks with Microsoft over new project
    1. PS2 sales double following US price cut
    2. PC Full Price Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    3. Game Boy Advance Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    4. XBox Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    5. GameCube Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    6. PS2 Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    7. Nintendo Game Boy Colour Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    8. PSone Budget Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    9. PSone Full Price Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    10. PC Budget Top 20 - 12TH JUNE 2004
    11. Top 40 All Formats - 12TH JUNE 2004
    12. Top 40 All Formats - 12TH JUNE 2004
    13. Top 40 All Formats - 12TH JUNE 2004
    14. UK Charts: Three weeks in a row for Potter
    15. Midway appoints new chairman, board members
    16. Konami wins French case over Pro Evolution Soccer
    17. Climax appoints new president in LA studio
    1. Nintendo pledges long-term support for GameCube
    2. Kuju's new Brighton studio developing title for SCEE
    3. UK tabloid attacks Nintendo over epilepsy claims
    4. Xbox 2 could take 30% market share - EB president
    5. GameCube market share doubles in Europe
    6. N-Gage QD delayed to July in USA
    1. "No silver bullet" for winning console war - Kim
    2. Focus On: Microsoft Game Studios' Shane Kim
    3. Bonnell attacks Sony over lack of PSP detail
    4. TIGA announces committee for new developer conference
    5. Game Boy Advance launches in key Chinese markets
    6. Japan Charts: Pachinko title on top again as market slides
    7. Arrests made in Half-Life 2 source code case
    1. Nintendo reveals "Revolution" codename for next-gen console
    2. Women in Games Conference opens in Portsmouth
    3. Dance:UK to get feet moving on Xbox
    4. Nintendo may buy a bigger stake in Bandai - Iwata
    5. Titus goes into receivership as Interplay goes back to work
    6. Redstone may aim to take Midway private
    1. Moore calls on platform competitors to follow XNA model
    2. Gosen slams Microsoft for accelerating console transition
    3. Market analyst warns of "explosion" in second hand game market
    4. Electronic Arts announces deal to bring 'Throwback Trax' to future sports titles
    5. Take Two reports Q2 loss, signs new Sega deal
    1. Reports of PS2 hardware peak are "bullshit" - Reeves
    2. Focus on new markets as ELSPA Summit gets underway
    3. EA studio reshuffles lead to up to 117 layoffs
    4. UK Charts: Potter solidifies its lead as EA dominates top three
    5. PSone Budget Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    6. PSone Full Price Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    7. PC Budget Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    8. PC Full Price Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    9. Nintendo Game Boy Colour Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    10. Top 40 All Formats - 5TH JUNE 2004
    11. Top 40 All Formats - 5TH JUNE 2004
    12. Game Boy Advance Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    13. XBox Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    14. GameCube Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    15. PS2 Top 20 - 5TH JUNE 2004
    16. Top 40 All Formats - 5TH JUNE 2004
    1. Warner Bros loses Doom movie rights, id denies Universal deal
    2. UK developer Boxes Clever on Nintendo DS
    3. Viacom baulks at $20 billion EA price tag
    4. Californian authorities shut Interplay offices
    5. Nicastro out of the chair at Midway
    1. Legal battle kicks off between UK distributors over 'malicious falsehood'
    2. Japan Charts: Robots and Pachinko knock Vice City off the top
    1. SCi defies expectations in first half financials
    2. Microsoft Japan cancels True Fantasy Live Online citing quality concerns
    3. Neversoft porting existing engine to Xbox 2
    4. Engine Software becomes licensed Nintendo DS developer
    5. THQ Wireless opens Madrid office, puts Lionel Maestri in charge
    6. O~3 Entertainment announces development line-up following successful E3
    1. Interplay rumours hint at final curtain for the Titus-owned publisher
    2. Quarter 1 operating losses deepen by 61 per cent for Vivendi Universal Games
    3. UK Charts: Potter casts No.1 spell
    4. Vivendi reveals confirms pre-Xmas release schedule for Europe
    1. XBox Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    2. GameCube Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    3. PS2 Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    4. Nintendo Game Boy Colour Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    5. Top 40 All Formats - 29TH MAY 2004
    6. PSone Budget Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    7. Top 40 All Formats - 29TH MAY 2004
    8. PSone Full Price Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    9. Top 40 All Formats - 29TH MAY 2004
    10. PC Budget Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    11. PC Full Price Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    12. Game Boy Advance Top 20 - 29TH MAY 2004
    13. Developer Planet Moon refocuses exclusively on PlayStation Portable
    14. BAFTA to honour New Talent at Edinburgh International Games Festival