BROWSE THE PAST 30 EDITIONS

		May 8, 2008 THQ, Marvel to team on 'Marvel Super Hero Squad' games [new IP... ] Web is the future of gaming, says Cousins ["the big platform of the future". ]
		May 7, 2008 "Grand Theft Auto" first week sales top $500 mln ["3.6 million units globally at the game's debut on April 29, and some 6 million units in total in the week." ] THQ posts wider-than-expected loss, shares dive ["Our products just weren't as competitive as they needed to be," ]
		May 6, 2008 EA and Steven Spielberg Launch BOOM BLOX [baby step... ] Midway Games Q1 loss widens, sees weak Q2 [Now that Arari is gone - officially the worst run co... ]
		May 5, 2008 Iron Man's a superhero at box, tops expectations [$104.25 M... ] 10 million downloads for Rock Band ["3 million unit sales in North America." ]
		May 2, 2008 Infogrames to buy rest of Atari for $11 million [hummm.... ] GTA IV drove PS3 console sales, says SCEA [as expected... ]
		April 29, 2008 GTA IV Sex Video Gives Ammo to Anti-Gaming Lobby [shooting one prostitute and running another over for no discernible reason... ] Electronic Arts' Bing Gordon to join venture firm Kleiner Perkins ["wouldn't it be cool to do something scary and new and exciting?" ]
		April 28, 2008 Game on for comic 'Iron Man' faces big screen test [Iron Man v. GTA iV... ] Blockbuster announces US videogame expansion [rental... ]
		April 24, 2008 Nintendo: Average Wii Sits on Shelf for Just an Hour [Wii is still sold out in North America, 17 months after its launch... ] U.S. Spies Use Custom Videogames to Learn How to Think [okay... ]
		April 23, 2008 Pirated GTA IV Leaked Early Online [Europe Only... ] Valley to Microsoft: Hey, You, Get Mesh Off of My Cloud [for games? ]
		April 22, 2008 Report: Chicago pulling GTA IV ads [more good pr for TTWO... ] Activision denies Call of Duty renegotiations ["Infinity Ward has moved to take control of the entire Call of Duty series, prompting contract renegotiations." ]
		April 21, 2008 Goldman says video-game sales have peaked [gta effect? ] GameStop slips after president resigns, analyst downgrades ["has made the decision to reapply his energy and drive outside of the company," ]
		April 18, 2008 Electronic Arts extends deadline for Take-Two to May 16, lowers per-share price [$25.74 from $26... ] Video game sales soar 57 percent in March, led by Nintendo ["umped 63 percent from March 2007 to $945.6 million" ]
		April 17, 2008 Bizarre Take-Two meeting could determine EA’s fate` ["Take-Two will only allows those who held the stock prior to Feb. 19 to attend the meeting, which means even those who no longer own shares in the stock can determine the fate of those who do." ] Shanda shares rise with move into Indian gaming market ["after co. grants Zapak Digital license to run game in India" ]
		April 16, 2008 SEGA Goes for Gold and Announces U.S. Cover Athletes for the Beijing 2008(TM) Olympic Video Game ["Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa" ] Report: GTAIV 'poised' to make $400M in one week ["GTAIV will come close to exceeding the $404 million that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End grossed internationally during its first six days in theaters." ]
		April 15, 2008 Ubisoft acquires Gameloft's India studio [good move... ] Nintendo confirms: May-bound Wii Fit priced at $89.99 [big hit... ]
		April 14, 2008 What Next for Atari? [Raise a lot of money on a nice BS story of changing the model, keep putting out sub par games, not be able to compete for licenses with giants, take a six figure salary for 3 years while this plays out, by that time next generation story will kick in and ] The9 Up With 'Warcraft' Deal Expansion ["four-year period of the agreement." ]
		April 11, 2008 Mario Gets Base - Slugs it Out [another hit... ] Boom Blox producer impressed by "gamer" Spielberg [a serious games fan...ummmm... ]
		April 10, 2008 Official GTA IV + PS3 Bundle on the Way? ["Sony yet to confirm" ] Short Stocks: Bets built against ... Activision [" Short interest rose almost 55 percent in the shares of the video game maker." ]
		April 9, 2008 Japanese gamers pillin' [dangerous trend... ] Grand Theft Auto IV: The Game Is On ["an anticipated 13 million units sold." ]
		April 8, 2008 THQ Faces Tough Road Ahead ["The verdict? It was a good lineup, but nothing that blew away the audience." ] Retail struggling to meet day one demand for GTA IV [" the standard edition for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 may be in short supply for those that haven't already got their pre-orders in." ]
		April 7, 2008 Interview: Brian Farrell, CEO, THQ: "The Rapid Growth Rate Will Resume" [Segmentation is key: "One of our big overall themes is we have to segment the market," said Farrell, segmenting the market based on the different platforms used as well as the different "types" of gamers, such as core, casual, family, etc. ] Console war is "totally irrelevant" - Sorenson [represent a "win" for games publishers. ]
		April 4, 2008 Video game maker THQ sees buying opportunities: CEO ["It's going to create some opportunities because we are actively looking at every developer, every license out there and with our size now we can be more aggressive than larger, slower firms," Farrell said. ] Sega unveils Sonic Unleashed [in Russia? ]
		April 3, 2008 The Next Killer Mobile App ["AvaPeeps FlirtNation from Digital Chocolate"\ ] Shanda Interactive President Resigns ["Tang will be succeeded by Executive Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Qunzhao Tan, who is also a co-founder of the company." ]
		April 2, 2008 Samsung Unveils Mobile Application for Second Life ["whenever they want to and wherever they are." ] THQ Buys Elephant Entertainment [undisclosed sum...casual and online gaming market. ]
		April 1, 2008 Atari Grabs Another Sony Exec [bankruptcy coming soon??? ] Sony to Offer Movies on AT&T Phones ["streamed with advertisements in a loop and not be available on demand."?????? ]
		March 31, 2008 GameStop to Buy Free Record Shop Norway ["which will add retail 49 locations to its total." ] Further cutbacks force Sega Sammy to close Korean subsidiary ["The Korean outfit was responsible for distribution and sales of videogame software and the operation of amusement facilities in the region" ]
		March 28, 2008 Sega Sammy Scraps Yokohama Amusement Center Plan After Losses ["has already spent 22.6 billion yen to buy part of the land." ] EA Extends Deadline for Take-Two Offer [inevitable... ]
		March 27, 2008 Sony: PlayStation Network compromised ["there has been a possibility of unauthorized access to personal information on the PlayStation Store through PCs…" ] UPDATED: Sony Readying PS3 for Cheaper Blu-ray Discs ["The process used for creating the discs enables companies to upgrade existing facilities that produce CD-Rs and DVD-Rs to produce Blu-ray discs rather than kitting them out from scratch." ]
		March 26, 2008 Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid ["it's not enough." ] Master System games will go for $4 on US Wii [old content - new cash... ]
		March 25, 2008 Electronic Arts Added To Goldman’s Conviction Buy List ["up to 14 new game titles coming in the summer and fall" ] THQ Shares Jump After Citi Upgrade ["Says Game Publisher Will Fare Better in the Coming Year"??? ]