Rumor Control: Xbox 360 shortages and the P$$$3
This week: Microsoft's next-gen dev kit, the 360's preloaded "game," and the price tag for ATI's Half-Life 2 deal.
This week: Microsoft's next-gen dev kit, the 360's preloaded "game," and the price tag for ATI's Half-Life 2 deal.
[UPDATE] Ratings board embarks on investigation of claims the Rockstar best-seller had explicit content hidden in code--claims the publisher denies.
Buying spree by Viacom CEO increases pace; analyst says the move could foreshadow continued advances.
Tiger Telematics to "streamline" Euro offices, will open LA beachhead as US launch looms and legal battles mount.
California assemblyman and game-restriction advocate Leland Yee claims ESRB's "conflict of interest" is behind Rockstar game's M rating.
[UPDATE] THQ bucks a mostly down day on Wall Street, rising over $2 on high volume.
MTV will integrate poker title into programming; Myelin Media founder Gene Mauro deals out the details.
Operation Site Down scrambles agents worldwide; warez operators in San Francisco, Charlotte, and Chicago are busted in US.
DFC Intelligence projects minimum 44 percent revenue increase in next three years regardless of next-gen console wars.
Cross-promotion will blur lines between game, brands, programming. L.A. Rush to be first collaborative effort.
Researchers in the UK find consumers willing to purchase pirated games and music, in spite of aggressive awareness campaigns.
Higher revenues offer no relief to ballooning expenses; CEO admits to "disappointing quarter, well below our expectations."
PricewaterhouseCoopers report sees networked, mobile gaming driving increased spending through 2009.
Legal analyst joins debate; adds her firepower to fury over gritty urban title.
Outgoing Matrix Online leader Jason Hall and new keeper of all things MXO, SOE's John Smedley, talk about the recent transaction and transition.
Microsoft's Peter Moore continued the next-gen boasting, bashing, and boosting, saying an early release date gives his company the edge.
The deals pile up for former GTA designer David Jones as he signs on for flight of 360 titles.
SEC docs point to stock sales this month that add up to more than $22 million.
[UPDATE] Warner Bros. unloads The Matrix Online; licenses property to Sony Online Entertainment in deal that includes rights for SOE to create next-gen MMO game based on DC Comics superheroes.
Best Buy spike in profits coincides nicely with analyst's speculation that retailers will allocate increased shelf space to games over the coming years.
Close Combat developer lands deal to create training sims for US gov't; Destineer pres tells us what he can.
UBS and Wedbush Morgan experts predict a light at the end of the tunnel for the French publisher...eventually.
Q4 revs are off slightly, but costs add up as company reports net loss of $9.1 million. Humongous studio on the chopping block.
Ballmer backs Xbox boss in attempt to boost music business.
Global Independent Research born of former TerraNova Institutional staffers; new company maintains tech, game biz coverage.
On speculation of EA buyout, French game publisher hits new 52-week high on Paris exchange, up over 16 percent.
[UPDATE] Trading almost four times normal its volume, ERTS closes up $4.50 on speculation of significant news tomorrow.
Waiting period expires with no comment from FTC; companies now seek OK from shareholders.
Prince of Persia creator resurfaces...on PBS? Documentary on chapter in LA's history latest work from celebrated game maker.
Caparro had accepted new job offer one week before E3, is faulted for withholding that fact from analysts and colleagues.
Q2 finances see slight spikes in sales but turnaround in profits; early Psychonauts sales and TV Arcade line heralded by company execs.
Blizzard and partner The9.com take hit MMORPG on the road. Are Chinese gamers ready for gaming in 3D?
The Nintendo Revolution as the winner? The Xbox as a paperweight? PS3's bodacious Blu-ray bet--wise choice? One analyst discusses and disses the new hardware platforms shown at E3.
Yoshihiro Maruyama mounts a campaign to breathe new life into the Microsoft agenda in Japan.
Softbank Capital Partners Craig Cooper has come to E3 looking for the next sure thing to invest in. Want to know what he's looking for? Read on...
Sony exec punches a few holes in the launch logic of Microsoft; claims early lead holds little advantage.
What will you do when the console wars are declared over? Will it mean the end of the world as we know it? Starcom's Rishad Tobaccowala has the answer, and ...
Colonel Casey Wardynski has been the US Army's go-to guy when it comes to its free first-person shooter. This year, he's back at E3, with new tales from the battlefield.
Will the comic book publisher make a move to bring game-making in-house as it just did with its movie business? Media and game guys Tim Rothwell and Ames Kirshen give ...
You like hip-hop? You like games? You're gonna love what Def Jam Enterprises has up its sleeve for gamers and the industry. Live from New York, Kevin Liles speaks the ...
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