At TG Daily, Rob Enderle speculates at the possibility of Google entering the gaming market. The main reason he entertains this possibility is his opinion that the gaming marketplace is too confusing right now. He opines:
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A representative from Square-Enix informed the writers over at The Wiire that their WiiWare game, Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, would be released in North America on May 12 in time with the launch of WiiWare in the U.S. The game will cost $15 (or 1,500 Wii Points if you prefer imaginary currency).
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A report on Next-Gen describes a new initiative by the Metropolitan Police of London to bring together teenagers living in the Riverside Ward of Rotherhithe. According to the report: The Metropolitan Police have teamed with eSports broadcast channel XLeague.TV for the project. Microsoft, EA Sports and Packard Bell have been enlisted to support the first phase [...]
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After a business review, SCi Entertainment has announced that they will be radically restructuring their business. The main change, structurally, will be a move toward a studio-centric development model along the lines of what EA and Take-Two employ. The company will focus on its “cornerstone products, such as Tomb Raider, Hitman, Championship Manager and Deus [...]
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Over at Kotaku, Maggie Greene has posted an excellent article discussing the subtlety of sexuality in cinema and how such subtlety has yet to make its way into the realm of video games. The main thrust of her argument is that video games, by and large, use cheap tricks to insert sexuality into video games [...]
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At a conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, Activision’s CEO and chairman Bobby Kotick explained that Take-Two did not meet the requirements Activision has for acquisition. In an article on Games Industry, Kotick lays out those criteria:
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The SEC has been investigating THQ since 2006 over allegations that the company was “backdating” their stock option grants to allow for higher sales prices, but they have decided not to recommend any action be taken against THQ. It is not clear at this time whether this is a positive finding, meaning they have ruled [...]
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Take a look at how the ESRB ratings for each of the major consoles reflect their user base.
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According to an article at Next-Gen, Mike Hickey, an analyst with Janco Partners, speculated that EA’s bid for Take-Two could exceed $30 per share. This would increase the total amount by approximately $300 million to around $2.3 billion. Meanwhile, another analyst, Arvind Bhatia, suggested that the buyout would become hostile.
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In a move that shocks nobody, SEGA has announced that they an installation of Bass Fishing for the Wii is now available in North America. The press release is available at IGN. I have no doubt that this title will sell well given the Wii’s penetration in the casual market, but it’s difficult to get [...]
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