The Activision Blizzard Deal That Almost Wasn't |
| Negotiations between giant corporations can be sticky business. The mega merger between Activision and Vivendi Games nearly fell apart during the course of a year-long negotiation period. |
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Square Enix Says Acquisitions and Alliances 'Cornerstone of Growth Strategy' |
| Final Fantasy XIII may not be ripe for release yet, but the market is ripe for acquisitions, said Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. |
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Wii Fit Tops 1.2 Million Sold in Japan; PSP vs. DS Battle Tightens |
| Will Wii Fit take off in America? We won't know until Q2 of this year, but the Japanese sure like it, buying close to 1.3 million units so far. The PSP has also closed in on the DS in the latest weekly data. |
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Did Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sell 500,000 in Japan? |
| Big one-day numbers associated with the highly-anticipated Wii game, Nintendo has yet to confirm. |
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Third-Party Rock Band Mic Doesn't Party with Wii |
| Company's three console mic only works on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. |
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Chuck D, Just Blaze Are Chosen Ones for NBA Ballers |
| The famously outspoken musical front man and the legendary music producer will lend their talents to the latest title in the NBA Ballers franchise. Makes living the NBA dream seem all the more real. |
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Revs to April 17 |
| Racing fans finally get a full 1080p version of the game they really wanted. |
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Website Details Compensation for Hot Coffee Lawsuit |
| If you lived in the U.S. and bought the first edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, then you're entitled to money damages. Maximum benefits are only $35, however. |
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'Buzz!' Followed with Sting as SCEE Faces Lawsuit |
| A company by the name of Buzztime Entertainment isn't very happy with SCEE's Buzz! video games for the PS2. Buzztime believes the games are violating its trademarks. |
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Burnout is In-Game Ad Paradise |
| The newly released racing game features in-game ads out the wazoo. Among the brands featured in Burnout Paradise are Burger King, Diesel, Gillette, CompUSA.com, and JL Audio. |
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Crytek Targets PS3, Xbox 360 at GDC |
| The developer behind EA's Crysis will be showing off its CryENGINE 2 technology running on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 for the first time. |
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ECA Urges Fox to Issue Correction; Fox Lets Lawrence Take the Fall |
| ECA president Hal Halpin has issued a letter to Fox. At the same time, Fox has now quoted Cooper Lawrence's admission that she was wrong, but Fox itself failed to take responsibility. |
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Codemasters Enter Jumpgate |
| The new MMORPG from Codemasters Online was revealed today and it is described as "the definitive space combat MMO." The NetDevil developed product is said to have a new sort of "action style gameplay." |
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Achievement Unlocked: GameStrata Tracks Stats Across Consoles and PC |
| Game site takes on the ambitious goal of tracking gamer achievements and skills on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC. We chat with the co-founder about this unique new service. |
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Spore Delay Until Late '08 Likely, says Analyst |
| It certainly wouldn't be a huge surprise, but analyst Mike Hickey is now saying it's likely that the much anticipated Spore won't debut until Fall/Winter of this year. |
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cdv Picks Up Sacred 2: Fallen Angel |
| Just in case you didn't get your fill with Hellgate: London, the long anticipated action/RPG, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, officially has a U.S. publisher in cdv Software Entertainment. |
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Author Apologizes for Mass Effect Comments |
| Fox 'sex'pert Cooper Lawrence has told The New York Times that she's now seen Mass Effect and she regrets having criticized the game. BioWare said they were "hurt." |
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Kingdom Under Fire II Announced |
| Actually the fifth game in the series, the game will not follow the action/RPG path of Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom, instead going with the action/RTS set up of its predecessors. |
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Standalone Rock Band Instruments Start Shipping on Feb 12 |
| Looking to rock your gamer's world this Valentine's Day? Forget the chocolates. |
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Xbox Division Posts First-Half Profit |
| Who says the Xbox 360 is a loss leader? Microsoft is halfway through its fiscal year and the Xbox division has posted an operating income of $524 million. Halo 3 no doubt played big part in that. |
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