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Poor Asian console sales shouldn't be blamed on piracy
GamesIndustry - September 19, 2008
Submitted by welshbloke (25) at 1:37AM PST on September 19, 2008
The slow performance of home consoles in Asian markets outside of Japan shouldn't be just blamed on piracy, according to Nexon CEO Joonmo Kwon. If publishers really want success in Asian markets, Kwon believes they must cater to the local demands, and that means increasing online services in regions that expect such features as standard.
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GameStop: PC Game Retail Sales, Diversity Decreasing Notably
GamaS - September 1, 2008
Submitted by Refreshment (45) at 6:29PM PST on September 18, 2008
" Talking to Gamasutra, GameStop executives have revealed that PC sales in their stores are down from a year ago, with the number of new PC retail games "down probably more than what I had anticipated", according to SVP Bob McKenzie -- but with spikes for key games like Lich King and Spore and digital downloads."
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Media Create Sales: 09/08 - 09/14
Media Create - September 17, 2008
Submitted by mrahaju (32) at 5:53AM PST on September 18, 2008
1. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 963,000 / NEW 2. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami) 119,000 / NEW 3. [360] Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix) 90,000 / NEW 4. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 - Nami ni Yureru Hihou (Namco Bandai) 61,000 / NEW 5. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Heaven (Nintendo) 56,000 / 723,000 For Complete list, see comment
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Q&A: Mark Jacobs past, present, and future
GameSpot - September 17, 2008
Submitted by drl21 (322) at 8:14PM PST on September 17, 2008
In the second part of GameSpot's interview with Mythic's CEO, the veteran designer discusses what's next in the MMOG genre, the newly launched Warhammer Online, and how he has managed to keep his studio afloat for 13 years.
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97% of American Kids Play Video Games
Breitbart - September 16, 2008
Submitted by mrahaju (32) at 5:35PM PST on September 17, 2008
—Ninety-seven percent of young respondents play video games. That's 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls, with little difference in the percentages among various racial and ethnic groups and incomes. In fact, 7 percent of those surveyed said they didn't have a computer at home, but did have a game console, such as PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. Nearly two-thirds play video games to socialize face-to-face with friends and family, while just over a quarter said they play with Internet friends
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Inquirer: Google to buy Valve
The Inquirer - September 17, 2008
Submitted by oznerol (87) at 7:34AM PST on September 17, 2008
There's nothing in the way of official confirmation at the moment, but tech website The Inquirer reports that "well-placed sources" are telling it that Google will be purchasing Valve "any second now." As the site points out, Google is likely less motivated by Valve's game development than its nigh-ubiquitous content distribution platform, Steam.
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SHOCKING : XBOX 360 > Wii in Japan Week 2 of Sep 2008
Famitsu - September 17, 2008
Submitted by noobie (104) at 3:40AM PST on September 17, 2008
-Enterbrain/Famitsu numbers -9/8～9/14 -28,681 hardware units sold -86,708 copies of Infinite Undiscovery sold -360 LTD at 717,275 -Wii sold 27,057 -PS3 sold 8,050 (Translated)
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Final Fantasy XIII Tops Most Wanted List In Japan
PSX - September 16, 2008
Submitted by noobie (104) at 1:12AM PST on September 17, 2008
Final Fantasy XIII sits firmly in the #1 slot, and that's hardly surprising. Final Fantasy Versus XIII falls in at #9, and both are well ahead of GTAIV, which barely makes the list at #13. Not surprisingly, Resident Evil 5 is in the top 3, and there's an obvious Nintendo and RPG presence. Here's the list:
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Castle Crashers Hits 250k Players, Fixes Coming
GamaS - September 1, 2008
Submitted by Refreshment (45) at 6:09PM PST on September 16, 2008
" Indie developer The Behemoth released Castle Crashers just over two weeks ago, and has told Gamasutra that the game has now reached 250,000 players, also revealing patch plans for the game and a 5-fold increase in Alien Hominid HD players due to CC's release. "
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Peter Moore: Sony didn’t deliver with the Emotion Engine...
VideoGaming247 - September 16, 2008
Submitted by noobie (104) at 7:09AM PST on September 16, 2008
"I was angry with Sony at the time [of Dreamcast’s demise], but in their shoes I probably would have done the same thing,” he said. “They did a tremendous job – and it’s a story they repeated in 2005 with Killzone – where they promised the consumer something they probably believed they were going to deliver, but they never did.
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