Take-Two In Talks With Ubisoft

JUNE 10, 2008 • While Take-Two Interactive’s board of directors holds out for a better cash offer from Electronic Arts, Forbes magazine speculated that the former is negotiating with another takeover suitor: Ubisoft. During a June 5 financial conference call, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick admitted he had held discussions with other interested parties. Ubisoft declined to comment. Impact: Ubisoft has a better reputation for working with acqu.....

New RPGs For 360 In Japan

JUNE 10, 2008 • In an effort to spur Japanese interest in the Xbox 360, Microsoft unveiled a number of new RPGs for the platform from Japanese studios. Included in the Tokyo presentation were three titles from Square Enix: Star Ocean 4, Infinite Undiscovery, and Last Remnant. The developer has not released it franchises on the Xbox 360 previously. Also shown was Tales of Vesperia from Namco Bandai. Impact:  The Xbox 360 has been far stronger in the .....

MSFT Says XBLA Needed Trim

JUNE 5, 2008 • Microsoft Entertainment product management director Aaron Greenberg told MTV that the division was not happy with the difficulty in finding titles available via Xbox Live Arcade, which led to a recently imposed de-listing policy.  “I think a lot of that is we built Xbox Live Market.....

Sony Closes London Studio

JUNE 4, 2008 • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has permanently ceased development on two PS3 games from its London studio: The Getaway 3 and Eight Days. Personnel and resources that were freed up will be directed to other projects nearing completion. Impact: The Getaway was a big hit in Europe for the PlayStation 2 and SCEE acquired its developer Team Soho in 2002.  However the 2004 follow-up, The Getaway: Black Monday was a di.....

Big Fish In the Casual Pond

JUNE 02, 2008 • After only six years in operation, Big Fish Games is living up to its name. With operations in North America, Germany, France, Spain and Japan; this online casual operation has a growing impact on the segment worldwide. The company was also early into the social networking area .....

Wii Sells Well In Korean Market

JUNE 2, 2008 • Since its launch in South Korea on April 26, the Korea Times reported that only 35,000 to 40,000 Wiis have been sold in the market. Nintendo Co. Ltd. has not announced official sales figures for South Korea, but the estimates indicate that Korean gamers are not happy with the region coding that pre.....

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