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Xbox 360 Owners “Defecting” To PS3 For Sequels?

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows. More »
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Report: Nintendo Might Cut Profit Forecast

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | According to Bloomberg, Nintendo could very well cut its earning forecast and announce that annual profit will decline. The reason? Decreasing Wii sales and the strong Japanese yen. More »
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EA Stock Soars On Microsoft Buyout Rumours

7:40AM Mike Fahey | Rumours can be powerful forces in the economy, as evidenced by an 8.1% rise in Electronic Arts stock today following unsubstantiated rumours that Microsoft was interested in buying the publisher out. More »
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Analyst Sees StarCraft II Inevitably Delayed To 2010

9:20AM Michael McWhertor | Blizzard set its sights on one “front line release” for 2009, a title that we expected to be StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the first of three StarCraft II games. One analyst isn’t so sure Blizzard can make it. More »
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My Pirate, My Friend

1:00AM Brian Crecente | Piracy, the video game industry’s multi-billion dollar problem, may have met its match. More »
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Pachter: Used Games Sales At 100 Mil Annually In U.S., Not A Threat

9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Gaming’s most-quoted financial analyst shared some unconventional wisdom about used games today. More »
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Bethesda’s Big Move

8:00AM Brian Crecente | When Oblivion and Doom meet, the Fallout is bound to yield surprises; and perhaps offer some insight into the future of the video game industry. More »
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Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop

10:40AM AJ Glasser | Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter — the guy that was so harsh on the PSPgo’s price tag — thinks the Wii will drop to $US199.99 this holiday season More »
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Analyst: Sony’s $249 PSP Go Is “Too Much”

10:00AM Michael McWhertor | PSPgo, the newest addition to the PlayStation family, will carry a premium price of $US249 USD when it launches this October. That’s $US80 more than the PSP-3000, a figure considered too high by gamers and at least one analyst. More »
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Famous People Sell Games Better Than Game Reviewers

6:00AM Stephen Totilo | Publishers should recognise that the televised appearance of celebrities in their underwear hyping Guitar Hero is helping that series beat its better-reviewed competition, according to a gaming analyst. More »