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Sony Outlines Gaming Turnaround, Sees PS3 Profitability In 2011
1:54AM Brian Crecente | Sony’s gaming division should start seeing profitability by the tail end of their 2010 fiscal year through cost reduction and “operational efficiencies”, Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer told a gathering of press and analysts today. More »
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The Decline Of The Video Game Business, In Picture Form
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | For some reason, bad news is often made worse when delivered via picture. There’s something about a steep decline on a chart that’s worse than any collection of words a writer can manage. More »
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Do Sports Games Offer Truly West – Japan Game Industry Competition?
3:20PM Brian Ashcraft | EA Sports exec has stated that the company is working to appeal to Japanese gamers. That work appears to have paid off: FIFA 10 is a hit in Japan. But could that be for a deeper reason? More »
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EA Acquires Pet Society Creator Playfish
2:20AM Mike Fahey | And you thought you spent a lot of money on Pet Society. EA just spent $US300 million on leading social network game creator Playfish, the team behind Pet Society, Restaurant City, and Country Story. More »
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More »
Australia Defies Global Industry Downturn, Grows 8% in 2009
1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More »
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Moore: EA Sports Working To Appeal To Japanese Gamers
1:30PM Owen Good | Electronic Arts’ push into Japan doesn’t exclude EA Sports, and on his official blog, that division’s boss, Peter Moore what his operation can do to invite more Japanese gamers to sports titles, specifically its FIFA franchise. More »
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Takeuchi: Japanese Gamers Need Western Gamers’ Curiosity
11:00AM Stephen Totilo | Usually, when a country’s gaming scene struggles, game creators take the heat. But an Edge interview with Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi suggests gamers could also be to blame. More »
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SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
1:20PM Owen Good | A contract proposal hammered out between the Screen Actors Guild and video game publishers was shot down after a union vote. A key sticking point seemed to be “atmospheric” work, in which one actor voices multiple minor characters. More »
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PS3 PAIN Developers Hit With Lay-Offs?
6:20AM Brian Crecente | The Colorado-based developers of PlayStation 3 downloadable game Pain were hit with lay-offs today, sources at the company tell Kotaku. More »
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