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EA Cuts Loose Bottom Third Of Its Game Lineup
10:20AM Mike Fahey | During a conference call regarding the company’s second-quarter financial results, EA’s John Schappert revealed that more than a dozen unannounced EA titles had been cut from production as part of its cost reduction plan. More »
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Microsoft’s John Schappert Leaves Msoft For EA, Not Being Replaced
6:00AM Stephen Totilo | For the second time in three years, the man who led the E3 briefing for the Xbox 360 has left Microsoft to take a job at Electronic Arts. More »
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The Great Chain Interview, Part 3: Sony Questions Sony, Who Questions Shane Kim
6:00AM Stephen Totilo | The cliffhanger at the end of yesterday’s Chain Interview had Xbox exec John Schappert wanting to know what a Sony exec thinks of Xbox Live. Let’s get past the halfway point with an answer. More »
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It’s Too Early To Discuss Whether Xbox 360 Could Do OnLive
5:00AM Stephen Totilo | Remember the possible gaming revolution that will or could be OnLive? We recently connected some dots and asked Microsoft if they could be a part of it. We received an answer and a compliment. More »
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Great Chain Interview, Pt 2: Metroid Guy To Xbox Guy To PS3 Guy
5:00AM Stephen Totilo | When last we left off, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto was asking me to ask Metroid designer Yoshio Sakamoto when he wants Miyamoto to retire… More »
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3:40AM Stephen Totilo | This fall, an Xbox 360 game will have the word “gay” in its title. But will 360 gamers be able to call themselves gay by then? More »
Microsoft: Gay Tony OK, Gay Gamer Tags Not Yet
3:40AM Stephen Totilo | This fall, an Xbox 360 game will have the word “gay” in its title. But will 360 gamers be able to call themselves gay by then? More »
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Is Microsoft Using 3DV Systems Tech For Natal? No Idea
8:20AM Michael McWhertor | Ever wanted to see Microsoft’s John Schappert dance? Ask him what’s in the Xbox 360’s “Project Natal” hardware, specifically if it uses 3DV Systems’ technology, which Microsoft was rumoured to have purchased earlier this year. More »
Welcome To the Family: A Letter From Xbox 360’s John Schappert
12:00AM Brian Crecente | Welcome to the Family is a series of three letters that will run this week from the heads of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. More »
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 Can ‘Handle’ Metal Gear Solid 4
9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | In the wake of Konami telling a Japanese investor site that it was “looking into” an Xbox 360 version of MGS4, Microsoft is now quoted as saying that the Xbox 360 can “handle” MGS4. With Final Fantasy XIII now multi-plat, that argument seems like it could very well hold water. According to John Schappert, the firm’s corporate vice-president of Live, Software and Services: More »
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