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    Premium PSN service planned, won't affect online gaming 21/11/2009 06:57:00

    Sony caused a bit of a stir when a slide from its recent investor conference alluding to a paid online PlayStation Network subscription service was unearthed by The Examiner. With thoughts of a PSN equivalent of Xbox Live Gold worrying gamers, Sony quieted the uprising by assuring VG247 that if any subscription-based service was created, non-paying users would still be able to play their favorite games online for free, as the company stated that the subscription would only apply to "premium content and services."
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    BioShock 2 special edition announced 21/11/2009 06:59:00

    Most special editions aren't all that special -- they include goofy items that are destined to collect dust in gamers' closets and provide little in the way of cool content that properly accompany the games. Modern Warfare 2 night vision goggles, I'm looking at you.
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    Dark Void film rights purchased, Brad Pitt rumoured to star 20/11/2009 09:55:00

    Capcom's upcoming flight-shooter Dark Void isn't even out yet (it's due January 12) but it's already attracted the attention of Hollywood elite. Capcom announced earlier today that they had reached an agreement with Brad Pitt's film production company, Plan B Entertainment.
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    Apple looks for 'AAA developer' for internal video game team 17/11/2009 09:51:00

    While the iPhone has become a powerful force in the portable gaming market, it has done so almost entirely due to software created by third parties.
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    New Xbox Live record: Two million players at one time 14/11/2009 07:16:00

    Earlier today, G4TV reported that a Microsoft exec recently boasted that this past Tuesday was the biggest day in the history of Xbox Live, with over two million players on the service simultaneously. Xbox spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb corroborated the achievement with a celebratory tweet earlier today.
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    NPD: Uncharted 2 leads October sales, Wii outsells PS3 13/11/2009 12:22:00

    We've just received the NPD sales results for October 2009, and it looks the new releases and price drops have brought about some big changes on the charts. On the hardware side, in the Wii's first full month at US$200, Nintendo's console managed to outsell every other system, including the DS. The PlayStation 3's sales cooled significantly in its second price-dropped month, as the system went from selling almost 500,000 consoles to a little over 300,000. That's almost a 40 percent drop. Meanwhile, the PSP Go did little to change Sony's fortune for October, as PSP sales actually dropped compared to September. The Xbox 360 also saw a lull in sales, as the system sold around 100,000 less units than it did in September. Here is the entire hardware rankings for October.
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    Men dressed as Mario & Luigi wanted on assault charges 13/11/2009 09:31:00

    The New York Daily News has a story (found on Kotaku) of two criminals who have besmirched the Mario Brothers' name more than anything before.
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    Report: 1 million Xbox Live members banned for piracy 13/11/2009 09:44:00

    Information Week released a story earlier today revealing that Microsoft has banned around 1 million Xbox Live members the company believes are playing pirated games via modified hardware.
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    EA cutting back on new IP, increasing franchise frequency 12/11/2009 06:23:00

    A new article posted on Develop seems to indicate that losses and layoffs from the last financial quarter will cause EA to revert to its old publishing mindset of sustaining its most profitable franchises, and eschewing non-licenced new titles (like Mirror's Edge and Brutal Legend). In the article, EA CEO John Riccitello is quoted as saying the kinds of series that will continue to thrive under EA's banner in the future "are selling or have sold in their most recent edition 2 million units or more."
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    Mafia Wars creator: 'We did every horrible thing in the book' 12/11/2009 11:44:00

    Earlier this week, we delivered the news that EA purchased the social-networking focused developer Playfish for $300 million.
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    Natal launch rumors -- Nov. 2010, US$50-85, 14 games 12/11/2009 07:32:00

    British game business site MCV has divulged rumored details of Project Natal's launch that have reportedly been provided to developers during Microsoft demos of the motion-sensing technology. The biggest (potential) details? That the device will release in November of 2010, for a price ranging between US$50 and US$85.
 
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