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	Mad Catz signs Rock Band licensing deal Mad Catz has signed a multi-year licensing deal to create instrument peripherals for Harmonix and MTV's Rock Band game
	Slitherine targets US with History Channel backing Ambitious UK outfit Slitherine Strategies hopes to crack the US market with the backing of The History Channel, as it expands from its niche PC market to tackle home and handheld consoles.
	New Games Eden event announced Games Eden, the networking organisation established late last year for the videogames industry in Cambridge and the surrounding area, has announced plans to hold its second event next month.
	Verbinski to keynote D.I.C.E. 2008 Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is to keynote this year's D.I.C.E. Summit, taking place in Las Vegas, February 6 – 8.
	Sony, Nintendo see shares slump A combination of continuing global financial uncertainty, concerns over exports, and the weak dollar saw the Tokyo Stock Exchange suffer a 4.5 per cent fall today.
	BlueBay increases Infogrames holding Following on from Infogrames Entertainment's statement earlier in the week that its EUR 150 million convertible bond was fully subscribed, it has now emerged that BlueBay Asset Management has increased its stake in the company to more than 25 per cent.
	Xbox Live users to receive free Arcade game Following a number of connectivity issues with the Xbox Live service over the Christmas period, Microsoft is to offer all its subscribers globally a free Xbox Live Arcade game as a "token of appreciation."
	Worldwide Xbox 360 sales reach 17.7 million Microsoft has announced that over 17.7 million Xbox 360 units have been sold worldwide since launch.
	Virgin Megastores game sales up 111.9% Virgin has announced Q4 financial results for its Virgin Megastores retailers, reporting growth of 11.5 per cent over the same quarter last year
	Futurist Kurzweil to give GDC keynote The organisers of the 2008 Game Developers Conference have announced that Ray Kurzweil will be giving a keynote speech entitled "The Next 20 Years of Gaming."
	SOE appoints Slagle as PR manager Sony Online Entertainment has appointed Matt Slagle to the newly-created role of public relations manager
	Forbes: Nvidia is company of the year Forbes business magazine has chosen Nvidia as its "Company of the Year" for 2007
	Real Madrid signs deal with Virgin Play Real Madrid Football Club has signed an exclusive deal with Virgin Play to develop three properties running across gaming consoles, online and mobile
	THQ confirms WALL/E rights THQ has announced that it has obtained the rights to publish a videogame based on the forthcoming WALL/E movie from Disney/Pixar.
	Game Connection America nears deadline Following a successful event in Lyon at the beginning of December last year, the organisers behind the Game Connection events have issued a reminder that the exhibitor deadline for this year's Game Connection America will pass in ten days' time.
	Activision's Beenox studio to create more original titles Activision's Beenox studio is to ramp up the production of original content for its publisher and owner following the success of Bee Movie Game – the first title it has created from scratch.
	Play.com enjoys "best Christmas ever" The PlayStation 3 was one of the big winners in the last quarter of 2007 for Play.com as the company reported a 24 per cent jump in sales over the previous year.
	Develop issues call for papers The Develop Conference organisers have issued a call for papers for this year's event, taking place in Brighton in the last week of July.
	Tomb Raider Anniversary developer eyes PlayStation Network Following the successful release of Tomb Raider Anniversary over Xbox Live, Crystal Dynamics' Riley Cooper has told GamesIndustry.biz that Sony's PSN should offer more flexibility for delivering future titles.
	Pepsi launches Mexico games initiative PepsiCo has launched an initiative in Mexico called Live Healthily, which will aim to teach a million children to make better decisions regarding the food that they eat using a videogame.

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