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Riccitiello: Star Wars MMO 'solid and profitable'

Riccitiello: Star Wars MMO 'solid and profitable'

'Our plan was to break one million subscribers'

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Pachter: Dragon Age 3 devs 'loaned' to SWTOR

Wedbush securities analyst believes Bioware delayed Dragon Age to benefit Star Wars MMO

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Triple-A browser gaming 'a realistic scenario'

Triple-A browser gaming 'a realistic scenario'

Internet could host graphic intensive titles 'within the next few years', says Tim Sweeney

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Super Meat Boy dev: mobile schemes 'abusive'

Super Meat Boy dev: mobile schemes 'abusive'

Edmund McMillen speaks out against 'manipulative money making tactics'

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Exploitation of developers 'is getting worse'

Exploitation of developers 'is getting worse'

'If a publisher wants to find something that is wrong with a milestone, it's very easy for them to do' says David Doak

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Schappert: Why I left EA for Zynga

Schappert: Why I left EA for Zynga

Industry must follow changes in player habits, industry exec claims

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Big budget console model 'unsustainable'

Big budget console model 'unsustainable'

'It takes billions of dollars to create a system and takes years to get your money back', says Red 5 Studios CEO

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Goldeneye dev: 'Pretty much every FPS loses money'

Goldeneye dev: 'Pretty much every FPS loses money'

Not worth the risk except for Call of Duty and Battlefield, says Free Radical founder Steve Ellis

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Dice: Used games block 'win and a loss'

Dice: Used games block 'win and a loss'

Interim CEO Patrick Bach weighs ups and downs of next-gen second-hand sales

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WiiWare sales 'almost non-existent'

WiiWare sales 'almost non-existent'

'The window for release and success of software on the platform ended in 2009', claims indie publisher

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Racing games 'need next-gen' to save genre

Racing games 'need next-gen' to save genre

Blur, Split/Second and Motorstorm 'are too niche for the modern market', says Sumo's Gareth Wilson

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Pachter: EA Nexon deal a 'silly rumor'

Pachter: EA Nexon deal a 'silly rumor'

Wedbush Securities analyst says takeover 'cannot happen'

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Report: Nexon makes EA takeover bid

Report: Nexon makes EA takeover bid

Shares up by six per cent following buyout rumour

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Gabe Newell talks social gaming 'IPO priorities'

Gabe Newell talks social gaming 'IPO priorities'

Buzzing sector has triggered short-term profit plans, industry veteran claims

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Crytek exec backs next-gen 'pre-owned block'

Crytek exec backs next-gen 'pre-owned block'

Restricting sales of second-hand games 'would be awesome from a business perspective'

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Newell: Fan feedback is gaming's great advantage

Newell: Fan feedback is gaming's great advantage

'The closer developers are to their users, the more the line blurs between both'

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Valve: Bad games are industry's biggest problem

Valve: Bad games are industry's biggest problem

The games sector will 'live or die based on whether it can find new ways to make users happy', says Newell

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Valve confirms interest in building 'living-room and mobile hardware'

Valve confirms interest in building 'living-room and mobile hardware'

Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'

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Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions 'not falling'

Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions 'not falling'

'Light' server numbers due to decline in concurrent users, not subscribers, dev suggests

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Infinity Ward exec Bowling forms indie outfit

Infinity Ward exec Bowling forms indie outfit

'As an industry we have a lot to learn on how to treat talent' says ex-Call of Duty man

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Pincus: Initial team had too much power

Pincus: Initial team had too much power

Zynga CEO voices regret over initial handling of his 'founding team'

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Aardman: TV and games must 'talk the same language'

Aardman: TV and games must 'talk the same language'

To better work together the television and games sectors must share a common understanding, says digital boss

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Rumor: Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Valve

Rumor: Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Valve

Reported sighting gives rise to major speculation

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Miyamoto ponders A Link to the Past remake

Miyamoto ponders A Link to the Past remake

Nintendo's game wizard keen on 3DS version of SNES classic

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Video Games 'good for you' claims parenting expert

Video Games 'good for you' claims parenting expert

Author offers free downloadable guide for video games

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