MGS4 and GTA4 impressions
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Top 100 selling games in the last 12 months.
Link on how they got these numbers
Note: These are only numbers for North America and Europe. Sigma is likely in the 800k-1M range with the inclusion of Japan.

Another note: The 2 top selling games actually cheat when it comes to HDTV resolutions.

And another:It seems that getting away from World War 2 combat was probably the best thing to happen to COD.

The last 12 months seem to be much healthier for the industry compared to the 12 months before it.
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Nintendo Media Summit
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Gears2 podcast

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Top selling games analysis
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Firmware (v.2.30) Details and Store Walkthrough
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RE5 video now in English.

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Bonus Round: GTA4

EA owning rockstar isn't that bad but own all of Take 2... I'm really not sure if gamers should be happy with it.

Resistance 2 debut Teaser
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Don King's Prizefighter
It is a shame that we will never see a Fight Night 4 compete with it or at least not one make by EA Chicago.
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The whole story

Capcom aquiring a Western developer in next two years 'is a given'

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Demos may actually hurt game sales

I have no worries about the Ninja Gaiden 2 demo but I will say that I remember the demo for the first game turning people off. From what I have seen over the years I have started to notice that

• A demo must represent the final product the best it can. Glitches and unfinished gameplay in a demo can destroy a game's chances of hitting it big. In the case of an RPG its best to start at the beginning and let the player level up while action games its best that more abilities are in place in the demo than normal.
• A bad demo will not be forgiven.
• Demos are really for games that a company isn't confident that they could sell without one. New IPs are the best candidates for a demo but the above list item must be followed.
• An extremely well put together trailer is the best way to get people's attention.

New IPs like Gears of War did not need a demo and instead relied on reviews and word of mouth to make it as big as it did.
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Nvidia GPU Physics Engine Up And Running, Almost

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SoulCalibur 1 headed to Xbox Live Arcade
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GTA4 UK ad
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Rumor: GTA 4 may be the first regular(Non-MMO,Non-PC simulation game)Xbox 360 game to have an optional install.
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Namco Bandai Editors' Day 08
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Nintendo finishes March with top hardware and top software sales

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Developing An Epic: Nakazato On Lost Odyssey And The Future I hope AQI is able to one day find an "it" game to put them on the map and I wish them the best.

quote:

RN: Well, I guess, of course we have to make games that are accepted in the Western market, but we also have to stand out, so we just can't mimic those games that are already out there in the States.

Yep, like making a stealth game based on a western style gameplay that at least 20 other western developers have tried and many have failed. That doesn't sound like a good idea to me but...
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New Wii Games Find a Big (but Stingy) Audience Brawl ended up selling 2.7 million but I still think the article has some relevance especially when talking about the audience of the system.

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Dev interview:what went wrong and how they plan to do better next time.
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Another March NPD analysis
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Rumor: Sony to unveil PS3 video service in July

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Way of the Ninja...a different Ninja.
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Soul Calibur IV Director Denies Yoda's Unfair Advantage, Talks Online Play And Street Fighter IV

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COD5 primarily set in the Pacific Theater.
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Capcom's cover art mistake.
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Wii Forecast for the next FY: 25m
DS Forecast for the next FY: 28m

Wii Software forecast for the next FY: 177m
DS software forecast for the next FY: 187m

24.45 million Wii LTD, 70.6 million DS LTD

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Infinite Undiscovery
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Gears 2 scan
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Seems like the hard drive installation on the 360 was not true. Would have been nice to be given the option though.

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Warning offensive content ahead.
GTA4 media blowout.

Euphoria tech demo

Gun Club

Playboy X

LCPD

Nico Belic intro
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Bonus Round: The anatomy of a gametrailer. Part 1

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Interview with Crytek.
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Infogrames acquires Atari Inc. for 11 million USD #1

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Bonus Round: Anatomy of a trailer part 2
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Yoshiki Okamoto: Japan's Game Maverick Speaks

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