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October 2006

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Oct 31 12:15 Sony falls behind Japanese shipment target  
  12:00 New Euro publishing powerhouse emerges  
  10:00 Pro Evo sets new records  
Oct 30 16:15 Lara Croft goes back to the future  
  14:30 Silverstar acquires Empire  
  13:15 Microsoft profits rise as 360 losses fall  
  10:45 Oblivion crowned as king of the Joysticks  
Oct 27 16:00 Sega targets further studio deals  
  13:00 MP backs down on gov't regulation, calls for ‘partnership’  
  12:30 Zune unlikely to hit UK until 2008  
  11:15 Konami condemns early sellers  
Oct 26 18:30 Last chance to be a Guitar Hero  
  13:45 Asda slashes PS2 prices again  
  11:45 GDC will serve 'the industry's new ecosystem'  
  11:30 Activision revenue outstrips projections  
  10:45 Nintendo profits jump by a half  
Oct 25 16:00 Football Manager breaks records  
  13:45 Street date chaos as PES and Bully go on sale early  
  11:15 Now 2K Steams in  
Oct 24 18:45 Sony slams Lik-Sang statement as ‘sour grapes’  
  18:15 Ubisoft raises fiscal expectations  
  16:30 Lik-Sang closes after Sony lawsuits  
  14:45 Burning Crusade delayed, says Blizzard  
  10:30 FM2007 tops new chart pack  
Oct 23 17:15 Warner to swoop for slice of SCi  
  11:45 Sony crackdown on PS3 importers  
  11:30 Studios pull out of Halo movie  
Oct 20 17:45 Win a trip to Las Vegas  
  16:45 Rockstar hits back after Bully ban  
  12:45 Climax readies for restructure  
  12:30 Sony names PS3 launch titles, unveils net details  
  10:30 Microsoft to unleash Pro Evo bundle  
Oct 19 21:00 DS surges on with new £6m Xmas push  
  20:45 £11m launch spend for Nintendo Wii  
  16:30 360 goes on tour  
  13:15 MCV seeks the industry's brightest young talent  
  11:15 Sony profits crash after PC and PS3 troubles  
Oct 18 16:00 Broken street date forces FM2007 forward  
  15:15 Parliament laughs off anti-Bully speech  
  10:30 Microsoft: We’re 'paranoid'  
Oct 17 13:00 Future’s new PS3 title revealed  
  12:00 EA closes Warrington studio  
  12:00 Gamestation marketing supremo switches to GAME  
  10:45 FIFA claims chart hat-trick  
Oct 16 17:45 US games sales rise by a third  
  14:15 EA broadens online sales model  
  12:15 Bully cleared for release in US  
Oct 14 11:00 Date and venue set for invite-only E3  
Oct 13 17:30 Virgin returns to publishing  
  17:30 UMD has a future, insists Sony  
  17:30 Gamestation opens Xbox store  
  17:30 Play It boss criticises major PSP publishers  
  14:30 Be a Guitar Hero, win a Les Paul  
  14:00 Activision begins digital distribution  
  10:30 Nintendo’s helping hand to third parties  
Oct 12 13:30 Microsoft in Xbox child safety drive  
  11:45 Capcom closes major studio  
  11:00 PS3 online details revealed  
Oct 11 17:15 Comet backs Wii as Xmas top seller  
  10:45 PS3 already selling out in US  
Oct 10 14:30 Sony ex-boss: CPU delayed PS3  
  11:00 FIFA cements chart supremacy  
Oct 09 17:15 Consoles coming to Music Zone  
  14:00 PS3 software price revealed  
  11:15 Smaller stores next for Argos  
Oct 06 18:45 Tesco blames Asda as game prices collapse  
  18:00 Microsoft: 'Sony is unsure of its PS3 strategy'  
  17:30 PopCap downloads to Europe  
  16:00 Be a Guitar Hero, win a Les Paul Junior  
  13:30 Morgan steps up at GAME  
  10:45 Intel to buy Nvidia?  
  10:00 Recon shoots to victory at BAFTAs  
Oct 05 16:15 Future to launch new games mag  
  11:30 New Zoo studio rises  
Oct 04 17:00 Everquest and more for Koch Media  
  15:45 Sony online helps "Prevent trade-ins"  
  11:30 Government report says games can help teachers  
  11:30 Empty seats for Sainsbury as Summit disappoints  
Oct 03 17:30 Rein: Sony talk is ‘bullshit’  
  15:15 Sony share price falls  
  13:00 Nintendo predicts strongest ever financials  
  10:45 Shiny sale ends Atari selling spree  
  10:15 FIFA 07 nets top spot  
Oct 02 19:00 Gaming in school benefits kids  
  16:15 EA snaps up Battlefield developer  
  15:30 Microsoft offers Zune tunes for Xbox Points  
  11:00 Tesco’s 97p game shocker