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August 2007

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Aug 31 15:56 GC to expand further after biggest ever show  
  15:06 ELSPA to ‘address’ Cameron comments with Tories  
  14:53 BBFC Fights Back against David Cameron's mini-manifesto  
  14:49 Are you the top brain in games?  
  14:32 Vivendi: 'UK is our flagship market'  
  14:28 Pivotal Q4 ahead for 'new' Midway, says CEO  
  13:42 Gaming muscles in on television sector  
  13:28 Most creative games will be on Wii, says Sega boss  
  12:54 28 ChoicesUK stores shut down by administrator  
  12:40 Mass Effect given street date  
  11:46 Woolworths launches star studded ad campaign  
  11:19 Games Media Awards finalists revealed  
  11:03 COMMENT: Cameron’s attack is worse news for him than us  
Aug 30 16:20 Manhunt 2 release authorised in EU country  
  16:16 First half sales boost for DSGi  
  15:35 Dragon Quest dev working on football RPG  
  15:32 Dev confirms work on first Wii Software title  
  15:18 Al King returns with online gaming service  
  13:06 BioShock storms to number one in Aussie charts  
  11:30 Halo 3 development complete  
  11:12 LocoRoco PS3 dated in Japan  
  11:06 Wii hits one million sales in UK  
  11:06 Nintendo to sign new PR agency?  
  10:54 Logitech to produce new Wii controller  
Aug 29 18:33 Commodore Gaming invades North America  
  17:43 ‘Significant interest’ in ChoicesUK buyout, says administrator  
  16:16 EA Playground release date announced  
  14:48 High Street feels the Bank Holiday blues  
  14:43 Need for Speed ProStreet dated  
  14:42 Ninja Theory leaps into Blu-Ray debate  
  14:40 VF5 to skip Japan on 360?  
  13:55 MEDIA SPECIAL  
  13:55 MEDIA SPECIAL  
  13:33 Revitalised N-Gage unveiled  
  11:57 Online-enabled GT5 Prologue here by year end  
  11:47 Rockstar still in the dark over Manhunt 2 UK appeal  
  11:10 ESRB remains tight-lipped about Manhunt 2 decision  
  11:09 Codies partners with IGA  
  09:45 UK CHARTS: Bioshock is the Daddy  
Aug 28 16:27 Atari strikes deal with Mercury  
  16:18 PopCap unveils 'largest ever casual games research'  
  16:16 Ex-Atari execs move to Paradox  
  13:27 History repeating itself  
  13:27 History repeating itself  
  13:26 Best of GC 2007 revealed  
  13:14 The new Hollywood?  
  13:01 New Shrek title to arrive on DS  
  11:05 David Cameron launches attack on violent games  
  10:39 Curran and Guthrie step up at THQ  
Aug 24 18:08 COMMENT: Warner toons into games  
  16:27 Warner to take back licences in new games blitz  
  16:27 ELSPA welcomes politicians’ games plans  
  15:48 PC Retail Awards categories revealed  
  15:39 Nintendo denies production delays  
  15:33 Manhunt 2 cleared for release in US  
  15:28 No value label coming for Wii  
  15:19 Xbox: ‘Our cut-price console will steal consumers from PS3’  
  15:14 Guitar Hero III ‘rock-off’ set to entertain GMAs  
  14:45 Labour: ‘We DO take games seriously’  
  11:42 Woolworths selling PS3 at ‘all time low’ price  
  11:40 Call for ‘fringe’ events at LGF  
  11:27 FEATURE: Labour and Tories join the debate on games  
  11:14 Leipzig highlights online now  
  10:34 Political Games - Part 2  
  10:34 Political Games - Part 2  
  10:29 Political Games - Part 1  
  10:29 Political Games - Part 1  
Aug 23 19:33 Disney's Joy Story  
  19:33 Disney's Joy Story  
  18:25 Gamestop profits up sevenfold  
  16:23 EA to launch own PC download site  
  16:17 Halo-themed 360 to retail for £279.99  
  14:20 GC LEIPZIG: Pro Evo coming to Wii  
  13:03 GC LEIPZIG: Activision reveals release date for Call of Duty 4  
  12:13 GC LEIPZIG: Ubisoft signs up to Games For Windows  
  12:10 New tennis game for Wii on the way  
  11:39 Prima and Piggyback to publish Halo 3 Official Guide  
Aug 22 19:53 GC LEIPZIG: Sony forecasts 140 million PlayStations in PAL by 2010  
  19:52 GC LEIPZIG: Sony confirms 1.3 million PS3 sales in Europe  
  19:07 GC LEIPZIG: Sony’s PSP announcements  
  18:45 The rise of Mac gaming  
  18:45 The rise of Mac gaming  
  18:34 GC LEIPZIG: Sony’s PS3 announcements  
  16:25 Harrison: 360-to-PS3 ports are dying out  
  14:59 Koch snaps up former Rockstar chiefs’ studio  
  14:53 GC LEIPZIG: Show opens with record figures  
  14:45 GC LEIPZIG: Microsoft revives Sidewinder brand  
  14:44 GC LEIPZIG: Expo awards nominees announced  
  11:28 GC LEIPZIG: PS2 Rock Band coming to Europe  
Aug 21 16:20 FEATURE: Your guide to Leipzig  
  15:54 Take 2 man heads up Viacom's games assault  
  15:48 Leipzig  
  15:48 Leipzig  
  15:30 EA Mobile appoints new marketing manager  
  14:52 US CHARTS: Bioshock tops Amazon.com charts  
  14:00 ChoicesUK set for administration  
  13:11 505 Games sponsors new Sky quiz show  
  13:00 Epic Games snaps up Polish studio  
  11:27 New individual format charts revealed  
  11:11 Midway ready to wow Leipzig expo  
  10:39 UK CHARTS: No disguising Transformers’ success  
Aug 20 18:42 Popcorn Arcade: We'll be biggest Wii developer  
  17:32 Mastertronic and Rising Star form alliance  
  16:28 Argos guns for bigger video game presence  
  13:19 Industry bowling tournament unveiled  
  11:33 Wii production push delayed  
  11:24 ANALYSIS: Territory report: Germany  
  11:13 Atari threatened with Nasdaq delisting  
  11:00 Microsoft cuts 360 price, rolls out Elite  
Aug 17 16:22 Bonanza of PS3 titles dated  
  15:52 HMV in image overhaul  
  15:02 Rising Star looks to expand team  
  14:44 Tories: ‘We’ll come to industry’s rescue’  
  13:15 Foundation 9 snaps up Sumo Digital  
  12:49 COMMENT: Retail’s love triangle  
  12:48 Atari teams up with 1C  
  12:24 GameStop in for Gamestation after competition enquiry?  
  12:18 A Smart Korea Move  
  12:18 A Smart Korea Move  
  11:38 MTV to splash £250m on games  
  11:13 Wii-style controller to hit PS2  
Aug 16 17:30 New website for PC Retail  
  16:19 Activision: Downloads ‘not as successful as we’d like’  
  16:12 GameSpy incorporated into Unreal Engine 3  
  14:14 ABCs: 360 and Nintendo mags up, PlayStation decline continues  
  12:00 EIEF videos online  
  11:44 GameDaily gets a facelift  
  11:13 Sierra snaps up Aliens/Predator licence  
Aug 15 14:00 Wii eyes up UK market leadership  
  13:57 EA responds to PS3 Madden criticism  
  12:17 AUSSIE CHARTS: Singstar 90s debuts in top spot  
  12:13 Virtual worlds, real research  
  12:07 Walking on air  
  12:07 Walking on air  
  12:01 Brash makes new publishing move  
  11:56 Now Epic questions 360 disc capacity  
  11:51 Rock Band to miss Europe in ‘07?  
  11:34 Wideload opens splinter firm  
Aug 14 15:56 Miyamoto: We need more fun, less difficult games  
  15:45 Rockstar Leeds boss: ‘Manhunt ban is an attack on industry’  
  15:15 Nod given to HDD-only 360 titles  
  15:11 EIF: Home abuse could result in online ban  
  15:01 New titles step up Warner’s Euro assault  
  14:08 Xbox Live user base reaches 7.1 million  
  13:11 Microsoft allows consumer use of IP  
  12:57 Nikitova moves into games development  
  12:04 Back to School Special  
  12:04 Back to School Special  
  11:47 Eidos’ real heroine  
Aug 13 19:47 Microsoft reveals new XNA dev tool  
  19:10 UK CHARTS: Transformers holds firm at top  
  16:20 Nvidia achieves record increase in revenue  
  16:20 Apple's iPhone to take on Nintendo?  
  16:19 No wi-fi on full-speed PSP  
  16:13 Play.com gets exclusive Commodore Gaming rights  
  15:23 Gran Turismo details skid into view  
  15:21 Second Halo 3 beta already underway?  
  15:19 Riddick under lock and key until ‘08  
  13:31 Sega on Q4 '07  
  13:30 EIF: Guillemot predicts market boom  
  13:12 UK July video games sales  
  13:12 UK July video games sales  
  11:25 Infogrames sales up, Europe the star performer  
  10:37 Take 2 renames Irrational offices  
Aug 10 17:14 JAPAN: Nintendo Parties as Wii outsells PS3 three to one  
  16:24 ELSPA backs Eidos call for UK government action  
  16:20 WiiWare launches in US  
  15:50 Sony to refund broken PSN downloads  
  14:48 Halo 3 reaches one million pre-order mark in US  
  14:33 Vivendi unveils new European boss  
  13:23 Nintendo storms German and Spanish charts  
  11:45 Vital Statistics  
  11:45 Vital Statistics  
  11:19 Hasbro unveils video games plan, signs with EA  
  11:06 Call of Duty 4 dated  
  10:32 German PC publisher targets the UK market  
Aug 09 18:26 Competitions Commission to investigate GAME  
  16:13 Codies adds new Surrey studio  
  15:38 Salvaged Fopp stores snub games  
  15:27 ‘We want a PS3 price drop’  
  14:30 Sierra gets The Spiderwick Chronicles license  
  13:22 Eidos boss blasts UK Government  
  12:46 Rockstar faces lengthy wait for Manhunt appeal verdict  
  12:13 FEATURE: EA calls on united industry to crack Russia  
  12:01 EA's Russian Revolution  
  12:01 EA's Russian Revolution  
  11:45 COMMENT: Every Cloud...  
  11:25 Better graphics mean better gameplay  
  11:17 MCV's Mystery Shopper  
  11:17 MCV's Mystery Shopper  
  10:42 HDMI bound for Premium 360  
  10:40 EA’s Ubisoft power increases  
Aug 08 19:09 Profits soar at NCsoft  
  18:16 Warner set to unleash major games assault  
  17:37 DS Slide Motion Controller revealed  
  16:22 Wii firmware breaks Freeloader  
  16:19 Timesplitters 4 in the works  
  16:17 Pachter predicts PS3 price cut in early ‘08  
  16:08 Arnie appeals against US ruling  
  15:51 Canada gets 360 price cut  
  13:06 Oxygen unveils new Wii and DS studio  
  12:05 Cryptic Studios sets up board of heroes  
  11:04 PS3 ad banned in UK  
  10:58 AUSSIE CHARTS: Mario parties on  
Aug 07 17:16 Wii to Boogie on August 31st  
  13:51 Motion-sensing DS on the way?  
  13:29 Sony withdraws two more PSN titles  
  13:28 Wii gets firmware upgrade  
  12:32 Transformers captures top spot at last  
  11:38 The problem with games retail  
  11:01 Track & Field leads summer Xbox charge  
  09:58 360 price drop confirmed  
Aug 06 16:58 BBC refutes development claims  
  16:11 Gem and Nyko join forces  
  16:00 Enterbrain: 80GB PS3 is heading to Japan  
  15:59 Capcom enjoys sales jump in Q1  
  15:57 Sixaxis gets an overhaul  
  15:54 HMV denies MGS4 for 360  
  15:53 Germany looks to snare UK development talent  
  15:52 PS3 UTIII to support mouse and keyboard  
  15:33 New Wii straps emerge  
  15:23 November arrival for Hellgate London  
  13:29 PS3 Starter Pack axed in Australia  
  10:18 BBC to return to games development?  
Aug 03 16:19 Pokemon duo rule supreme in Europe  
  13:28 DS crowned market leader after bumper sales week  
  11:47 Mario Party 8 tops Japanese charts  
  11:44 Sparks takes Square route  
  11:27 Activision reports record fiscal results  
  11:19 Guillemot to keynote at EIF ‘07  
  10:18 GTA IV delayed until '08  
Aug 02 16:27 Midway turnaround continues apace  
  15:55 Disney gets Club Penguin  
  13:42 Nintendo signs up new ad agency  
  12:42 Peep Show’s Mitchell to host Joysticks  
  12:18 Triple-A games line-up revealed for EIF ‘07  
  12:02 THQ suffers $9.3m net loss in Q1  
  11:35 Hasbro ready to Scrabble for games market share?  
  11:28 The return of Activision  
  11:28 The return of Activision  
  11:16 Toy firms to roll the dice again?  
  11:12 Riccitiello ‘not pleased’ with EA financials  
Aug 01 17:59 Rockstar confirms Manhunt appeal  
  16:40 Rockstar finally appeals BBFC’s Manhunt ban  
  15:43 No UK price cut for 360  
  15:31 Recordable TV coming to PS3  
  15:21 MumboJumbo snaps up Hot Lava  
  15:20 CD Wow up for sale  
  12:58 Games Media Awards: Nominations Close Today  
  12:51 Halo 3 co-op confirmed  
  11:05 AUSSIE CHARTS: Party time for Mario and SingStar  
  11:03 Investor pledges to ‘turnaround’ Infogrames  
  11:00 1000 cars lining up for GT5