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October 2008

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Oct 31 16:43 GTA IV topples LittleBigPlanet in Japan  
  16:26 Call of Duty 4 rocks Golden Joysticks  
  14:13 Booty becomes permanent Midway CEO  
  13:50 Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box revs its engine  
  13:17 JAPAN: PS3 sales slump further  
  11:30 Cost of Beatles deal was “very rich”  
  11:17 Belgium outlaws game rentals  
  10:37 Nickelodeon seeks new publishing partners  
  10:28 Trade braced for street date challenge  
  10:18 Gamescom predicts Leipzig demise  
  09:58 Spielberg’s EA team faces the chop  
  09:48 EA to lay off 6% of work force  
  09:31 Guitar Hero: World Tour dated  
Oct 30 17:53 Game Boy Advance finally succumbs to DS  
  16:16 DFC: Sony won’t recoup PS3 losses  
  15:43 MTV announces standalone Beatles game  
  15:22 Lord of the Rings: Conquest announced  
  15:09 Nintendo enjoys Q2 profits jump  
  14:56 "Apple better than Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft"  
  12:29 Casual Games front CBBC drive  
  12:04 LittleBigPlanet server woes continue  
  11:51 Which?: Atari mis-targeting file-sharers  
  11:03 Development issues hindering DSi?  
  10:43 Sony Q4 dates confirmed  
  10:29 Miyamoto questions Twilight Princess  
  10:05 The Beatles head to Rock Band  
  09:45 Now Atari snaps up Riddick  
  09:38 Leaders of the pack  
  09:38 Leaders of the pack  
  09:34 Nintendo promises massive Xmas stock boost  
Oct 29 17:35 Facebook microtransactions outrage gamers  
  16:51 JAPAN: DSi interest questioned  
  15:12 Nintendo: ‘We’ve never neglected core gamers’  
  13:06 Disney readies huge Q4 marketing campaign  
  12:50 Euro date for Rock Band 2 confirmed  
  11:01 11% of gamers own unplayed titles  
  10:37 PS3 sales jump 85% in Q2  
  10:35 360 Arcade Starter Kit revealed  
  10:22 PS2 becomes open platform  
Oct 28 15:49 Fallout 3 hits 93% on Metacritic  
  14:22 All-new age ratings announced  
  14:12 Sony celebrates PS3 Platinum range success  
  14:07 Sainsbury's gets serious about games  
  14:04 Activision: 'We've got the best shooter this Christmas'  
  11:46 THQ sues Activision Blizzard  
  11:00 Capital plans  
  11:00 Capital plans  
Oct 27 18:03 UK CHART: Fable II is number one  
  17:15 SCi shares rocket as it encourages Warner Bros bid  
  15:13 Leipzig and Gamescom go head-to-head  
  14:57 Xbox to takeover Leicester Square  
  14:45 Tesco delays payment to publishers  
  14:40 E3 to stay in LA for three years  
  13:12 Nintendo unveils Christmas tour  
  13:10 LittleBigPlanet 2 in the works  
  13:05 2.4 million Wiis made a month  
  09:49 SCi waives ‘standstill’ deal with Warner Bros  
Oct 24 15:53 Xbox: ‘We’re an online retailer’  
  15:44 'Brace yourselves for a Q4 scrap'  
  15:35 Xbox Live 2.0  
  15:35 Xbox Live 2.0  
  15:30 LGF to grow beyond UK?  
  13:36 Last chance to vote for the Golden Joystick Awards  
  13:08 Army Of Two movie on the way  
  12:42 Xbox Q1 profits grow 6%  
  12:15 Livingstone slams Government attitude to games  
  10:52 Ubisoft half-year sales hit €344m  
  10:33 Ubisoft takes Imagine games on tour  
Oct 23 15:45 COMPETITION: Win DS games!  
  15:21 Trade rocked by HMV assault on pre-owned  
  12:50 THQ confirms 50 Cent acquisition  
  11:33 Sony issues profits warning  
  11:22 US: Wireless Wii guitars recalled  
  11:08 David Hasselhoff heading to PS3  
  10:55 Lips priced and dated  
Oct 22 19:49 ESA confirms E3 return in June 2009  
  18:03 Fable II hits 89% on Metacritic  
  16:17 Sumner Redstone to sell Viacom?  
  15:52 Sonic named most popular games character of all time  
  15:21 JAPAN: GTA IV gets 39/40 in Famitsu  
  15:02 Free songs for Lips pre-orders  
  14:29 Gears Of War 2 not coming to Japan and Germany  
  13:38 COMPETITION: Win Activision's full Q4 line-up!  
  13:18 A question of sport  
  13:18 A question of sport  
  12:23 Ubisoft sponsors Big Freeze event  
  11:41 Amazon buys Reflexive  
  11:34 Sony responds to PSP-3000 screen problems  
  10:36 New Star Wars MMO revealed  
Oct 21 18:25 Last call for 30 Under 30 nominations  
  13:24 Music overtakes sport in game genre battle  
  13:05 Xbox Live Primetime to miss NXE launch  
  12:48 WHAT’S NEW – October 24th ‘08  
  11:53 amBX goes independent  
  11:43 JAPAN: PSP 3000 enjoys powerful debut  
  11:20 New tech to target Xbox Live potty-mouths  
  11:13 E3 09 set for June?  
  10:48 PS3 leads PES 2009 charts charge  
Oct 20 19:22 UK CHARTS: Pro Evo takes top spot  
  17:35 LittleBigPlanet - exact release day confirmed  
  14:24 Sony considering Trophy reward system?  
  13:59 EndWar aims for DS and PSP  
  13:15 LittleBigPlanet re-dated  
  12:38 EA working on new Syndicate title  
  12:36 HMV launches pre-owned assault  
  12:19 Capcom to launch dedicated PSN storefront  
  12:01 PS3 version of Legendary delayed  
  11:37 Vader and Yoda cross platforms on SCIV  
  11:24 LittleBigPlanet eBay market explodes  
  11:13 Girls Aloud sign with Nintendo  
  10:42 Games Media Awards: Critics Choice  
Oct 17 18:01 LittleBigPlanet delayed after Qur’an blunder  
  16:01 JAPAN: 360 beats PS3 yet again  
  15:40 LittleBigPlanet delayed in Europe  
  15:28 PES 2009 backed with £2m  
  15:20 Finally... Nintendo gets trumped on DS  
  15:16 Warner ups stake in SCi  
  12:55 PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle on the way  
  12:25 Senior Director quits Woolworths  
  11:56 US: Nintendo dominates September  
Oct 16 23:55 Trade hails its media darlings  
  17:08 Zavvi launches game clearout  
  15:52 BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams unveiled  
  14:59 Official: THQ to publish 50 Cent game  
  14:01 PES 2009 downloadable roster updates confirmed  
  12:58 GTA San Andreas heading to Xbox Live  
  12:33 GamesCom confirms '09 dev conference plans  
  11:58 360 can handle MGS4, says Microsoft  
  11:16 Tweenage kicks  
  11:16 Tweenage kicks  
  11:01 PES 2009 cut to £27 at Asda  
Oct 15 18:38 MCV celebrates industry's rising stars in 30 Under 30  
  18:35 EA to take over Trafalgar Square  
  17:16 PES 2009 reviews kick off  
  16:24 Theo Walcott 'trains' on FIFA and PES  
  15:57 Hirai: ‘We can’t allow Nintendo to run away with it’  
  15:51 Atari to publish Ghostbusters game, says Dan Aykroyd  
  15:20 PES 2009 tournament countdown begins...  
  13:27 MK Vs. DC Universe dated  
  13:01 LittleBigPlanet has ‘won over cynical critics’  
  12:57 Sony Q4 marketing blitz revealed  
  12:38 Riccitiello: Take-Two bid was ‘a waste of ink’  
  10:39 Apple: “Blu-ray is a bag of hurt”  
  10:28 Konami officially “looking into” MGS4 on 360  
  09:00 GAME appoints new COO  
Oct 14 18:51 EA: We need to make more of Asia  
  18:42 Up to 200 Best Buy stores coming to Europe in '09  
  18:05 Sega releases surprise new Sonic game  
  14:31 Southpeak acquires Gamecock  
  12:49 WHAT’S NEW – October 17th ‘08  
  11:46 Microsoft details free 360 memory scheme  
  11:39 LittleBigPlanet scores 95% on Metacritic  
  11:20 New MegaDrive console launches  
  10:53 Barack Obama campaigns on Xbox 360  
Oct 13 19:05 UK CHART: FIFA 09 hangs on to top spot  
  17:21 FIFA 09 earns 90% Metacritic average  
  14:43 HMV acquires Gamerbase  
  12:30 Activision reveals new FPS Secret Service  
  12:09 MS to help those short on storage for NXB  
  11:52 Hirai: Gaming will be “less affected” by credit crunch  
  11:38 Has THQ acquired 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand?  
  11:32 'Supermarkets: What about everyone else's margin?'  
  11:26 Supermarkets weep?  
  11:26 Supermarkets weep?  
  11:25 Sony dates Q4 line-up  
  11:20 Seabass: FIFA engine is “superb”  
  11:01 Macy’s boss joins Activision Blizzard  
  10:45 Trio of top execs leave Brash  
Oct 10 15:42 GAME primed to take on GameStop in Euro battleground  
  15:37 High Street highs  
  15:37 High Street highs  
  14:00 MCV online traffic soars  
  13:45 Left 4 Dead pre-orders ahead of Orange Box  
  12:25 Online is ‘top priority’ for PES 2009  
  12:13 JAPAN: 360 sales success continues  
  11:56 Fallout 3 suffers early piracy blow  
  11:44 No More Heroes 2 to get gore-free version  
  11:25 Halo 3: Recon is “a one-off”  
Oct 09 18:50 TGS: Star Ocean The Last Hope heading to Europe  
  18:46 MCV appoints Editor-In-Chief  
  18:45 FIFA 09 smashes past 1m sales in Europe  
  18:28 LOTR Online expansion dated  
  18:27 Cologne show backs GMAs  
  18:19 GAME in Sainsbury’s stock swoop  
  16:20 Tomy turns publisher  
  13:47 Halo Wars will ‘revolutionise’ RTS genre, says Microsoft  
  13:29 TGS: All PSP games to be downloadable  
  13:13 TGS: Now Tekken 6 makes move to Xbox 360  
  12:26 Under-fire EUK comes out fighting  
  11:44 Xbox 360 Blu-ray rumours return  
  11:37 Return of the Chief  
  11:37 Return of the Chief  
  11:27 Retail footfall drops in September  
  11:04 TGS: 360 dashboard update next month  
  10:51 TGS: No More Heroes 2 revealed  
  10:45 TGS: Halo 3 Recon unveiled  
Oct 08 15:06 YouTube inks game link deal  
  15:02 Google unveils AdSense for games  
  13:10 PS3 price could lead to next-gen defeat, says analyst  
  12:46 Dead Rising Wii dated in UK  
  12:44 Analyst ‘convinced’ Wii HD is coming  
  12:41 Humble is new Sims label head  
  11:18 TGS: Microsoft and Square Enix team up  
  10:56 Wii Speak dated in Europe  
  10:51 Sainsbury’s reports 8.4 per cent sales growth  
Oct 07 16:04 High School Musical 3 lands in the UK  
  12:27 WHAT’S NEW – October 10th ‘08  
  12:04 Fils-Aime: ‘We’ll always need retail’  
  11:31 FIFA 09 enjoys record-breaking week one  
  11:12 Sorensen quits THQ  
  11:03 Sony: DSi won’t expand Nintendo audience  
  10:46 PS3 FIFA ’09 slashed to £25 at Morrisons  
Oct 06 19:02 UK CHART: FIFA 09 nets No.1 in debut week  
  18:29 Manhunt 2 dated for UK  
  18:20 DSi to be region-locked  
  16:17 Oberon bags $20m investment  
  16:12 15,000 attend E For All  
  16:02 Microsoft CEO: Xbox Live is ‘going gangbusters’  
  13:03 'Asda could buy EUK overnight'  
  12:37 Asda considers bypassing EUK  
  11:31 Dubai the way  
  11:31 Dubai the way  
  11:12 Iwata: DSi not a reaction to iPhone  
  10:54 Probst becomes US Olympic Chair  
  10:49 DS Lite still has ‘huge untapped potential’  
Oct 03 16:19 FIFA ’09 given away free at Toys R Us  
  16:02 Epic targets casual gamers  
  14:46 Sam Houser stumps up for Obama  
  11:48 Wii to get dedicated Speak Channel  
  11:32 Codemasters to close RF Online  
  11:20 Brain Training leads DS Store offering  
  10:53 JAPAN: 360 outsells PS3 in September  
Oct 02 18:00 KOTOR MMO to be revealed this month?  
  17:47 Sainsburys to slash 360 to under £100  
  17:15 Virtual Worlds London will be 'most vital ever'  
  16:07 News Analysis: Store wars  
  16:07 News Analysis: Store wars  
  15:59 Independents’ day finally arrives  
  15:56 US: PlayStation sales 30% up on targets  
  15:38 FIFA price war kicks off  
  15:17 Nintendo UK: ‘No price cuts before Christmas’  
  15:06 National Videogame Archive announced  
  14:58 Supermarket stock shock looms as EUK relations falter  
  14:17 Take Two rules out potential sale  
  13:48 Wigmore joins Codemasters  
  12:16 JAPAN: PSP leads half-year sales battle  
  12:00 Microsoft expands Halo team  
  11:56 Games team expanded at 20th Century Fox  
  11:44 LittleBigPlanet heading to PSP?  
  11:19 DSi digital content shop announced  
  11:00 Punch-Out Wii and GameCube re-releases confirmed  
  10:31 Oxygen hits the pre-teen sector  
  10:24 Nintendo unveils DSi  
Oct 01 18:43 'The next year is extremely exciting for India'  
  18:36 Territory report: India  
  18:36 Territory report: India  
  18:17 Shaun White and Rayman dated  
  16:51 New DS confirmed tomorrow  
  16:11 Best Buy’s UK invasion gathers pace  
  13:15 GameStop acquires French games chain  
  12:00 'Spore was made for casual gamers'  
  12:00 Is Nintendo prepping new hardware range?  
  11:48 Warren Spector moves into casual  
  11:26 EA cancels Command & Conquer Tiberium  
  11:01 Core gamers being nudged ‘aside’, says Forbes