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Activision pulls out of E3

Activision has confirmed to Gaming Nexus that it will not be attending this year’s E3. In a statement to the website, Activision said: ‘After careful consideration, for business reasons Activision has decided not to participate in any official E3 activities. We wish the ESA best of luck with the show.’ …

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New DS coming at E3?

The president of Japanese market authority Enterbrain – parent company of Famitsu – has predicted that Nintendo will unveil a new DS model at E3 in July. According to Bloomberg Japan – translated by akayuki.com – Hirokazu Hamamura said Nintendo might be readying to show off the third iteration of …

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Sega and THQ expand retail event

Nearly 400 retail and distribution delegates from across Europe, Africa, Australia and beyond will descend on Lisbon in Portugal for a strictly non-media event running between Wednesday June 4th and Friday June 6th. The 2008 Business Partners Summit follows the success of last year’s inaugural Malta event, which was praised …

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E3 set for July 08

UK publishers should get ready to pack their bags for a summer excursion: E3 is returning to the Los Angeles Convention Centre from Tuesday, July 15-17th next year. That’s according to organiser the Entertainment Software Association, which has confirmed the date and location of the US expo. The body also …

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All change again for E3 2008

Whilst meeting many of its objectives this year, the games industry’s biggest trade event looks set to change venue, date and strategy for next year. After ditching the Los Angeles Convention Center, E3 moved from its traditional all-trade May show for 60,000 visitors, to a media and analysts’ show in …

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Sony draws up Leipzig battle lines

SCEE’s president and CEO David Reeves has told MCV that E3 was a phoney war, and that Sony will let off the first of its peak season fireworks” in Leipzig next month. Talking exclusively to MCV, he intimated that a series of big announcements will be made at the Game …

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