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POPSThe Long Tail Wags in Bondi Kiosk Here's a cool example of how digital media changes the nature of retailing. When software is so easily available from such a range of providers when will the kids having donuts and lattes twig that their education could be MUCH MORE personalised without thinking about it too hard?
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POPSIs the ESA driving away game companies with dues hike? Over the past few weeks, companies have jumped from the Electronic Software Association's ship. Everything from president Mike Gallagher to the continual reinvention of the annual trade show E3 to increased costs have been blamed. Regardless, Activision, Vivendi, Lucas Arts, NC Soft, Atlus, and Foundation 9 have left the videogame industry's advocacy group. Kotaku's Leigh Alexander seems to have dug up the cause and effect. When the Electronic Entertainment Expo was moved from LA to Santa Monica, it incurred $5 million fine for breaking its contract with the LA Convention Center. Shortly afterward, membership dues were quadrupled.
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POPSElectronic Arts' Bid To Spice Up Its Catalog Gets Rejected Take-Two rejected Electronic Arts' takeover bid, saying it "provides insufficient value to their shareholders." ERTs wants to get deal done, in part to keep up with Activision's acquisition of Vivendi's game division. Take-Two thinks it will get a better offer after the release of the latest version of its mega hit Grand Theft Auto, which is scheduled for April.
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POPSVideo Game Sales Way Up Christmas came late for the video game industry; sales of consoles and games are both way up, and should drive significant revenue in the quarter.
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POPStop games With Mario on top, does it mean that high end grafix are only for show?
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POPSGamePro News GamePro editor, Travis Moses, gives up all this weeks info about EA, Activision, Unreal Engine 3, and the new MGS4 gameplay footage. With a cameo by Burt Reynolds.