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	Europe hails Lyon success The inaugural GDC Lyon has been dubbed a success by the European games community, with more than 450 attendees turning up for the two day event.
	Independent Game Festival Awards finalists named CMP Game Group, the organisers of the tenth annual Independent Games Festival, have announced the IGF Awards Ceremony finalists
	ESRB president responds to NIMF report card ESRB president Patricia Vance has responded to the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual games industry report card
	Nexon integrates retailers into MapleStory Nexon America has announced plans to integrate its retail partners into its MapleStory online game
	THQ doesn't have Toy Story 3 rights THQ CEO Brian Farrell noted that his company doesn't have the videogame rights to the Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 film scheduled for release in 2010
	38 Studios appoints new CTO 38 Studios has announced the appointment of Jon Laff as its Chief Technology Officer
	Mattrick: Xbox 360 is best value for the price Don Mattrick, senior vp of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment, thinks the Xbox 360 is the best value for the money this holiday season
	Video Marketplace set for UK launch Microsoft has announced that the long awaited European launch of Video Marketplace on Xbox Live will take place on December 11.
	Tretton: Reasons to be cheerful Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton says that while there were "missteps" in the PlayStation 3's first year, "19 exclusives" for Christmas and the promise of games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII are a reason to be positive
	Koch gains 360 certification Koch Media has announced that it has received certification from Microsoft to publish titles on the Xbox 360 platform, and plans to release two games in Europe in the future.
	Need for Speed races into number one Need for Speed: Prostreet has moved up into pole position in the UK all formats chart, the place it's tipped to take for Christmas this year, according to sales information from Chart Track for the week ending December 1.
	75% of parents worried about games, says report A survey of 4000 parents across the UK, France, Germany and Italy has concluded that 75 per cent of respondents were concerned about the content in videogames that their children played.
	Trion hires worldwide senior marketing director Trion World Network has announced the hiring of Frederic Descamps as senior director of worldwide marketing, charged with rolling out European operations
	ESA hires new senior VP for communications The ESA, the organisation dedicated to serving the business and public affairs of the US videogame industry, has hired Rich Taylor as its new senior VP for communications
	Consolidation inevitable, says Take-Two CEO Take-Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told a business conference that consolidation in the videogame industry is inevitable as growth continues
	Activision stock up 12.73 per cent The value of both Activision and Vivendi's stock increased during the first day of trading following the announcement of a merger between the two companies
	Spanish charts: WWE still laying the smack down THQ's WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2008 continues to top the charts in Spain according to sales data released by Media-Control GfK International
	German charts: ProStreet races ahead EA's Need for Speed ProStreet is on top of the German charts according to sales data released by Media-Control GfK International
	Analyst: Mergers better than conglomerate purchases The simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich, commenting upon the Activision/Vivendi merger, thinks that acquisitions by media conglomerates can have a negative effect on creativity and orginality
	US analysts react to ActiBlizz merger US analysts have raised their price targets on Activision in response to news that the company is merging with Vivendi Games

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