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Sony and LG end Blu-ray legal dispute news news

news : Sony and LG end Blu-ray legal dispute

Sony and LG have signed a new cross-licensing deal, ending a legal tussle over rights to Blu-ray technology, Reuters reports.

Publish date Posted 10:36am at 11 Aug 2011
Sony drops approval process for PS2 games news news

news : Sony drops approval process for PS2 games

Makes it cheaper to get games released on the platform.

Publish date Posted 1:11pm at 29 Oct 2008
Sony acquires MotorStorm and Pursuit Force devs news news

news : Sony acquires MotorStorm and Pursuit Force devs

Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios join SCE Worldwide Studios.

Publish date Posted 11:40am at 20 Sep 2007
Take-Two caught up in Ghost Rider lawsuit news news

news : Take-Two caught up in Ghost Rider lawsuit

Take-Two, Columbia Tristar, Marvel and many more named in Ghost Rider copyright infringement suit.

1 Publish date Posted 11:22am at 11 Apr 2007
New casual video games label news news

news : New casual video games label

JoWooD Productions has announced the launch a new casual games label called G-Stars.

Publish date Posted 10:02am at 07 Dec 2006
40 million PS2s sold across Europe news news

news : 40 million PS2s sold across Europe

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that 40 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold across Europe and PAL territories.

1 Publish date Posted 12:37pm at 09 Nov 2006
Clover Studio to close in March 2007 news news

news : Clover Studio to close in March 2007

Capcom has announced plans to close down the studio responsible for Okami, Viewtiful Joe and God Hand.

1 Publish date Posted 11:41am at 12 Oct 2006
MTV acquires Guitar Hero developer news news

news : MTV acquires Guitar Hero developer

MTV Networks has acquired Guitar Hero developer Harmonix for a fee of $175 million.

2 Publish date Posted 11:01am at 25 Sep 2006
Koch Media to distribute Dirge of Cerberus news news

news : Koch Media to distribute Dirge of Cerberus

Koch Media has struck a deal with Square Enix to distribute its upcoming PS2 action title Dirge of Cerberus.

Publish date Posted 4:08pm at 19 Sep 2006
PlayStation 2 cut to £95 news news

news : PlayStation 2 cut to £95

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that the PlayStation 2 will drop to only £95 from August 23.

Publish date Posted 2:37pm at 21 Aug 2006
Guitar Hero developer cost Activision around $100M news news

news : Guitar Hero developer cost Activision around $100M

It has been revealed that Activision's acquisition of Guitar Hero developer RedOctane cost the publisher $99.9 million.

3 Publish date Posted 3:40pm at 11 Aug 2006
DC Studios closes its Scottish doors news news

news : DC Studios closes its Scottish doors

The State of Emergency 2 developer has closed its Scottish studio, with 29 staff being made redundant.

Publish date Posted 11:45am at 06 Jun 2006
Capcom posts improved profits news news

news : Capcom posts improved profits

Despite the industry going through a transition period, Capcom has released its year-end financials, posting gains for the year.

1 Publish date Posted 12:39pm at 24 May 2006
Activision buys Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane news news

news : Activision buys Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane

Activision has announced its acquisition of the video game publisher RedOctane, the publisher of the acclaimed Guitar Hero.

Publish date Posted 4:24pm at 09 May 2006
Eidos to distribute Justice League Heroes news news

news : Eidos to distribute Justice League Heroes

Warner Bros. and Eidos have signed an agreement for the European and North American distribution of Justice League Heroes.

1 Publish date Posted 2:42pm at 03 May 2006

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