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Week in Review: Apr. 28, 2008 on Game and Player

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Week in Review: Apr. 28, 2008

BY Michael Ubaldi  //  Week in Review  //  April 28, 2008

Commentary on news from the fourth week of April 2008.

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ommentary on news from the fourth week of April:


 
EA-HASBRO DEAL YIELDS MULTI-PLATFORM MONOPOLY
Will a special edition be big enough for a full release?


 
PLAYSTATION COMPONENT NOW SMALLER, CHEAPER TO MAKE
Good for Sony's profit margin, good for consumers in due course.


 
MICROSOFT UP IN Q3 THANKS TO XBOX 360 SALES
The console outperformed the software megacorp's operating system.


 
MIYAMOTO: NINTENDO WANTS TO "BROADEN THE DEFINITION" OF GAMING
As a man leaving a trail of shattered paradigms, he's worth listening to.


 
NINTENDO SALES UP 73 PERCENT
The Wii is rocketing above previous consoles' sales.


 
EU CALLS FOR STRONGER GAME RATINGS — BY LAW
Irony: the world's most cosmopolitan continent has a nanny.


 
SPORE DEMO DUE IN SIX WEEKS
If Will Wright's opus is as fun as believed, this is smart marketing.


 
NINTENDO'S REGGIE FILS-AIME: WIIS STAY ON US SHELVES FOR 1 HOUR
High demand for the Wii seems to be a cause, not result, of short supply.


EPIC, EA GEARING UP FOR DEVELOPMENT  //  This ought to be big: Epic Games, the Cary company behind video games such as Gears of...  //  READ MORE

LA GOVERNOR, LSU MAKE DEAL WITH EA  //  As members of both major American political parties make hostile and unconstitutional moves against video gaming, the...  //  READ MORE


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Friday's cartoon  //  CHECK IT OUT

Woods
  //  Comment

Fable II Pub Games
  //  XBLA

Kirchgessner
  //  Comment

Madden NFL 2009
  //  Xbox 360

Which A-list RPG will be better received?
  Fallout 3.
  Fable 2.
Discussion // Madden NFL 2009
"Madden NFL 2009," by Jeremy Steeves (http://game-and-player
Star Wars : The Force Unleashed demo out August 21st
Ooooo! I'll be downloading this today! Thanks for the ...
New to the site
Hello and welcome to the forums. :)
Anyone up for Thursday or Friday night.....?
I will be able to play anytime tomorrow or Friday so if you ...
Discussion // Second-Class Gamers
Ah yes Ubisoft. I still remember spending a full week ...
Discussion // Fable II Pub Games
I may make an appearance; there's G&P work to do.
What are you listening to?
Dengue Fever- tiger phone card, much to the ...
Discussion // iPhone: A Gamer's Best Friend
This sounds really cool and really is a great bit of ...
Discussion // War's New Frontier
---Quote (Originally by pjwoods)--- If we grant that ...
Anyone attending Blizzcon?
Jeesh...yet again, your gumshoe work has put a smile on my ...
Video Game Music Podcasts?
---Quote (Originally by Shockman)--- Speaking of ...
The G&P Sig Request Thread
Ok I attached some pictures for you to work with. Let your ...
Discussion — Mr. Overbrooke, Esq. & Associates
An interesting consideration — sort of a "good ...
Community Picture Thread 1
---Quote (Originally by Jes-ka)--- Just don't go shutting ...
User-Made Twists on Video Games
Take THAT, Combine dude... :D