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Week in Review: May 19, 2008 on Game and Player

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Week in Review: May 19, 2008

BY Michael Ubaldi  //  Week in Review  //  May 19, 2008

Commentary on news from the third week of May.

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ommentary on news from the third week of May:


 
LUCASARTS FOLLOWS VIVENDI AND ACTIVISION, LEAVES ESA
Secession continues. Will there be war?


 
FRANKIE GOES TO MICROSOFT: BUNGIE'S O'CONNOR TO STAY WITH HALO
For a weekly update and Mister Chief scribble, you can bet Redmond's pay is good.


 
TOTAL XBOX 360S SOLD: 10 MILLION
Microsoft's Don Mattrick "observed" the event.


 
WII RIGHT BEHIND XBOX 360 IN TOTAL UNITS SOLD
So why is Microsoft's Peter Greenberg beating up on Sony?


 
SONY VIDEO GAME DIV ON TARGET FOR ENDING 2008 IN BLACK
Shares soared late last week.


 
GAMING INDUSTRY UP 68% SINCE JANUARY, WALL STREET SELLS
Just smile, nod and assume that investors know what they're doing.


 
VIVA PIÑATA SEQUAL DUE THIS FALL
After Party Animals, we hope the franchise's trajectory tilts back upward.


 
PETER MOORE: "I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PLAYSTATION"
Peter's this! Peter's that! Peter's…a corporate VP.


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
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Fable II Pub Games
  //  XBLA

Kirchgessner
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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