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GameStop Stopped By Labor Lawsuit
By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer The issue of unpaid overtime has plagued game companies for years. The issue involves personnel being classified to a level where a straight salary is paid per week, and as a result, makes them… Read More »
EA Questions State of the PSP
Electronic Arts Executive VP David Gardner has made some interesting comments with regard to the future of EA in the handheld market. Gardner openly stated that the current state of the PSP has caused the company to reevaluate its stance… Read More »
Illinois Wastes Cash, Losing ESA Suit
The State of Illinois, as the result of a recent court ruling which declared the Safe Games Illinois Act unconstitutional, has been ordered to pay the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) a grand total of $510,528.64 in attorney fees. Though gamers… Read More »
$100 Million for Red Octane
In May 2006, Activision announced they had purchased Red Octane, makers of the extremely successful Guitar Hero. Financial details of the transaction have not been made public until now.
Verizon to Launch Free Gaming Service
Telecom giant Verizon announced today that they,d be providing a free gaming service in the future. The service will be called PlayLinc and it will allow up to 32 gamers to talk to one another via voice or AOL Instant… Read More »
Flight Simulator X Demo
A demo for Flight Simulator X, Microsoft’s next game in their long running flight simulator franchise, was released yesterday. The demo features two airports and three levels set on the island of St. Maarten (GamerNode’s favorite vacation spot) from the… Read More »
Atari Report: Low Revenue, Low Losses; Alone in the Dark Delayed
Yesterday, Atari released their first quarter financial reports. The company reported a $7.1 million loss, compared to a $32.8 million loss during the same period last year. Even though their losses were down for this quarter, their revenue was also… Read More »
Halo Movie Director Announced
When Microsoft announced plans to make a feature film based on their mega FPS franchise Halo, people around the world went "hooray!" "what!" "huh?" then "who is going to direct?!". News has been slow for the past few months, but… Read More »
Prince of Persia for Wii in Developent
You may add Ubisoft,s Prince of Persia franchise to the Wii,s ever growing list of game titles. A Ubisoft spokesperson revealed to IGN that, "I can confirm that a game based on the popular Prince of Persia franchise is one… Read More »
Square Enix to Develop Hardware
Many gamers are familiar with Square Enix and their RPG game titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. But according to Nikkei Business Online, Square Enix may be going somewhere where they have never gone before-hardware production. Yoichi Wada, president… Read More »
