JULY 5, 2007 • Microsoft Games Studios announces that it will launch its black Xbox 360 Elite in Japan on Oct. 1 for will sell for ¥47,800 yen ($390). The...

JULY 1, 2007 • According to Daily Variety, major Japanese third-party publishers are increasing their Wii development budgets in comparison to the PlayStation 3. Namco Bandai will up its Nintendo...

JUNE 18, 2007 • In an effort to streamline decision making, speed new ideas to market, and better manage its global business, Electronic Arts announced that it would restructure its...

June 18, 2007 • During a financial conference call, Take-Two Interactive announced that it would accept $50 million from Microsoft Corp. for two exclusive downloadable episodic content packages for the...

JUNE 11, 2007 • The HD-DVD Promotional Group reported the HD format was outselling Blu-ray dedicated players by 20% in the U.S. To date, 150,000 HD-DVD players have been sold....

[caption id="attachment_1635" align="alignleft" width="268"] A PS3 ad from European retailer Carrefour.[/caption] JUNE 8, 2007 • In a guest editorial for trade magazine MCV, SCEE president and CEO David Reeves reveals...

JUNE 6, 2007 • After announcing plans in April to cut up to 160 jobs in Europe, or 8.4 percent of its workforce there, Sony Computer Entertainment says it would...

JUNE 6, 2007 • Entertainment Software Association senior vice president Carolyn Rauch joins IDG World Expo as vice president of event development. Rauch will be responsible for business development initiatives...