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		<title>Activision unhappy with lack of multiplayer revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/activision-unhappy-with-lack-of-multiplayer-revenue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Kotick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call of Duty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an interview with the Financial Times (account may be needed to read), Activision CEO Bobby Kotick talked about being unhappy with the fact that Activision doesn’t make any money from Xbox Live subscriptions, despite it’s Call of Duty series being some of the most popular games on the service. “We’ve heard that 60 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More people still prefer discs to digital downloads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Console]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital downloads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new report by Ipsos MediaCT they found that 64% of gamers still prefer a physical disc than a digital download. MCV quoted: “I believe the preference for physical discs amongst next gen gamers reflects the potential value they derive from the pre-owned market, which is holding up the preference for physical – this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EA Sports President Peter Moore defends Online Pass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EA Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one time multiplayer code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Pass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Moore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A short time ago, EA Sports announced a new initiative called Online Pass. What it entails is a one use code being included with every copy of an EA Sports console title. That code will unlock the majority of the multiplayer content, or some other major feature of the game, but can only be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst says used game market is a significant drain on software sales</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/analyst-say-used-game-market-makes-significant-drain-on-software-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cowen Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Creutz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamestop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used game sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz, a large share of the blame for currently weak game sales can be placed on second hand game purchases. From Gamasutra : &#8220;In our view, GameStop has exploited the negligible difference between the value propositions of new and used games to capture a significant portion of the video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft indicates possible company push for PC gaming</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/microsoft-indicates-possible-company-push-for-pc-gaming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fable 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new push to PC platform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC gaming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Through the closing of Age of Empires developers Ensemble Studios to the focus on content for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has not exactly been at the forefront of pushing the PC forward as a gaming platform in recent years. That may be about to change. Kotaku has obtained a copy of an internal Microsoft document [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kane &amp; Lynch 2 Dog Days moves from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/kane-lynch-2-dog-days-moves-from-games-for-windows-live-to-steamworks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eidos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Games for Windows Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kane & Lynch 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steamworks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first game was infamous for two reasons…the Jeff Gerstmann ratings scandal, and the fact that the Games for Windows Live implementation rendered the multiplayer an absolute mess. The second game is already looking to perhaps avoid at least part of that, moving away from Games for Windows Live and towards implementation of Steamworks for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kotick wants subscription based Call of Duty</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/kotick-wants-subscription-based-call-of-duty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/kotick-wants-subscription-based-call-of-duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Kotick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call of Duty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subscription based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was asked what immediate change he would make to the company. That led to the following exchange : WSJ: If you could snap your fingers, and instantly make one change in your company, what would it be, and why? Mr. Kotick: I would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valve bringing Portal 2 cross platform co-op for PS3, PC and Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/valve-bringing-portal-2-cross-platform-co-op-for-ps3-pc-and-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/valve-bringing-portal-2-cross-platform-co-op-for-ps3-pc-and-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cross platform play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macintosh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portal 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PS3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steamworks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s something many companies have talked about doing. The original concept for Games for Windows Live was to allow play vs. Xbox gamers using Xbox Live. And the latest to step up to the plate and give console/PC/Mac cross-platform gaming a try are Valve. With the announcement at E3 that Valve was bringing Portal 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game publishers worry about rush in to digital publishing</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/game-publishers-worry-about-rush-in-to-digital-publishing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/game-publishers-worry-about-rush-in-to-digital-publishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[games industry concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market saturation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody denies that the digital market is increasingly the way forward in the games industry, particularly in the PC realm. However, according to MCV, some publishers are beginning to worry that the market is currently being oversaturated with a glut of digital content all at once. Is there a big enough market that it can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buy planning to sell used games in US</title>
		<link>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/best-buy-planning-to-sell-used-games-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedrmnews.com/games/best-buy-planning-to-sell-used-games-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Riseborough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyback program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[used game sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Best Buy has announced that they will begin to buy &#38; sell used games in all US stores later this summer. From Gamespot : While some Best Buy stores will have dedicated trade-in desks, most locations will handle game buybacks at the customer service desk. Customers will receive their compensation in the form of a [...]]]></description>
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