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Shareholders have approved the merger between Japanese companies Tecmo and Koei, set to take place on April 1. The companies made the announcement in statements to the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, according to Reuters. Under the USD 207 million deal, announced last November, Tecmo investors will receive 0.9 shares in the merged company for every Tecmo share they hold, while Koei stockholders will receive a one-for-one exchange.
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Global retail sales of packaged home entertainment grew 6% to hit $61 billion in 2008, with fast-growing videogames for the first time outweighing DVD and Blu-ray Disc, according to international research concern Media Control GfK International.
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The global economic slowdown is applying more pressure on videogames publishers as retailers in the US slash their stock orders. In a bid to limit any risk of piling up unwanted inventory - if consumers stop buying games - all five key retail chains in the territory have started to cut their day one orders, causing growing concern among the publishing community.
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01. [WII] Wii Play: Mario Tennis (Nintendo) 56,509 / NEW 02. [NDS] Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (Atlas) 55,466 / NEW 03. [PS3] Naruto: Narutimate Storm (Namco Bandai) 44,065 / NEW 04. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 29,355 / 848,000 05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 27,032 / 332,000 For remaining list, please see comment.
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n an e-mail today from Amazon, they listed the top 10 video game pre-orders to date. In other words, the top 10 anticipated games of 2009, at least on Amazon, It is a good overall gauge, though, of what gamers are looking forward to. For list, see comment.
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A researcher at Texas A&M International University has concluded that there is "no significant relationship" between school shootings and playing violent video games. Writing for the Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Prof. Christopher Ferguson criticizes the methodology used in earlier research linking games to violence and aggression.
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The top 20 selling software list for December 2008 released by the NPD Group on Thursday of last week contained some surprising appearances as well as absences. However, big-name titles like Ubisoft's Prince of Persia, Sony's Resistance 2, LBP and Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld fell completely below the top 20 list, and so their sales figures remained unknown. Furthermore, NPD provided us with launch-to-date sales for Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4.
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01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) 2,452,111 02. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) 2,187,337 03. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2,149,131 / 2,967,297 04. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 2,003,315 05. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 1,747,113 For the remaining list, see comment.
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Although NPD data is already posted, this post lists Steam and Direct2Drive data also: Definitely a mixed bag in this week's edition of the PC sales charts. Lich King sits atop the NPD charts, while on both Steam and Direct2Drive, EA games are punching above their weight.
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The Australian games market saw an increase in sales of 47 percent in 2008, as the industry’s value rose to $1.96 billion. Software sales rose by 57 %, hardware sales up 43 % and accessories sales up 68 %. The most popular titles were what the IEAA calls "family games", which saw 137 percent sales growth over 2007. The second most popular category of titles were "action games".
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