Sony consider huge 'division' cuts (Ferrago.co.uk)
Major changes afoot in Japan Apparently, Sony are facing a torrid 2009 as the global economic outlook deteriorates, the electronics giant planning wholesale restructuring of all their operations. According to a new report from The Times , prompted by Sony insiders, "sacred cow-slaying" is the order of the day with whole divisions facing the chop as well as top bosses and innumerable ...
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Grandparents join kids in the fight for sales between games and music (Times Online)
From Guitar Hero to Wii Fit and Grand Theft Auto, Britain has become a nation of gamers - and that means not only teenage sons hogging a console or a keyboard but entire families fighting for the chance to play.
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Study: Wii Games Hit Bargain Bins Faster (Washington Post)
When it comes to game sales metrics, feelings are irrelevant and data is king. Research group EEDAR claims to have rather provocative data from a study conducted on "price protection" that reveals Wii games are landing in bargain bins at a rate, compared to Xbox 360 and PS3 titles, of nearly 2 to 1,...
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POLICE REPORT (Gaffney Ledger)
Almost $4,000 in cash and checks were reported stolen from a delivery truck while it was making a stop on South Logan Street on Dec. 18. According to the Gaffney Police Department, the driver of a General Wholesale truck stopped at 406 S. Logan St. on Dec. 18 at about 12:10 p.m.
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Resident Evil 5 Hands On (EuroGamer)
Japan may have gotten the jump on the rest of us with the Resident Evil 5 demo this month, but a fortunate alignment of circumstances found your humble correspondent in the right place at the right time with the right kit: Japan, last week, with an Xbox 360. The two-level demo gives us our best chance yet to see how Capcom's latest is shaping up ahead of its 13th March release on the Microsoft ...
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