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WGA celebrates videogame writers

2008 nominees include 'Star Wars,' 'Fallout 3'
Darth Vader, Lara Croft and some badly behaved teenagers are all on the Writers Guild's list for the best videogame writing in 2008.

Vidgames enter brave new open world

Wii, online gaming point to future

U.K. retailer Zavvi runs into trouble

Entertainment store chain close to collapse

'GTA' creators stay with Take-Two

New contract deals with profit sharing
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Maggie Q queen of 'Fighters' pic

Actress joins cast of videogame adaptation

Universal, Verbinski plan to role-play

Steven Knight to base script on WSJ article

Midway Games cuts staff by 25%

'Mortal Kombat' team unaffected by layoffs

Nov. videogame sales near $3 billion

Holiday season boosts industry by 10%

EA to rock Jack Black's videogame

'Brutal Legend' finds a new home

Big Blu-Ray bow can't ignite DVD biz

'Dark Knight' tally to 4.4 million by second day

Videogame sales are tame

Sony, music gaming take biggest hits

Cryptic strategy for Atari

Videogame publisher acquires developer

Economy takes its toll on EA

Profits 'significantly below' expected figures

Midway must come up with $150 mil

Company sale triggers debt repayment clause

Disney, EA expand Asia gaming biz

Companies boost online videogame presence

NetDragon, Disney pact for game

'Fantasy Online' set for Spring 2009 release

Atari nabs 'Despereaux' game rights

Publisher takes over for Brash Entertainment

EA and NetDragon play 'Dungeon'

Duo pact on 3-D multi-player online game

Redstone sells interest in Midway

Mogul unloads stake in videogame publisher

'Kung Fu Panda' leads Annie noms

DreamWorks film earns 17 nominations

Brash fallout a cautionary tale

Movie to videogame business shutters on hype

'Wrath' videogame breaks record

Single day sales more than 2.8 million units

Vidgamer series logs off

Revenue cause of CGS closure

Nat'l Geographic gets into games

New division to develop titles for all platforms

Midway Games struggling to survive

Unit drags on Redstone's corporate structure

Vivendi rides out storm

Remains on course to hit financial targets

'Guitar Hero' out of tune in October

Videogame sales down nearly 50% from '07

'GTA IV' tops games awards noms

Video Game Awards to air on Dec. 14

Videogame biz awaits sales figures

Fall season so far lacks blockbuster releases

AFTRA extends gaming contract

Org agrees to one-year extension of deal

Lifetime logs onto online gaming biz

Network acquires fashion games site Roiworld

Midway Games logs heavy losses

Net loss more than doubled to $75.9 million

Rockstar revs up 'GTA IV' in Japan

Western game aims to conquer foreign market

Shari Redstone resigns from Midway

Mogul's daughter leaves board of vidgame co.

Brash Entertainment short on cash

Vidgame publisher lays off 20 employees

Game companies prep for holidays

Activision Blizzard perseveres, THQ dips

Universal hot for 'Inferno'

Studio wins bidding battle over videogame

Studios battle for EA game rights

Dante-inspired videogame goes through Hell

EA to layoff 6% of employees

Video game co. cites retail slowness in Oct.

Nintendo slashes profit forecast

Company predicts net profit will be $3.5 billion

MTV cues up Beatles video game

Release set for 2009 holiday season

Atari gets 'Riddick,' 'Ghostbusters'

Videogame sequels planned for both franchises

Sci Fi Channel to play 'GameQuest'

Videogamers square off in reality competition

WB nearly doubles stake in Sci Ent.

Studio now able to buy up to 30% of stock

EA's 'Army of Two' joins Universal

Scott Z. Burns to write script

Legendary to acquire Epic Games

Talks underway for 'Gears of War' developer

Digital Domain ups Plumer, Weston

Duo to guide expansion into games market

E3 goes big again in 2009

40,000 industry professionals to attend

Overseas Oscar entries surge

Record amount of countries submit films

EA focuses on non-sports titles

Four new titles bring alternatives to gaming giant

Redstone family quarrels over Midway

Videogame publisher battles to stay afloat

Sony recalls 'LittleBigPlanet'

Release delayed over controversial song

'Force Unleashed' beats 'Batman'

'Star Wars' game dominates sales charts

Obama ads placed in video games

Presidential candidate is the first to use format
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