GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 30th June 2010

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Today's top stories

Microsoft targets 5m Fable III sales, profits of $150m

11:50 - Molyneux calls demos "crazy" and reveals plans for episodic and social content

Livingstone: "lobbying for tax breaks smacks of an industry in need"

09:04 - Eidos life president calls for alternative government funding at GameHorizon 2010

Molyneux defends Milo and Kate: "all that technology does work"

11:28 - Lionhead boss denies project is a tech demo; admits Redmond team has questions about direction

Today's feature

Pac-Man's Toru Iwatani

The former Tecmo man explains his philosophy on how games should be made

The rest of today's news

Kotick: We need incentives to invest in UK

08:07 - Activision boss wants Govt support for development; Sony may shift new investment overseas

Specs suggest Kinect is two-player only

10:02 - New technical data defines system limits, including resolution and joint tracking

UK retailer puts Kinect RRP at £129.99

10:11 - ShopTo narrows release date to November 19

Second hand helps HMV gain market share in games

08:50 - Profits and sales up at retailer as it continues to diversify

Hulu confirmed for PS3 and Xbox 360

08:53 - No Xbox service till 2011, as rumours suggest PlayStation Plus required for PS3

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