GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 18th March 2010

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Today's top stories

GameStop: yearly earnings down 5.3%; Q4 profit drops 7.1%

13:25 - Q4 sales flat; retailer expects biggest growth in fiscal 2010 to come from used product

Images claim to prove existence of Xbox 360 Slim

08:43 - Leaked photos suggest smaller form factor for revised hardware

St John: OnLive is ?the right notion and the wrong execution?

08:14 - Hi5 launches new developer initiative; next gen will happen in social games, says CTO

Today's feature

Hi5's Alex St John

The company's outspoken president on why social networks will ultimately beat consoles and cloud gaming

The rest of today's news

Sony launches ideas submission blog

12:07 - PlayStation.Blog Share invites feedback on console and services

EA PC title requires constant internet connection

10:01 - Command and Conquer 4 requirements mirror controversial Ubisoft DRM

Transmission Games vets form Trickstar

09:12 - New Melbourne studio already has games in production for multiple formats

Sony prevails in copyright lawsuit over God of War

12:01 - Judge rules that basic idea for a story cannot be owned

Just Cause 2 demo downloads hit 2 million

11:09 - Stat-tracking reveals detailed in-demo achievements as retail release looms

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