GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 20th April 2010

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Today's top stories

Harrison and Gardner resign from Atari board

08:30 - Update: Paulina Bozek also leaves publisher, as original founder Nolan Bushnell rejoins the iconic brand

Telltale: Consoles make up 40% of our audience

08:00 - Dan Connors explains how non-PC platforms are bringing new audiences to episodic gaming

Ubisoft eco-drive leads to scrapping of game manuals

08:32 - Company to replace paper manuals with digital ones and introduce eco-friendly DVD cases

Today's feature

Telltale's Dan Connors

The CEO of the Sam and Max developer updates us on the evolution of the episodic business

The rest of today's news

Xbox 360 reaches 1m sales mark in Australia, NZ

12:14 - Console hits landmark down under; MS launches charity drive to coincide

The Ivors reveals game soundtrack nominations

11:16 - Killzone 2, Empire: Total War, Savage Moon shortlisted for inaugural award

French MMO Dofus reaches 30 million users

10:28 - Game becomes most played MMO in France; 3.5m players paying monthly sub

StarCraft II slapped with 18 rating in Korea

09:17 - Blizzard undecided on whether it will appeal disastrous adult-only rating

Playdom appoints Yahoo, Microsoft vet as CTO

09:15 - David Sobeski joins expanding social gaming company

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Recent features

Press Play's Rune Dittmer

The Max and the Magic Marker developer talks self-publishing ahead of this year's Nordic Game

Killing the Goose

As Infinity Ward continues to shed staff, battle lines are drawn - will IP, or creative talent, prove more valuable?

The Wester Front

Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester on company growth, downloadable platforms and social media

Getting It Now

InstantAction CEO Louis Castle explains how his tech can make full games playable anywhere online - fast

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