GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 26th April 2010

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Today's top stories

BBC taking a "leap of faith" with episodic gaming

08:32 - Success of ambitious project will influence future direction of interactive entertainment at broadcaster, says Sumo

Sony release new PlayStation 3 hardware

08:30 - Latest iteration shows performance improvements and cheaper production costs

Bookmaker offers odds on Street Fighter showdown

10:46 - Paddy Power opens books for Super Street Fighter IV heavyweight championship

Today's feature

Sumo Digital's Paul Porter

On the challenges of creating episodic games for Doctor Who: The Adventure Games

The rest of today's news

Splinter Cell still number one in UK charts

10:21 - Capcom celebrates top five success for Wii exclusive Monster Hunter Tri

Nintendo licenses texture compression tech

11:20 - Console manufacturer signs new agreement with long-time partner S3 Graphics

Capcom apology over Final Fight DRM

09:51 - Publisher admits to lack of warning but refuses to remove anti-file sharing feature

Apple hires Casamassina as editorial manager

09:19 - Long-time IGN editor joins company as taste-maker for games

Mad Catz signs Harmonix hardware deal

09:02 - Peripheral company to make and distribute all official Rock Band controllers worldwide

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The Broken Sword creator muses on the digital games industry and how quickly it's changing

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