GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 27th April 2010

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Today's top stories

Playfish: Social gaming space will see more consolidation this year

08:32 - Segerstrale predicts that social gaming will lead the rest of the industry in the shift to digital

Xbox Live Arcade sales grow 41% in March

10:27 - Overall 2010 sales up 5% as monthly revenues top $10 million for the first time

Nordic Game 2010 Coverage

09:08 - All the news, insight and comment from the Nordic Game event in Malmo

Today's feature

Playfish's Kristian Segerstrale

The company's CEO talks entrepreneurship and how social games will lead the industry

The rest of today's news

Datel continues lawsuit against Microsoft

12:02 - Peripheral maker's antitrust lawsuit passes first hurdle as MS objections dismissed

Playdom acquires social dev Merscom

09:04 - Aggressive acquisition plans sees Facebook, iPhone publisher purchase The Crazies dev

ESA vows to fight Californian violent game bill

09:01 - First Amendment rights under scrutiny again as Schwarzenegger goes to Supreme Court

Former Nintendo exec joins 38 Studios

10:58 - Denise Kaigler joins MMO studio as chief marketing officer

Trinigy signs 12 new development deals

09:41 - Middleware company announces a dozen new licensees for 3D game engine

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