GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 11th May 2010

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Today's top stories

Rebellion "not legally obliged" to rescue Derby subsidiary

12:20 - Lawyer clarifies legal position of Rebellion Derby employees claiming non-payment of wages

EA Sports introduces $10 pass to play online

08:31 - Publisher ramps up Project $10 incentive by denying online access to pre-owned buyers

Microsoft confirms Natal launch for October

08:19 - Saudi Arabian marketing manager leaks information ahead of main E3 announcement

Today's feature

RedLynx's Tero Virtala

On experimenting with disruptive business practices, putting the community first and the future of Trials

The rest of today's news

Nintendo forecasts best selling games of 2010 so far

11:55 - Platform holder claims top spots in both EU and US charts

Emergent Q1 results exceed expectations

10:45 - Gamebryo maker celebrates second consecutive quarter of improved profitability

EA to launch FIFA Facebook game

10:56 - FIFA Superstars to be first EA franchise title from Playfish

Capcom to increase number of titles released over each FY

09:53 - Development-to-launch cycle to be shortened following poor fiscal 2010 performance

Consoles could become "antiquated" admits Iwata

09:15 - Nintendo boss discusses the 3DS and why the company will never give up on hardware

Jobs

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Animation Director - AAA Developer (Interactive Selection) - Shanghai, China

Recent features

Bigpoint's Nils-Holger Henning

On adapting browser-based games for the US market, developing brands and the growth of DevLounge

Gaming the Vote

Whatever the outcome of the UK election, there will still be work to be done if British development is to remain world-class

Coming of Age

Frank Gibeau, President of EA Games, on why Australian legislation should introduce an R18+ rating for videogames

Autodesk's Marc Stevens

The middleware giant's VP of games talks economy, iPhone, Facebook and the Uncanny Valley

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