GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 26th May 2010

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Today's top stories

Pearce: Micro-transactions "don't make sense" for StarCraft II

08:00 - Blizzard executive VP cool on Celestial Steed equivalents as game is rated 12+ in Korea

THQ launches Partners programme

10:33 - Publisher to open up global retail and digital distribution network to "select" partners

Natal represents the "Holy Grail" of console development

08:34 - System can inspire four years of innovation without new console hardware, says Bach

Today's feature

War on Terrans

Blizzard's Frank Pearce and Bob Colayco talk StarCraft II, achievements and Korea

The rest of today's news

Sony: Games can lead the way for 3D entertainment

10:52 - House admits hardware is expensive but choice for early adopters is important

Monumental appoints Wheelwright to the board

12:58 - Former Codemasters CEO takes up non-executive position at UK developer

EA to set up customer service centre in Ireland

09:08 - Galway facility to house around 200 staff from next year - alongside Star Wars MMO launch

Cage, Castle added to GDC Europe

09:03 - Plus lectures on Split/Second, APB, Crysis 2 confirmed for Cologne event

Atari revenues fall 15%

08:51 - UPDATE: Shares jump 15% on the news that losses were down by 91% year-on-year

Jobs

Hot job:

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Senior Character Artist - Developer / Publisher NW UK (Amiqus Games) - England

North America -

Lead Multiplayer Programmer (MPG Universal) - Canada

Video Game Artist (Other Ocean Interactive) - Canada

Recent features

Insomniac and EA Partners

Ted Price and David DeMartini discuss the thinking behind going multiformat

NLGD's Seth van der Meer

The Dutch Festival of Games founder talks about this year's line-up and how the event has evolved over five years

Grand Thrift Auto

Eutechnyx' Darren Jobling discusses the business behind fee-to-play racing MMO Auto Club Revolution

Facebook's Triumph

Farmville creator Zynga has reaffirmed its commitment to Facebook - clearing the path to the next stage in the platform's evolution

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