GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 15th June 2010

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Today's top stories

Slimline Xbox 360 confirmed

20:02 - UPDATE: Microsoft confirms UK and Europe release date as July 16

Activision aims to be "most profitable entertainment co"

10:43 - Modern Warfare 2 sales pass 20m as new games revealed at celeb-filled party

Outgoing 360 models to see price drop

08:54 - $149 for Arcade, $249 for Elite in wake of new SKU release

Today's feature

Microsoft Briefing: Summary

The main points from yesterday's E3 press conference in one place

The rest of today's news

Kinect post-launch line-up taking shape

09:53 - All titles for debut confirmed, additional software support emerging

Kotick: "$500m opportunity" in trade-in market

12:01 - Activision wants to work with retail on resales, also predicts turnaround for music games

Xbox Live expands into new territories

12:06 - Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Russia, S Africa among new recipients

Ubisoft unveils new games from Michael Jackson, Eric Chahi

09:15 - Pre-E3 conference sees debut of multiple new games, including Wii Vitality Sensor clone and "Battle Tag"

Zynga drums up $147m investment

09:23 - Softbank funds social networking dev's move into Asia

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