GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 7th June 2010

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Today's top stories

Sony, Square Enix hit with $5m FFXIII lawsuit

11:18 - Game causes freezing and bricks consoles, claims class action

Report: NVIDIA-Nintendo deal is dead

09:11 - Graphics card-maker not now thought to be contributing tech to forthcoming 3DS handheld

Handheld piracy cost industry £29bn over five years

08:46 - CESA report highlights costs of piracy on Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS hardware

Today's feature

Gamelab's Ivan Fernandez-Lobo

The conference director talks about this year's event in Spain, and why it's important for the local industry

The rest of today's news

iPhone factory salaries to rise again

09:59 - Foxconn ups pay for the second time in a week in a bid to halt alarming suicide rate

Red Dead remains top of UK chart

10:25 - Rockstar's free-roaming Western holds off World Cup and UFC for another week

EA LA vets form Haunted Temple Studios

09:36 - Four-man team announces first title for XBLA and PC

Activision GoldenEye game due in November

15:13 - E3 reveal expected for Wii and DS title

Lord of the Rings Online adopts free-to-play model

14:00 - Success of Dungeons and Dragons Online prompts Turbine and Warner to offer new pricing this autumn

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