GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 27th July 2010

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Today's top stories

GameStop acquires Kongregate

13:58 - US retailer acquires leading browser game portal in bid to become "the gaming aggregator of choice"

US government rules iPhone jailbreaking legal

09:04 - Apple's grip loosened as hacking security checks on mobile devices deemed OK

Capcom pledges to cut dev time in half with US and EU help

12:04 - Outsourcing to the West in order to release up to four key titles per year

Today's feature

Blizzard's Mike Ryder

As StarCraft II launches globally, the VP of International talks social gaming, Activision, audience expectancies and digital vs retail

The rest of today's news

Valve offers free game after 12,000 false Steam bans

09:57 - "This was our mistake" says Newell to players accused of MW2 cheating

Nobilis sues SouthPeak for alleged non-payment

11:08 - Developer "very confident" of success in latest twist to My Baby saga

EA partners with Live Gamer for microtransactions

09:26 - Picks Elements platform to "augment its existing ecommerce capabilities"

'Time is right' for mobile and online investment

09:25 - IBIS Capital's Tim Merel set to kick off GDC Europe business track with fundraising session

StarCraft II launches worldwide

08:47 - Highly-anticipated strategy title from Blizzard greeted with midnight launch events across the globe

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