GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 16th August 2010

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Today's top stories

Get Games: Steam's success is an "opportunity"

08:30 - Valve's PC download platform is the gold standard to "aspire to" says MD Andy Payne

GAME: iPhone a part of longer term digital strategy

13:45 - Retailer keeping an eye on other devices as gamestation app launches on iTunes

Sony, Microsoft moving too slow in online space - Tencent

11:43 - Product model is fundamentally flawed, says Wang; "Online gaming is more creative in making money"

Today's feature

The Digital Pipeline

Get Games MD Andy Payne on the download site's relaunch and evolution

The rest of today's news

EA under fire over MoH multi-player

09:34 - Mother of Afghanistan casualty brands publisher as "disrespectful" for focusing on current war

Cage: We didn't expect Heavy Rain to succeed

13:50 - "Publishers don't, in general, have balls," says Quantic Dream CEO

Russian government to support $820m games industry

13:13 - Market moving away from PC games and to online, as government seeks to establish Moscow Silicon Valley

Respawn denies Bethesda collaboration

09:43 - West and Zampella discuss videogame reviews, but not new project

Toy Story 3 still leads UK sales charts

11:09 - Second consecutive week at the top for Disney, as Madden squeezes into 10th

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The R4 Ban: What Does It Mean?

Tech Lawyer Brett Farrell looks at the ruling and reality of Nintendo's recent piracy case

Tower Defence

Jon Hare details the Free for Freaks model behind new digital publishing venture Tower Studios

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