GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 2nd August 2010

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Today's top stories

Former GRIN developers set up new studio Whiteout

08:31 - Former Bionic Commando team working on digital platforms and Cry Engine 3 project

GamesIndustry.biz changes team line-up

09:49 - Elliott promoted to publisher as Dan Pearson joins respected industry community site

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tops UK charts

11:54 - First PC exclusive to hit No.1 in all-formats chart this year

Today's feature

EA Play's Rod Humble

On The Sims 3, 3DS, motion controllers and the social games mindset

The rest of today's news

New Zynga CFO fuels flotation speculation

09:14 - Allen and Co man signs up to $5 billion-valued social game dev

Far East subs for CoD could earn $100m

09:01 - Janco: Netease and Activision Blizzard should create Chinese pay-to-play model

Over one million Roblox users registered

11:27 - Free-to-play building game passes milestone

LucasArts, Double Fine, F9 confirmed for GDC Europe

09:39 - BigPoint, 2K Games, TGC also lined up for August event

UCLA adopts Hearts of Iron II in the classroom

08:49 - Paradox Interactive's WWII high strategy game helps teach students geopolitics of the era

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Recent features

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The rise of online games, and why a ?10 million investment could move the goalposts

Blizzard's Mike Ryder

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

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