GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 3rd August 2010

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Today's top stories

The industry's being turned "inside out" - Hawkins

11:00 - EA founder believes the extent of change in the videogames business is unprecedented

Titan Gaming buys Xfire from Viacom

10:57 - Cash tournament company picks up gamers' social network

BioWare Mythic: Warhammer Online is making money

13:01 - General manager Eugene Evans tells Eurogamer "We're still running it. The game is profitable."

Today's feature

Game Theory - Episode One

Scott Steinberg grills industry execs on where the industry is going... and going wrong

The rest of today's news

No Nintendo at GamesCom, Microsoft "finalising "

12:25 - Another big hitter steps down following SEGA and Capcom - but EA and Sony open the show

EA sued by 6000 sports players

09:25 - American football veterans claiming unauthorised use of their likeness in Madden NFL

Majesco CFO to step down this month

09:17 - John Gross resigns from Cooking Mama publisher after five years

THQ: The UFC brand is here to stay

08:28 - Publisher cites Red Dead, the Election, recession and the World Cup as reasons for poor sales

Pachter: 50% of online gamers would pay for multiplayer

15:42 - "Black Ops, MoH, Halo Reach, GTA 5 all will contain the opportunity for gamers to pay more to the publishers"

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