GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 5th August 2010

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Today's top stories

Valve: Mac gaming renaissance in 2011?

08:00 - Holtman: Publishers taking OSX seriously, "a very different map than a year ago on a Mac port"

OnLive valued at $1.1bn

09:36 - Cloud gaming service booms following $30m stakes from BT and Belgacom

Gameforge: "We must press ahead with acquisitions"

09:07 - After swooping for Frogster, German publisher looks to build in consolidating market

Today's feature

Valve On Mac Gaming: Part One

Business boss Jason Holtman and Marketing VP Doug Lombardi on Steam OSX

The rest of today's news

Viacom reduces losses on Rock Band

14:40 - Quarterly financials show increase in revenues for Media Networks division

Apple bars Game Center from iPhone 3G and old Touches

11:53 - iOS update means no legacy device support for social networking functions

Namco Bandai halves losses in first quarter

11:00 - Sales up in home videogame division; Tekken 6 sells over a million units

Activision denies "lose the chick" allegation

11:00 - Refutes accusations that gender of True Crime character was changed following focus-testing

Rayman spent 261 weeks in UK chart

14:37 - Chart-Track archives also reveal incredible staying power for Theme Park, Worms and Brain Training

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