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Apple Europe boss joins Infogrames Board

Infogrames has hired another big-name exec to help see through the ‘Atari transformation’, with former Apple general manager and vice president of EMEA Pascal Cagni becoming an independent director on the firm’s Board. The company, currently in the midst of a transformative revamp around its Atari brand, earlier this year …

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Bach: Zune more compelling than iPod

President of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Group Robbie Bach has called Zune a more compelling” gaming proposition than Apple’s iPod. Apple CEO Steve Jobs this week revealed a slate of new games for iPod and iPhone, whilst Microsoft has as yet remained quiet on Zune’s gaming capabilities. However, Bach told …

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PlayV lands in UK with a bang

Publishers PlayLogic and Virgin Play have revealed a plot to partner for a joint venture named PlayV – and have promised to shake up the market. PlayV will bring PC, console and handheld products from both firms to the UK market, as well as offer a range of services to …

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Report: SCi to cost NBC $100m

Sci Entertainment will cost a potential suitor $100m – and NBC Universal is close to securing a deal for just that sort of money. That’s according to a Financial Times report, which said NBC – which itself its part-owned by Vivendi – is ‘close to finalising’ the deal. The newspaper …

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