http://www.videogamechat.net/ Visit videogamechat.net for all the latest gaming news! In the truly epic 98 page fiscal 2008 report that Capcom released earlier today (read it, just for kicks!), Capcom announced somewhere within that it won't be releasing any more console exclusives in the future. "All major titles launched during t... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Capcom-confirms-console-exclusives-are-in-the-company-s-past-1057 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Capcom-confirms-console-exclusives-are-in-the-company-s-past-1057 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:09:15 PDT Gamers were taken quite by surprise yesterday after the news that Microsoft would be dissolving Ensemble Studios - creators of the popular Age of Empires franchise - after the completion of Halo Wars, but it's not all doom and gloom. http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Microsoft-Age-of-Empires-franchise-will-continue-despite-Ensemble-closure-1053 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Microsoft-Age-of-Empires-franchise-will-continue-despite-Ensemble-closure-1053 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:32:04 PDT Speaking to GamesRadar recently, Kane & Lynch director Jens Peter Kurup finally spoke out about how the event effected the company, and himself personally. http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Kane-Lynch-boss-GameSpot-review-hit-like-a-hammer--1052 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Kane-Lynch-boss-GameSpot-review-hit-like-a-hammer--1052 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:23:27 PDT Speaking to the Sun newspaper earlier today, in a rare moment of clarity from the newspaper medium about the video games industry, HMV CEO Simon Fox discussed how he believes video game sales may overtake CD sales in the next few years. "Within th... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Video-games-may-overtake-CD-music-sales-at-HMV-says-HMV-CEO-1047 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Video-games-may-overtake-CD-music-sales-at-HMV-says-HMV-CEO-1047 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:16:28 PDT According to recent reports, Max Payne movie producer Scott Faye is working on another video game movie adaptation, this time based around a slightly more eccentric video game... Duke Nukem. "I'm working diligently at making a Duke Nukem movie ... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Max-Payne-movie-producer-working-on-Duke-Nukem-movie-1045 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Max-Payne-movie-producer-working-on-Duke-Nukem-movie-1045 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 02:56:50 PDT Chart-Track has just confirmed last weeks UK games sales, and rather surprisingly, Mercenaries 2 has chipped Spore to the top of the charts, whilst also knocking Tiger Woods from the top-spot. Data for the week ending September 6th. 1 - Mercen... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Mercenaries-2-beats-Spore-to-top-spot-in-UK-games-charts-1044 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Mercenaries-2-beats-Spore-to-top-spot-in-UK-games-charts-1044 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:27:55 PDT According to the press, Tecmo has formally rejected [b][url=http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Square-Enix-makes-move-to-buy-out-Tecmo-1023Square Enix's offer to buy the firm[/url][b], essentially saying it can still grow without selling... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Tecmo-rejects-Square-Enix-buyout-offer-in-talks-with-Koei-about-merger-1036 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Tecmo-rejects-Square-Enix-buyout-offer-in-talks-with-Koei-about-merger-1036 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:37:31 PDT The first batch of publishers have revealed their confirmed lineup for this year's Tokyo Game Show, and it looks like it's going to be an extremely large show, at least for Japanese consumers... just don't be surprised if 90% of these titles never re... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/TGS-2008-Confirmed-Games-List-Part-1-1033 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/TGS-2008-Confirmed-Games-List-Part-1-1033 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:42:18 PDT Following the surprising news this morning that Square Enix is planning a serious move to buy out Japanese games developer Tecmo, the company has responded with a statement saying that it's offering a 30 percent premium on the targe's stock. "Squ... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Square-Enix-makes-move-to-buy-out-Tecmo-1023 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Square-Enix-makes-move-to-buy-out-Tecmo-1023 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:12:58 PDT Only a handful of game developers can really be called celebrities. Tomonobu Itagaki, best known for games like Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, is definitely one of them. In June this year, only a few days before the US launch of Ninja Gaiden II, he ... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Itagaki-s-first-interview-since-leaving-Team-Ninja-1022 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Itagaki-s-first-interview-since-leaving-Team-Ninja-1022 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:10:08 PDT