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janedouglas There’s not a case in this office the right size for safely transporting a Vita, wah (Jane Douglas, GameSpot UK) Tuesday, January 17th
AndyGray_ Having dealt with newspaper journalists for a couple of days I am so pleased that I normally get to talk to games and sport writers.
(Andy Gray, Codemasters) Wednesday, January 18th
ATNewMedia Can some retailers please stop moaning about drop in boxed game sales. Start adapting to the new world quicker. Time to evolve #beinventive
(Simon Kay, ATNewMedia) Wednesday, January 18th
yosp Playing Wipeout 2048on a train to Liverpool, where Wipeoutwas born. With Wi-Fi connectivity, this train ride will be fun :) (Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Computer Entertainment) Thursday, January 19th
disappointment Puns you can use in your fantasy RPG screenshot captions are “can’t get the staff” and “satyr is dead”. Also remember “chest” means “tits”.
stephentotilo Oh, terrific. The DICE Summit will include a debate on games journalism. It’s just been so long since there was one.
(Stephen Totilo, Kotaku) Thursday, January 19th
bennyleroo Can’t remember the last time I was still at work when the cleaners were in #RE6 (Ben Le Rougetel, Capcom) Thursday, January 19th
Nick_Morey MCVfeatured the Dominatrix we hired for the Hitmanevent last week! Does it ruin the illusion if I said she was lovely on phone and email? (Nick Morey, Indigo Pearl) Friday, January 20th
fourzerotwo Reading about Kim Dotcom of MegaUpload’s arrest. Changing your name to “Mr. Dotcom” in itself, should be a crime. Sincerely, Mr. Videogames.
(Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward) Thursday, January 19th
patrickol Spending too much on Moshimerch for daughters. Might be easier to send half my salary directly to @acton and cut out the middle men… :) (Patrick O’Luanaigh, nDreams) Sunday, January 22nd
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Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
1m
UK downloads of Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3Autodance app
$85m
Investment secured by Trion Worlds
$4.24bn
Record sales for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division for the Christmas quarter
5
Consecutive No.1s for EA’s FIFA 12, which has become the UK’s best-selling sports game
23 Months from Star Trek
Online’s launch until it went free-to-play
50%
The increase in consumers using entertainment apps on Xbox Live from November to December
PDP distributes the Sony- licensed Vita ‘Crystal Case’