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June 30, 2008 – 1:07 pm, Diablo 3 has no place in next-gen gaming

Source: Shackpics

June 30, 2008 – 11:13 am, PlayStation 3 firmware v2.40, featuring in-game XMB and ‘Trophies,’ arrives this Wednesday

Source: Blog.US.PlayStation.com

June 30, 2008 – 11:03 am, Rock Band 2 in development at Harmonix, coming this September to the Xbox 360, other platforms soon after

Source: IGN

June 28, 2008 – 1:24 pm, Blizzard announce Diablo III, coming simultaneously to the PC and Macintosh…eventually; first screens, art, and videos

Source: Blizzard.com/diablo3

June 27, 2008 – 12:55 pm, Lego Indiana Jones demo whips onto Xbox Live Marketplace this morning
June 26, 2008 – 5:25 pm, Movie and video downloads coming to US PlayStation Network this summer
June 26, 2008 – 3:42 pm, Microsoft releases long-awaited Xbox 360 license transfer tool allowing users to migrate Marketplace-purchased content onto new consoles

Source: Xbox.com

June 26, 2008 – 1:15 pm, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Activision and Ubisoft all confirmed for PAX 2008
June 26, 2008 – 12:01 pm, Ascaron’s Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, previously Xbox 360 and PC only, will now be coming to the PlayStation 3 this fall as well
June 26, 2008 – 10:17 am, Top Spin 3 demo served onto Xbox Live Marketplace
June 25, 2008 – 11:39 pm, GameStrata Study: Average console gamer spend $765 USD on hardware and software annually, $30,000 total over “peak gaming years”
June 25, 2008 – 11:37 pm, The Spore Creature Creator has spawned over 1,000,000 horrific beings as of today
June 25, 2008 – 10:47 pm, Denis Dyack might be insane, asks NeoGAF posters if they are “for” or “against” Too Human

Source: NeoGAF

June 25, 2008 – 10:32 pm, DICE confirms that it has five Battlefield titles in development

Source: GameIndustry.biz

June 25, 2008 – 10:26 pm, Rumor: God of War III to be shown at E3 2008

Source: Jeux-France

June 25, 2008 – 10:24 pm, This week’s Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee shows us his Solid Snake

Source: The Escapist

June 25, 2008 – 4:50 pm, State Senate passes bill 61-1 that mandates all games sold in New York be rated by the ESRB

Source: GamePolitics

June 25, 2008 – 1:13 pm, Coming September 7: $80 Spore ‘Galactic Edition’ includes Making Of DVD, artbook, poster, and 100-page ‘Galactic Handbook’
June 25, 2008 – 11:25 am, Ubisoft opens Sao Paulo-based studio to work on “family-oriented titles”; hopes to attract 20 developers to sunny Brazil by next month
June 25, 2008 – 11:20 am, Nobody cares about the Grand Theft Auto ‘Hot Coffee’ scandal; “shocked” law firm seeks less than $30,000 in damages for plaintiffs, $1.3m in legal fees for itself

Source: The New York Times

June 24, 2008 – 8:48 pm, Valve launch official Team Fortress 2 blog; detail how Medigun healing works

Source: TeamFortress.com

June 24, 2008 – 3:20 pm, Since launch, the PlayStation 3 has resulted in a $3.3 billion loss for Sony

Source: Forbes

June 24, 2008 – 9:15 am, Left 4 Dead, Valve and Turtle Rock’s coop zombie shooter, has been confirmed to ship for the Xbox 360 and PC on November 4
June 24, 2008 – 8:00 am, Don King Presents Prizefighter singleplayer/multiplayer demo now available on Xbox Live Marketplace
June 23, 2008 – 3:55 pm, New Grand Theft Auto IV patch released for both iterations of the game; fixes plethora of multiplayer bugs and issues
June 23, 2008 – 12:18 pm, UK youths buy 18-rated games online to circumvent age-restriction laws

Source: BBC Online

June 22, 2008 – 4:12 pm, David Jaffe laments poor Marvel Comic gaming crossovers

Source: David Jaffe Blog

June 22, 2008 – 12:01 pm, Tomb Raider Underworld arrives this November; Eidos launches new Tomb Raider portal with fresh screens, details

Source: TombRaider.com

June 21, 2008 – 4:28 pm, Treyarch’s Call of Duty World at War trailer debuts on Xbox Live Marketplace, internets

Source: GameTrailers

June 20, 2008 – 5:30 pm, New Max Payne movie spy shots

Source: CVG