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edge-online.com - 5/7/2009
Bizarre Recounts Strained Relationship With Microsoft
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Talking recently to Edge as part of a wider feature on new racer Blur , Bizarre Creations’ creative director Martyn Chudley recounted the company’s increasingly strained relationship with Project Gotham Racing publisher Microsoft prior to the studio being acquired by Activision.  ...
Microsoft Swings at Wii With Videocam
online.wsj.com - 5/12/2009
Microsoft Swings at Wii With Videocam
— online.wsj.com — NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft Corp. is developing a new videocamera for the Xbox 360 console that will allow... players to control games with the movement of their bodies, people familiar with the matter said, an effort to attract the casual players that have ... (more) Microsoft Swings at Wii With Videocam

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Microsoft’s Massive in-game ad business takes hits among 3,000 overall layoffs
venturebeat.com - 5/6/2009
Microsoft’s Massive in-game ad business takes hits among 3,000 overall layoffs
— venturebeat.com — Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs today as it struggles to right itself after reporting tepid... results last month. We’ve learned that Massive, the company’s in-game advertising business, suffered something like 75 percent layoffs. Today’s ... (more) Microsoft’s Massive in-game ad business takes hits ...

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Interview: Bizarre Creations’ Martyn Chudley
edge-online.com - 5/7/2009
Interview: Bizarre Creations’ Martyn Chudley
— edge-online.com — The cover star of the latest issue of Edge, which comes out today in shops in the... UK, is Blur . Bizarre Creations’ new racer is the studio's first major title for new owner, Activision, since its acquisition in October 2008. On visiting the ... (more) Interview: Bizarre Creations’ Martyn Chudley

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