July 31, 2006
- The Entertainment Software Association announces that their annual E3 trade show will be scaling back "into a more intimate event focused on targeted, personalized meetings and activities" from the "mega-show" it has been for over a decade. The group cites the rising costs for attending publishers becoming counter-productive as one of the reasons for closing the current show. [1]
July 5, 2006
- EA Games announces they will provide stock to appease dissatisfied employees and to compensate for the company's poorly performing stock price. [7]
July 4, 2006
- Empire Interactive they have experienced a pre-tax loss of £2.5 million ($4.6m) over the last fifteen months. [8]
- Sony announces that it will have 150,000 Playstation 3 consoles ready for the UK launch. [9]
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