July 2006 in video gaming

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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 12, 2006

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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]

July 3, 2006