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08/30/2010 Atlus being merged by parent company

The parent company of game publisher Atlus, Index Holdings, announced today its intentions to merge their mobile developer Index with Atlus. The move is intended to increase efficiency and better utilize group resources. Index Holdings acquired Atlus in 2006 through a stock purchase. The merger is expected to take place on October 1st.

After the merger, Atlus as a company will cease to exist but that hardly means the end of the brand. A public relations representative for Index Holdings has stated that games will continue to be released under the Atlus brand for the time being.

Atlus they are united in the Parent Company [andriasang]

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08/29/2010 Sony continues to lose its position in the Mobile Gaming

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08/21/2010 Video: Giant Power manipulator Innovative Halo: Reach the Light Sculptures runMobileCompatibilityScript('myExperience590172003001', 'anId'); brightcove.createExperiences(); SAN FRANCISCO — A new website will let Halo fans remotely control a giant robot to build a shining light sculpture that pays tribute to a team of fallen Spartans. Microsoft will launch the Remember Reach website Monday morning as part of a viral campaign for the highly anticipated Xbox 360 shooter Halo: [...]


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08/18/2010 Interview: Details On Xbox Live For Windows Phone 7

Following on from today's Xbox Live for Windows Phone 7 announcement, Gamasutra speaks to Microsoft exec Kevin Unangst about the company's plans for the platform, and what developers need to know. In a meeting in San Francisco, Kevin Unangst, Microsoft's senior director of PC and mobile gaming, and Brian Seitz, senior marketing manager for Windows Phone 7 demoed the device for Gamasutra and answered questions about launch and beyond. Windows Phone 7 devices will ship ...

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08/18/2010 Mobile Halo, Crackdown Highlight Windows Phone 7 Launch Microsoft will launch mobile versions of the hot properties of games like Halo and the pressure when it ships Windows 7 Phone later this year, the company said Tuesday. The conference Gamescom taking place this week in Cologne, Germany, manufacturer said it would bring to Xbox Halo: Waypoint, an online information center for fans of hit products [...]


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08/07/2010 Android-based mobiles now outselling iPhones


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07/30/2010 Sega sees 'slow' Alpha Protocol, Iron Man 2 sales Firm looks to social games for growth.
Japanese publisher Sega plans to up its focus on social and mobile games following "slow" western sales of major titles like Alpha Protocol and Iron Man 2 during the company's first financial quarter ended June 30.

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