August 2006 in video gaming

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===[[August 23]] [[2006]]===
*The 2006 Games Convention[http://www.gc-germany.com/] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] begins and runs through the 27th of the month.[http://www.gamespot.com/events/leipzig06/index.html]
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===[[August 17]] [[2006]]===
* [[Business Week]] releases a report highlighting effects of video games on children undergoing medical procedures, such as surgery. According to the report, certain "serious games," such as [[Free Dive]], the length of pain tolerance by children was increased dramatically. [http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2006/id20060817_517827.htm]
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===[[August 16]] [[2006]]===
* [[Phantom Entertainment]] -- the company planning to produce the controversial [[The Phantom (game system)|Phantom game system]] -- scraps their console project. The company now plans to release the Phantom Game Service, a subscription-based software installation for the [[Microsoft Windows XP|Windows XP]] [[Operating System|OS]].[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10497]
* [[America Online]] acquires American gaming news site [[GameDaily]] from Gigex in a financially undisclosed deal. The site will be merged into the company's AOL Games network.[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10499]
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===[[August 14]] [[2006]]===
* In a discussion at [[Microsoft]] Gamefest, security development engineer David Weinstein warns of ACTIVE [[organized crime]] on [[MMORPG]] servers. Hackers steal account information and sell them off in "[[black market]]s" both within the game atmosphere and outside of it, such as on [[eBay]]. [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155784.html]
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===[[August 1]] [[2006]]===
* Game publisher [[Electronic Arts]] reports a loss of $81 million in its first quarter, though its revenue earnings for April-June 2006 quarter were better than anticipated. [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155036.html]
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