June 2006 in video gaming

June 26, 2006

• The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification announces a ban on the upcoming Reservoir Dogs video game.^[1]
• Microsoft denies that the Xbox 360 will experience a price drop this autumn.^[2]

June 23, 2006

• Sonic the Hedgehog, mascot of Sega, celebrates his 15th anniversary.^[3]
• The Nintendo DS Lite is released in Europe.^[4]

June 21, 2006

• Peter Moore, Microsoft's head of the Interactive Entertainment Business, is named Chairman of the Association of Electronic Interactive Marketers (AEIM).^[5]

June 15, 2006

• Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates announces he will be stepping down from day-to-day responsibilities to be more active in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.^[6]
• A shipment of black Nintendo DS Lite consoles in China en route to Europe is stolen. The shipment is valued at US$2.3 million.^[7]

June 9, 2006

• The first European video game detox clinic opens in Amsterdam.^[8]

June 1, 2006

• Infinium Labs, makers of the aptly named Phantom Gaming Service, today provided an operations update confirming that the company, which plans to rename itself Phantom Entertainment, is still going ahead with the on-demand game service and that it's also moving forward with the manufacture of its Phantom Lapboard peripheral.^[9]

References

1. Jason Dobson. "Gamasutra - Australia Bans Eidos' Reservoir Dogs Game". gamasutra.com.
2. David Jenkins. "Gamasutra - Microsoft: No Xbox 360 Price Cut This Fall". gamasutra.com.
3. Jason Dobson. "Gamasutra - Sonic The Hedgehog Celebrates 15th Anniversary". gamasutra.com.
4. Jason Dobson. "Gamasutra - Nintendo Releases DS Lite In Europe". gamasutra.com.
5. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=13031
6. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12977
7. "Black DS Lite Shipment Stolen". IGN.
8. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12924
9. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12829