October 2006 in video gaming

October 4th

• The GDC London gets underway in London.^[1][2]

October 6th

• UK BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Video Game Awards:^[3]
  • Innovation: Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
  • Artistic Achievement: Shadow of the Colossus
  • Character: LocoRoco
  • Strategy: Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War
  • Casual & Social: Buzz! The Big Quiz
  • Screenplay: Psychonauts
  • Children's: LocoRoco
  • Gameplay: Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • Simulation: The Movies
  • Multiplayer: Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
  • Action & Adventure: Shadow of the Colossus
  • Technical Achievement: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Sports: Fight Night Round 3
  • Original Score: Tomb Raider: Legend
  • Soundtrack: Guitar Hero
  • Audio: Electroplankton
  • Game: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

October 9th

• Sony announces that first-party PlayStation 3 launch titles Resistance: Fall of Man and Genji: Days of the Blade will be priced at ¥5980 (about $50 USD), contrary to previous reports which indicated that the titles would be in the $75 to $85 range.^[4]

October 10th

Midway Ships Mortal Kombat Armageddon to United States stores, with the Premium Editions going to Best Buy, GameStop, GameCrazy, and Wal-Mart. MK:A Regular is Priced at $40.00 US Dollars and 50 US Dollars for Premium.

October 11th

• Electronic Arts moves its international headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland.^[5]

October 12th

• Capcom announces that it will dissolve Clover Studio.^[6]
• Jack Thompson has won a court action forcing publisher Take-Two Interactive to provide him with an advanced copy of the game Bully, so that he can judge whether it violates Florida public nuisance laws.^[7]

October 13th

• A Miami-Dade County judge decides not to ban Bully from being sold in the state, as was demanded by lawyer Jack Thompson.^[8]

References

1. Simon Carless. "Gamasutra - 2006 London Games Festival: Coverage Overview". gamasutra.com.
2. "Game Developers Conference Europe - August 11-13, 2014 - Cologne, Germany". gdclondon.com.
3. Simon Carless. "Gamasutra - UK BAFTA Game Awards Honor GRAW, LocoRoco". gamasutra.com.
4. "Japanese first-party PS3 games ･5980 ($50 USD)". Joystiq.
5. Simon Carless. "Gamasutra - EA Moves International HQ To Geneva". gamasutra.com.
6. David Jenkins. "Gamasutra - Capcom To Dissolve Clover Studio". gamasutra.com.
7. "BBC NEWS - Technology - 'Bully' game targeted in the US". bbc.co.uk.
8. Jason Dobson. "Gamasutra - Florida Judge Rejects Ban of Bully". gamasutra.com.