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October 9, 2006 (Monday) history watch 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. [1] October 10, 2006 (Tuesday) history watch 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 11, 2006 (Wednesday) history watch Electronic Arts moves its international headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland. [2] October 12, 2006 (Thursday) history watch Capcom announces that it will dissolve Clover Studio. [3] 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.[4] October 13, 2006 (Friday) history watch A Miami-Dade County judge decides not to ban Bully from being sold in the state, as was demanded by lawyer Jack Thompson. [5]

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