What to do when your event is drawing flak and your circle of supporters are leaving one by one? Try a different strategy, for one. And this is what ESA seems to be doing for next year's E3. Talks of them "going public" are circulating the Internet's grapevines. But how probable is this move?

One of the catchy terms you'll hear these days is the word "globalization". During the MI6 Conference 08 opening day, various VIPs spoke about this very topic and how it relates to video game marketing. For more business speak, turn to the full article after the jump.

Gaming giant Electronic Arts has revealed the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2007 and a slight dip in revenues and increase in losses has been noted. Gross profits were down 45 percent year-over-year and is currently at US$ 245 million. Madden NFL 08's big sales and Warhammer Online's delay were seen as major factors in the company's latest scorecard.

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A new week, a new line-up of games. Check out the list for this week, as it's probably more "varied" than the number of colors that Dennis Rodman's hair comes in.

Topping the list as probably the most-anticipated in the bunch is the WoW: Burning Crusade expansion pack. The Outland is going to be opened via the Dark Portal, so better prepare yourself for an MMO-spree (and sleepless nights) for the next couple of weeks after this. Phoenix Wright: Justice for All is also bound to sweep the jury as the dramatic lawyer simulation would get some hard-hitting sales figures on the DS charts. As for the ballers, NCAA March Madness 07 is also coming out this week, so maybe it would be a good time to finally put the demo to rest and get the game itself already.

Others on the list include:

• WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
• Fossil League: Dino Tournament Championship (NDS)
• Great Invasions (PC)
• Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses (NDS)

A lot of the "party-game crowd" are definitely going to be eying WarioWare. For all intents and purposes though, you'd still get a lot of dancing in that Barbie title coming out as well. Captain Sarcasm says it's going to be one of the toughest calls to make.

Thanks to GameTrailers and Xfire, all you video gamers can now vote for your favorite video game soundtracks for the upcoming 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The '06 VMAs will feature two new categories: "Best Video Game Soundtrack," and "Best Video Game Score." Fans can vote from July 31 to August 28. While the winners will not be announced during the VMAs itself, they will be announced during VMA LIVE UNCENSORED on MTV Overdrive on August 31.

The nominees are:

Best Video Game Soundtrack:

Fight Night: Round 3 (EA/EA Sports)
Burnout: Revenge (EA/Criterion)
NBA 2K6 (2K Sports)
Driver: Parallel Lines (Atari/Reflections Interactive)
Marc Ecko's Getting Up (Atari)


Best Video Game Score:

Hitman: Blood Money (Jesper Kyd)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Tom Salta)
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Leon Willet)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Jeremy and Julian Soule)
Electroplankton (User-generated soundtrack)

Which game do you want to bring home the Moonman? Log on to GameTrailers.com or Xfire to vote now. Which game do you think will bring home the Moonman (or which games should have been included among the nominees)? Make bold predictions, quote odds, and otherwise comment on your favorite game soundtracks below.