March 2006 in video gaming

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===[[March 31]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
*Citing poor sales, [[Microsoft]] sets to re-launch the [[Xbox 360]] in [[Japan]] in [[June]]. [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=15791]
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===[[March 29]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
*[[Ubisoft]] announces that [[Wolfpack Studios]], the developer of the [[massive multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Shadowbane]]'', will close. [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146792.html]
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===[[March 28]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
*[[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' is released in [[North America]].
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===[[March 21]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
*[[Bethesda Softworks]] releases the long-awaited and critically acclaimed [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] for [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] and [[Xbox 360]].
*[[Electronic Arts]] and [[Digital Illusions CE]] announce [[Battlefield 2142]], which is planned for release in [[Fall]] [[2006]].
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===[[March 15]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
* [[Sony]] announces that The Release of the [[Playstation 3]] has been put back until November 2006. [http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article351449.ece]
* [[2K Games]] acquired the rights to [[Gas Powered Games]]' ''[[Dungeon Siege]]'' series. Two ''Dungeon Siege'' games will be released this year, ''[[Dungeon Siege II: Broken World|Broken World]]'' (expansion to ''[[Dungeon Siege II]]'') and ''[[Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony|Throne of Agony]]'' (PSP). [http://www.fragland.net/news.php?id=13047] [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145979.html]
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===[[March 13]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
Video game developers [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], [[Michel Ancel]] and [[Frederick Raynal]] are inducted Chevalier ("Knight") into the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]], by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, [[Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres]]. It is the first time that video game developers are honored with this distinction.
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===[[March 2]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
* The [[Nintendo DS lite]] sells-out on the Japanese launch. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8357 (Gamasutra)]
* The Utah Senate drops the HB257 bill that would have equated [[ESRB|mature rated games]] with [...]. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8360 (Gamasutra)]
* [[Bandai Namco]] will launch a game-oriented mobile service in [[Japan]]. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8361 (Gamasutra)]
* [[Children of Mana]] is released.
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===[[March 1]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
* The number of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' subscribers has reached 6 million worldwide. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8352 (Gamasutra)]
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