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The subscription MMO is dead, is it? That’s what many would have you believe. But it appears that Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft isn’t sticking to the script. Subscriber numbers for the game have risen beyond the 10m mark once more, having dipped to 9.1m in the company’s last financial …
Read More »Debt-free Activision posts strong numbers
Activision Blizzard has announced its financial figures for Q3 2012, with the firm showing increases seemingly across the board. The publisher reports $841m earned in net revenue during the period ending on September 30th. The total outshines both its outlook of $740m and the $754m made during the same period …
Read More »Gears of War series exceeds 19m sales
Microsoft has revealed the Gears of War series has surpassed 19m units sold. The firm reported the figure to Joystiq, with the site adding that the franchise had sold 1m copies alone since July. While Microsoft wouldn’t share specific figures on Gears of War 3, it was previously mentioned that …
Read More »Blizzard hoping for Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm launch in first half of 2013
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm won’t be making its official release until sometime after the holidays. Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced during the company’s earnings call that the studio is hoping to have the next chapter in the Starcraft franchise out sometime before the end of June next year. …
Read More »Diablo III crosses 10m units sold, expansion in the works
A shaky launch and less than stellar critical reception hasn’t stopped Diablo III from selling like any other Blizzard effort. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the latest in the action RPG franchise had sold over 10m copies thus far between digital and retail. "Year-to-date, Diablo 3 is the top-selling …
Read More »VIDEO: Iwata presents a Wii U unboxing "ceremony"
This is something you don’t see every day. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has taken to YouTube to host his very own unboxing video. In which he refers to it as a Wii U unboxing ceremony”, dons a pair of white gloves and says he feels like he’s a host on …
Read More »Warner Bros working on Mortal Kombat movie reboot
In an unexpected move, classic fighting IP Mortal Kombat is to return to the silver screen. Total Film reports that Warner Bros has already begun work on the project, with rumours suggesting that it will revolve around a supermarket worker who develops special powers and ends up fighting loads of …
Read More »Ubisoft reports £26m loss before major games hit
Publisher raises full-year sales forecasts to £1bn
Read More »UDK adds iPhone 5 support and new mobile upgrades
Latest update includes terrain editor and UE3 materials system
Read More »Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? suffers server strain as layer one nears completion
Developers at Peter Molyneux’s 22Cans’ worked through the night last night to help ease the server problems that have dogged the game since launch. The woes, of course, are a result of the huge popularity of the ‘game, that despite receiving its fair share of criticism has been played by …
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