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Valve has announced Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the past week. The DayZ mod phenomenon shows no signs of slowing, with ArmA II: Combined Operations taking the top spot for the second time in three weeks, and buzzing around the upper end of the charts for nearly …
Read More »Vivendi to sell $8.1 billion stake in Activison Blizzard?
Word from the US is that Vivendi wants to sell its majority 61% stake in Activision Blizzard – worth $8.1bn. According to Bloomberg, someone close to the matter says Vivendi wants to sell on its ownership of the powerful US games publisher, responsible of course for Call of Duty, as …
Read More »James Bond Skyfall tie-in is DLC-only
007’s latest cinematic adventure will not be heading to retail. Activision has revealed that the Skyfall segment of upcoming shooter 007 Legends won’t be on the disc. Instead it will be released as DLC. The publisher has previously announced 007 Legends will feature a single-player campaign that ties in classic …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Hirai leaves SCE, top jobs
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Gem is searching for a new web graphic designer and we look at the best job vacancies. Kaz Hirai resigns from Sony Computer Entertainment One of the key figures in the recent history of PlayStation has distanced himself …
Read More »One in three US gamers would choose digital over retail
NPD Group has revealed that almost one third of US gamers would rather buy their games digitally than in a shop. The firm surveyed 8,500 consumers as part of its Online Gaming 2012 report. It asked if a game was available to buy physical and digital at the same time …
Read More »Bleszinski: Kinect potential ‘not fully realised’
Gears of war Judgment 'will not include Kinect support'
Read More »Japan developers ‘can’t compete with the West’
'The problems with Japan games are simple, most of them aren't very good games' claims Platinum Games writer
Read More »Sega closes five offices in Europe and Australia
Sonic developer to focus on digital titles and key IP
Read More »First Hitman ad to debut during Euro 2012 final
Hitman Absolution will get its first TV ad on Sunday (July 1st), during the European Championship final between Italy and Spain. The ITV ad is 60 seconds long and is part of Square Enix’s bid to make this year’s stealth action game one of the Top Five biggest sellers of …
Read More »Clint Hocking quits LucasArts
LucasArts developer Clint Hocking has left the firm. The popular games developer who created hit franchises such as Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2, joined LucasArts from Ubisoft in July 2010. Hocking wrote on his blog: "I recently left my job at LucasArts and am moving on to something new. …
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