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Read More »EA could lose $1bn over athlete lawsuit
A US judge has denied EA’s dismissal of a court case over player likenesses which could result in a heavy pay-out. Former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller and former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon took legal action against EA and sports association NCAA two years ago, reports USA …
Read More »French acquisition and UKdeal grows Sony DADC
Sony DADC now handles over half the French games market’s distribution following the acquisition of Supply Chain Performance. Swooping for the business based just outside Paris helps the firm make good on its promise to grow its power in physical distribution across all of Europe. In February, Sony DADC told …
Read More »MCV INTERVIEW: Rod Cousens on… Wii U, Vita, EA and pre-owned
The veteran Codemasters CEO has no qualms about speaking his mind, particularly when it comes to the UK games industry. And with those E3 announcements still fresh in the memory and Christmas nearly upon us, Christopher Dring sat down with the man himself to discuss everything from the challenges at …
Read More »300,000 depart World of Warcraft
The number of paying subscribers for World of Warcraft fell to 11.1m between May and July, but Blizzard has plans to reverse the downturn. World of Warcraft is still the PC’s leading MMO despite losing 300,000 players. Back in May this year the online RPG had 11.4m players. At its …
Read More »PlayBook’s Android scheme ‘stalls’
RIM's new tablet will not run Android apps until the autumn, says source
Read More »Activision: Our digital business doubles Zynga’s
Publishing giant Activision Blizzard claims that its digital operations far outstrip those of social games phenomenon Zynga. During a conference call following the publisher’s Q2 financial results, executives told investors that the FarmVille firm posed no threat to Activision’s business, according to Reuters. "Last year, our digital business alone generated …
Read More »Activision: Our digital revenue is double Zynga’s
Publisher makes more than $400 million in three months through DLC
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 coming to Wii
Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are on track to surpass those of last year’s Black Ops – and could soar higher with the newly announced Wii SKU. During an investors earnings call that followed Activision Blizzard’s better-than-expected Q2 results, the publisher confirmed that a Wii version of …
Read More »Resurrection DLC announced as Black Ops tops 25m sales
Activision Blizzard has announced a fourth map pack, Resurrection, will be released this month for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The news comes as the publisher reports that the game has sold more than 25 million worldwide since is launch in November. Resurrection – referred to as ‘Rezurrection’ by Activision’s …
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