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Speaking on a Facebook page called ‘Gamers Against Bobby Kotick and Activision’, an Activision’s media manager Dan Amrich has insisted claims that Activision sacked former Infinity Ward owners Jason West and Vince Zampella to avoid honouring bonus payments outlined in their contracts are untrue. Instead, he insists the money once …

An update to the popular McAfee anti-virus software has left many owners of PCs running Windows XP SP3 unable to use their machines. Software such as McAfee automatically updates its virus definitions (parameters by which the program identifies and isolated potentially malicious files) every time it boots. However, the most …

No Modern Warfare 2 development bonuses for the pair, rep claims

Media manager Dan Amrich ponders defection to Respawn

Sony has told MCV that SCEE policy is the reason behind why many of the boxed expansion packs that get released on Xbox 360 and PC only get a PSN release on PS3.

 A number of games – including Dragon Age, Borderlands and Fallout 3 – have seen their post-release …

Microsoft is allegedly in discussions with Peter Chernin, the former president of News Corp, to launch an Xbox 360-dedicated TV channel. Controversially, however, Chernin wants Microsoft to raise the monthly price of a subscription to Xbox Live by between $1 and $2 to fund the venture. Bloomberg reports that the …

Lord of the Rings MMO studio no longer independent

Capcom lifted the embargo on a host of high-profile titles today, outlining the releases that will shape its schedule for the next 12 months. You can see four of them here – all courtesy of Joystiq:

Publisher Capcom has named its key software slate for the rest of the year and beyond and – as was rumoured yesterday – it’s Marvel vs Capcom 3 that’s leading the way. The game, the full name of which is Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, will be …

'Rise of the Welsh game studio' underway, according to new developer