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Modern Warfare 2 made a total of $310m in sales revenue across North America and the UK in its first day on sale. According to the latest figures from Activision, the game sold a whopping 4.7m units in the two territories across 24 hours. The news comes following confirmation that …
Read More »Mythic not shutting down from EA layoffs
Studioâ??s executive producer assures the studio will go on
Read More »â??IO Interactive has secret third projectâ??
Consumer site says the group has spent three years on a secret project
Read More »Discstribution opens trade site
Video games distributor Discstribution has gone live with its brand new trade-only website which will allow the firm’s customers faster and more efficient access to stock and special offers. As well as games, the company also offers a range of products including DVDs, CDs, Blu-ray and various gaming accessories, as …
Read More »Ken Kutaragi in new â??cyberâ?? start-up
â??Father of PlayStationâ?? forms new business in Tokyo
Read More »Job losses detailed at EA studios
A total of seven EA-owned studios are alleged to be hit by the publisher’s mass-layoff operations. Pandemic, EALA, Maxis, Rupture Studios, Mythic, Tiburon and Black Box are all thought to be downsized as EA looks to shed 900 developers from its global workforce. EA has declined to comment on where …
Read More »EA studios named in mass-layoff operation
Publisher offers no comment as its disposed workforce appears to be breaking silence
Read More »Trade’s not boxing clever
The market hasn’t crashed to a halt, however. At the recent London Games Conference GfK-ChartTrack boss Dorian Bloch revealed that overall the market for games sold on the High Street will be down around 10 per cent year on year. That’s a 250m deficit on 2008. It’s not necessarily a …
Read More »Ride to reinvigorate Tony Hawk
Activision believes a mix of motion-senstive controls and family-orientated marketing will bring new life to Tony Hawk. Sales of recent entries in the series haven’t matched up to earlier titles – but the publisher is dedicated to return the IP to its former glories with Tony Hawk: Ride and its …
Read More »Publishers plot return to MCM Expo
Video game publishers have promised to back future outings of the MCM Expo following the success of last month’s event. Over 38,000 consumers attended the show at London Excel, which featured more games than ever – including Assassin’s Creed II, Ju-On: The Grudge, Undead Knights, LEGO Rock Band, Bayonetta, Monster …
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