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Read More »PSW gives CoD5 10/10
Ahead of its release on November 14th, Future’s print magazine PSW has given Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War an impressive 10/10. CVG quotes the mag as saying: Modern Warfare was pretty much the best game on PS3 for the last year. So to hold the position that it’s …
Read More »Xbox 360 boasts best attach rate
A new analytical study from Gamastutra claims that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 boasts the current highest attach rate of all the next generation consoles – though Nintendo can lay claim to having the highest first party software attach rate. The numbers show that the Xbox 360 can currently claim a ratio …
Read More »Ubisoft drops Heroes game
It has emerged that French publishing giant Ubisoft will not be publishing a video game based on the TV series Heroes after all, MTV reports. Ubisoft scooped the rights to the franchise, which tells the story of a number of genetically modified super-heroes, in July last year. However, following the …
Read More »Joker fatality goes unedited in MK vs DC
Reports are suggesting that the cuts previously hinted at in the forthcoming Midway title Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe may be for the North American market only. Speaking to Videogamer about the now infamous Joker fatality, which sees the Gotham City villain pretend to shoot foes with a pretend pistol …
Read More »Kalypso and Nexway join forces
Digital specialists to globally distribute Kalypso software
Read More »Casual gaming push for Telegraph
UK broadsheet The Daily Telegraph has launched its own dedicated games channel online in an attempt to cash in on the booming popularity of casual gaming. To read more, head over to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Kotick: Retail pressures killed Vivendis games
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has talked for the first time about what led to the company dropping ex-Vivendi franchises such as Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: and blamed a less than tolerant” retail environment. Speaking in the company’s earning call following the announcement of its Q3 fiscal results, Kotick was …
Read More »Activision Blizzard Q3 earnings call in full
Activision-Blizzard’s earnings call following its Q3 results has certainly raised some eyebrows online. You can read the full transcript here, with CEO Bobby Kotick, CFO Thomas Tippl and more top execs answering tough questions from investors.
Read More »THQ losses lead to 250 job cuts
US publisher THQ has confirmed that it is to cut 250 jobs following losses of $115.3 million for the three months ending September 30th. Losses for the same period last year totalled just $7 million. Net sales for the period reached $164.8 million, down from the $229.3 million seen in …
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