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Studios VP discusses Sega Racing Studio acquisition, which makes firm one of Europe's largest studio operations

(First figure, 2008; second figure, 2009) HARDWARE UNITS US handheld: 12.5m 10.7m US console: 20.1m 17.2m US Total: 32.6m 27.9m Euro handheld: 14.6 10.7m Euro console: 14.8m 13.1m Euro total: 29.4m 23.8m US and European hardware sales are expected to drop – by over four million units in the US …

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If our story proves true and retailers across the board stick to the official street date for GTA IV, then it will surely be something of a pivotal moment for the UK games trade. I’ve written about broken street dates so many times that, sadly, I could probably do it …

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division has posted a healthy $89 million profit for its third quarter, ended March 31st. Revenues for E&DD hit $1.58 billion for the quarter – a 68 per cent jump on the $935 million reported a year previously. Operating profit income stood at $89 million – …

Since the announcement of Top Trumps: Dr. Who, the gaming world has been hankering after a full next-gen release featuring everybody’s favourite time-travelling Scot. Yet alas it’s not to be, as BBC puts pay to rumours that someone, somewhere has the full Doctor Who licence. That leaves Eidos’ Top Trumps …

Ubisoft’s full year sales for the 12-month period to March 31st, 2008, reached €928 million ($1.45 billion at current exchange rates) – thanks to the outstanding success of the likes of Assassin’s Creed and the publisher’s casual range. The figure represents a 36.4 per cent jump from the same period …

French firm targets expansion in Singapore, India and China with plans to take total studio headcount to 4,500

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has told Conde Nast’s Portfolio magazine that the popularity of Facebook is a "challenge" his firm must overcome. After stating that he believed Activision could continue to grow at a rate that outpaced the overall games market and the publisher’s competitors, Kotick was asked: ‘Is there …

Activision boss Bobby Kotick has hinted that the Guitar Hero series is set to take a different direction on Wii than on other consoles – and that the firm is working on better utilising the physical experience” of the console. Speaking to Conde Nast, Kotick said the same principle applied …