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Infinity Ward are the creators of the biggest video game franchise in the world and are responsible for Xbox One’s most pre-ordered title. MCV speaks to executive producer Mark Rubin on building for a new generation Infinity Ward is probably the most influential video game developer in the world. The …

High Street and online retail giants are braced for the launch of Xbox One. Leading retailers have told MCV that they are preparing mass midnight openings and special events to herald the launch of Microsoft’s new console on November 22nd. We can’t wait for Xbox One,” said Ian Chambers, GAME’s …

Support notice claims publisher is due to resume production of latest C&C

Sony has admitted that there is a strong argument for claiming that pre-owned games do not detract from the health of games development. I’ve seen data that the vast majority of used sales go immediately into additional purchases, that they are not somehow being extracted from the overall game economy,” …

Xbox One will become the biggest and fastest selling console ever when it is released on November 22nd, Amazon has predicted. The retailer adds, however, that it will be overtaken by Sony’s PS4 just a week later. PS4 is currently top of Amazon UK’s PC and video games pre-order charts, …

Meanwhile, Hirai will seek to convince investors that own its entertainment IP is good business sense

Inaugural expansion of successful Oslo event will run from December 2nd to 6th

The pace at which consumers will buy PS4 and Xbox One will vastly outperform what was seen with the current generation of machines. That according to Ubisoft’s senior VP of sales and marketing Tony Key, who told Games Industry he is expecting impressive things. "Our feeling is the installed base …

The industry remembers the man behind Sega's last console marketing campaign

Nic Murfett, associate at law firm Harbottle & Lewis, describes the legal pitfalls that new studios need to avoid when setting up shop