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Konami has posted financial results for its fiscal six months ending September 30th, with a year-on-year increase in profit of 87.8 per cent. Overall profits jumped to YEN 4.2bn (32m) from YEN 2.2bn (16.8m) which was generated at the same period last year. Net sales across all segments rose to …

Speaking to investors last night, publisher Activision tuned its attentions to the 2011 iteration of its Call of Duty franchise – which by the sounds of it promises to be something a little different. Strong demand and close to a decade of solid performance give us a confidence to continue …

Next week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops could set a new benchmark for entertainment launches if it goes one better than last year’s Modern Warfare 2 and once again shatters global entertainment records. In just a few days we’ll be launching the game that I currently can’t stop playing, that …

Though Microsoft’s long-term approach to Kinect will undoubtedly lead to a long tail for Kinect on the High Street, retailer GAME has told MCV that the new peripheral needs to be an instant success. Day one will be important,” trading director Adam Davis explained. How can it not be when …

GAME’s trading director Adam Davis tells MCV about how the High Street chain is driving pre-orders…What demand have you seen for Kinect so far?We have sold out of our initial allocation. Microsoft really got behind showcasing the product to our staff at our recent conference. This has helped drive awareness …

Government reveals grand reform plans, but games may miss out

It looks as if the recent update to the Xbox 360 UI was more than simply preparation for the arrival of Kinect – it’s also dealt a big blow to the piracy community on the console. Xbox 360 piracy typically works by altering the firmware for the internal DVD drive, …

As part of last night’s fincnaicl report, publisher THQ has stated that the sequel to its successful new action IP Darksiders won’t be out until the company’s fiscal 2013 period. This dates its release, which despite some reports was announced was back in February, as any time between April 2012 …

Publisher THQ has reported increased losses of $47m for its second quarter ending September 30th. That’s up on the $5.6m loss it registered in the same quarter a year before. Net sales hit $77m, somewhat down on the $101m reported in 2009. Unusually, it was Nintendo’s DS that performed the …

New free-to-play title 'custom-designed for casual and social play style'; Features co-op gameplay