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Neversoft lost its soul and spark in the pursuit of chart success, according to one of its senior staff. Guitar Hero project director Brian Bright described the mood at Neversoft in the last two years – a period which saw the team chase fame in the face of Rock Band, …

Having surged back up the charts to claim second spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track Top 40 this week, Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 should in the next few days cement its position as the UK’s best selling game ever. In doing so it will pass Nintendo’s …

Disney Interactive’s Toy Story 3 is back at the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week two weeks on from the last time it topped the listings. In doing so it toppled last week’s number one, Blizzard’s Starcraft II, which drops to fourth place thanks …

Star Wars developer confirms Clint Hocking is working on a new project

But is the dormant giant, which will eventually hold 800 devs, working on next-gen tech?

Development team for Ubisoft surprise hit goes from over 30 staff to almost 60

In a damning assessment of Activision’s quarterly financial report, analyst Michael Pachter has claimed that he fears Activision has begun to slip a bit” and that November’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will fail to match the performance of last year’s global hit Modern Warfare 2. The Q2 results were …

Japanese publisher and developer Square Enix has reported an impressive 814 per cent year-on-year increase in operating profit to YEN 5,434m for the quarter ending June 30th 2010. Recurring income was up 124 per cent at YEN 3,426m while net sales grew by 11 per cent to YEN 32,540m. Net …

Activision has reported a 12 per cent jump in earnings for the quarter ending June 30th 2010, though it was the reported rise of its digital sales that have really caught the eye. The publisher stated that for the first time in its history, sales from its digital channels outstripped …

Japanese firm suffers continuing losses, closes YoY deficit gap