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Company spokesperson insists Black left for other reasons

Bodycount creative director to leave before project is completed

Industry analyst Michael Pachter expects Activision to introduce a paid-for Call of Duty online subscription model by the end of this year. The news comes following comments made from Activision boss Bobby Kotick last month, who said he’d like to set up an subscription service for Call of Duty. Wedbush …

American publisherâ??s five-year interest in French rival comes to an end

Comments from Yoichi Wada suggest that Square Enix may take a different approach to developing future Final Fantasy games. Speaking to Gamasutra, the publisher’s president acknowledged that while Final Fantasy XIII was a commercial success – it has sold five million copies worldwide – the game caused division among both …

The likes of EA, Sony and Take-Two had plenty of reasons to cheer. Traditional game sales are actually on the increase. And gamers, your customers, have been spoilt by a great line-up of titles, from Heavy Rain to Super Mario Galaxy 2, BioShock 2 to Red Dead Redemption. In fact, …

Industry legend to serve as â??skills championâ?? for the video games sector

Ronimo Games' Swords & Soldiers heading to PSN

Activision has today officially confirmed the existence of James Bond Blood Stone, a brand new game based on Britain’s favourite secret agent currently in development at British developer Bizarre. The game is primarily an action title though will feature plenty of driving action. Joss Stone is set to star as …

Bloomberg is reporting that American publishing giant EA has sold its 15 per cent stake in rival company Ubisoft, ending a sometimes uncomfortable business partnership that has lasted almost five years. The deal should make EA, who was until this point Ubisoft’s largest shareholder, in the region of $122m. As …