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Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are down compared to last year’s Black Ops II, Activision has admitted. It would be easy (and quite possibly wrong) to label this as the beginning of Call of Duty’s decline. Indeed, former EA man John Riccitiello would likely toe that line. However, Activision …

Devil Survivor 2 on DS will be released in the UK on the condition that consumers pay up front for its manufacture. That’s how publisher Ghostlight is pitching a new solution that will allow it to publish DS title Devil Survivor 2. We’re now offering the game for pre-order on …

EA loses appeal on first amendment grounds in NCAA college athlete case

Paul Jackson is a known name in the UK video games industry. He set up the British office of EA. He helped launch FIFA and The Sims into the word. He worked at industry trade body ELSPA for 12 years. He has an OBE for his services to the games …

First quarterly report since independence shows company is cautious about the future

Similar specs and huge memory will make development easier, claims tech guru

Star Citizen’s crowdfunding campaign has surpassed $15m, thanks to a combination of pre-orders and pledges. Developer Cloud Imperium Games revealed the massive milestone in a post onRoberts Space Industries, while taking a jab at big publishers in the process. Ten years ago, big publishers decided space games weren’t profitable, and …

Nintendo has announced a black 3DS XL model is heading to retail in US and Canada this month – officially confirming last week’s advertisement leak for the handheld. While the listed release date on the ad of July 26th was incorrect, the new color (at least to those stateside) will …

Activision Blizzard has announced financial results for the second quarter of its current fiscal year, reporting net revenue of over $1bn for the period. The $1.05bn earned by Activision during the three month period was just under the $1.08bn brought in by the firm during the same portion of 2012. …

E3 might be the most high-profile gaming expo of the year, but Gamescom’s significance cannot be downplayed. It is, after all, the biggest games event in the world (last year, it drew 275,000 visitors), and with the ever-growing European games market, it’s an important event for game companies. Unlike E3, …