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Snake’s quarter-century celebrations aren’t over yet. Retailers have outed a fresh surprise from Kojima Productions. Several online stores, including ShopTo and Zavvi, have posted listings for Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition, a new SKU for the acclaimed 2008 release. There is some debate as to what the price …

Ubisoft has released a story trailer for its upcoming shooter Far Cry 3. The publisher has also announced that the game has gone gold, meaning that production will have started on the title ahead of its November 30th UK release date. Ubisoft told MCV last month that it has high …

There’s no hiding the impact that digital games is having on retail. The sales decline seen this year may be driven by the aging console cycle and the economic downturn. But the fact that more games are coming out digitally and fewer are released physically is having an effect. Games …

The subscription MMO is dead, is it? That’s what many would have you believe. But it appears that Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft isn’t sticking to the script. Subscriber numbers for the game have risen beyond the 10m mark once more, having dipped to 9.1m in the company’s last financial …

Toolset comes with console and two controllers for $800

Activision Blizzard has announced its financial figures for Q3 2012, with the firm showing increases seemingly across the board. The publisher reports $841m earned in net revenue during the period ending on September 30th. The total outshines both its outlook of $740m and the $754m made during the same period …

Microsoft has revealed the Gears of War series has surpassed 19m units sold. The firm reported the figure to Joystiq, with the site adding that the franchise had sold 1m copies alone since July. While Microsoft wouldn’t share specific figures on Gears of War 3, it was previously mentioned that …

Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm won’t be making its official release until sometime after the holidays. Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced during the company’s earnings call that the studio is hoping to have the next chapter in the Starcraft franchise out sometime before the end of June next year. …

A shaky launch and less than stellar critical reception hasn’t stopped Diablo III from selling like any other Blizzard effort. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the latest in the action RPG franchise had sold over 10m copies thus far between digital and retail. "Year-to-date, Diablo 3 is the top-selling …

Former Square president says company has 'no vision for the future'