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Disappointed by the possibility of no new hardware from Sony or Microsoft at E3 next week?Don’t be, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. The GTA publisher has told MCV that an extended console cycle is good for publishers of expensive, triple-A games. The biggest blockbusters are still selling in huge numbers, …

Capcom’s open-world Dragon’s Dogma has debuted at the top of the Japanese software charts. It sold a fantastic 302,040 units on PS3 with an additional 29,024 units on Xbox 360. The two SKUs claimed first and fifth in the software charts respectively. Even more impressively, the game becomes the fastest …

The man in charge of online marketing at PlayStation Europe has been named Green Man Gaming’s new marketing director. Darren Cairns worked at SCEE for six years, leading the publisher’s digital strategy for PlayStation and played a ‘instrumental’ role in the launch of PlayStation Network. He has over 15 years …

'Mature' title to be developed by new team at Poland studio

Welcome to MCV India – and a new era in games media for the region. The aim of MCV India is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors in the region, encompassing both trade and consumers. At its core is this very …

Parties 'spent most of the morning talking behind closed doors' causing case delay

Like the UK, the Irish games retail market took a hit with the fall of GAME. In fact, the impact was more severe, as all RoI GAME stores closed after the retailer went into administration. Famously, some former GAME staff orchestrated a sit-in in protest against the lack of an …

Cork branch to be responsible for European roll-out of free-to-play shooter FireFall

The court case between Activision and former Infinity Ward owners Jason West and Vince Zampella has been delayed amidst rumours of an out-of-court settlement. LA Times reports that, as on Tuesday, the commencement of legal proceedings were delayed yesterday as both parties spent most of the morning talking behind closed …

But judge rejects temporary injunction over group's in-game likeness