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Publishing giant Activision has paid a portion of its employees $42 million in long-delayed royalty payments for Modern Warfare 2, as part of a wider lawsuit between the company and development staff. The lost bonuses were initially due after the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, which broke …

Sony’s multimedia credentials have been given a big boost this morning with news of a dedicated BBC Sport app heading to PS3 and connected Sony Bravia TVs. The app will sit alongside the BBC News and BBC iPlayer apps on the Sony Entertainment Network and will launch in time for …

Royalties went unpaid for two years; No settlement reached as lawyer seeks full figure

'We are concerned and doing everything possible to ensure it stays part of the community', says Rhode Island Governor

Diablo III hit shelves at midnight at more than 8,000 stores across the world, including HMV’s Oxford Street branch. The long-awaited PC and Mac RPG arrived with more than 2m pre-orders, which includes both retail and digital purchases. Fans were queuing at HMV Oxford Street in London as early as …

EA has outlined the ways in which it intends to build upon the fantastic success of FIFA 12 with the freshly announced FIFA 13. The game will deliver what EA describes as the most sophisticated artificial intelligence ever achieved for the FIFA franchise”, with tech being shared between both the …

The world of PC gaming was jubilant last night as Blizzard’s Diablo III finally hit the High Street… only for the developer’s servers to crash almost immediately. And is there anything more indicative of modern PC gaming than owners of a high-profile single player release being unable to play their …

Former Microsoft executive Robbie Bach has said that mistakes made by the Sony management in the transition between PS2 and PS3 played a big part in the tremendous success of Xbox 360. Some of the success of Xbox was due to the fact that Sony did some really not so …

As the world this morning wakes up to Diablo III, gamers in Australia have been saved from disappointment by Blizzard. Having entered administration over the weekend, GAME Australia yesterday announced that it would not only be unable to honour Diablo III pre-orders, but would also not be able to refund …

Bill Shorten MP has expressed his concern over the potential loss of 500 jobs from GAME Australia, but says he is ‘hopeful’ a buyer can be found. Shorten is the Minister forthe Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Financial Services and Superannuation. He issued a statement today via the department’s …