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World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard will not have a floor presence at this year’s E3, a company rep has told MCV. This makes it’s the fifth consecutive year the company has bypassed the annual games trade show in Los Angeles. Additionally, Blizzard will not be holding one of its own …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, GAME loses five senior execs as part of its ongoing reshuffle and we look at the best job vacancies. Senior execs depart in GAME restructure Several of the specialist’s most popular execs are set to depart as part …

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Baird analyst Colin Sebastian has predicted that Rockstar fans will have to wait until next year for the return of Grand Theft Auto. In a note discussing GameStop’s disappointing pre-announced financials, he said the retailer could expect strong sales from key releases over the next twelve months. Titles namechecked included …

New game surpasses Counter-Strike despite operating in beta

The video game adaptation of Disney Pixar’s latest movie will arrive in the UK on July 27th. Brave: The Video Game is in development for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC and Mac. It follows the events of its cinematic namesake with players taking on the role of Merida, a …

Sega has declared it will "streamline" its operations in the U.S and Europe after poor sales of its new titles last year. In its financial results for FY2012, the publisher reported total sales of packaged games had dropped to 17.2m units, a year-on-year decline of eight per cent. Sega said …

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has smashed all previous Xbox Live Arcade sales records after selling the most units in just 24 hours. The downloadable title – priced at 1,600 Microsoft Points (around 15) – went on sale on Wednesday, May 9th. Within its first hour on sale it had become …

Publisher 505 Games is toasting retail this week as Sniper Elite V2 hit the top of the charts. The shooter was comfortably the biggest seller, besting action rival Prototype 2.505 says the game’s success was due to the ‘amazing’ support from its retail partners, which included GAME in Milton Keynes …