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PC giants bring end to trademark legal row

505 Games’ Sniper Elite V2 is the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the second week on the trot. It maintains top spot despite a 38 per cent drop in sales. EA maintains its Top Ten strength with five titles – FIFA Street (2nd), FIFA 12 (3rd), Mass Effect …

Blizzard’s long-awaited RPG doesn’t even go on sale for another 16 hours but fans have been queuing for three days now. Eager consumers have set up camp outside HMV’s flagship store on Oxford Street ahead of tonight’s official launch party. They have been there since Saturday. The first person in …

Developer Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that the new Tomb Raider has been delayed. The game was scheduled for release some time this autumn, but will now not see light of day until the first quarter of 2013. When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, there …

Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton has admitted that he personally does not support the idea of potentially blocking the use of pre-owned games on next-gen consoles. Rumours have claimed that both the Next Xbox and PS4 will utilise measures that prevent consumers from using game discs previously purchased …

Customers who have paid a deposit for Diablo III at GAME Australia have been left out of pocket. Having entered administration yesterday, the retailer has confirmed not only that it won’t be stocking Blizzard’s RPG, but also that it can’t afford to refund any deposits placed. Due to the appointment …

Blizzard has issued a statement announcing a mutual agreement with Valve regarding the DOTA trademark. Valve is currently developing DOTA 2, but under the terms of the settlement Blizzard will maintain its right to the noncommercial use of DOTA for its players relating to community created maps for Warcraft III …

After a lengthy battle to secure additional backers to keep it afloat, GAME Australia has gone into administration through PwC today. The chain in Australia is an independently owned company, trading as TGW Pty Ltd, and employs around 500 people. PriceWaterhouseCoopers is handling the company’s administration process, and has stated …

Another notable info bite to come out of Activision’s recent financial report was the current state of their Call of Duty Elite service. Over 10m gamers have registered for Call of Duty Elite, with 20 per cent of those converting to the premium version of the service. That has the …

GameStop has pulled Playstation Portable games from the smallest quarter of its stores in what the company is describing as an effort to make the most of its merchandising space. "The consolidation is occurring to maximize the merchandising space in the smallest 25% of stores," a GameStop representative shared with …