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Activision Blizzard has reported its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012. The company’s total net revenue was $1.17bn for the period ending on March 31, 2012; a 23 per cent drop over the same period in 2011 ($1.44bn). Net income was down year over year as …

MMO subscriptions 'give studio the edge' in moving to next-gen

EA sports' Kelly Worrall opens up about her transgender journey

Players complain of overabundance of rental servers, no official support

Social networking site will now offer paid apps

Online retailers have listed a September release window for upcoming Square Enix game Hitman: Absolution. Zavvi says the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will arrive in the UK on September 17th, while ShopTo states a September 24th release date. A post on HotUKDeals also lists a September 17th street …

'Rovio is a perfect gentleman, not a Zynga at all' says Snappy Touch founder Noel Llopis

Vesterbacka substantiates speculation on twitter by mentioning new title

Microsoft has cancelled Inside Xbox in the UK and Europe after it axed the service in the US last week. Inside Xbox’s UK team was responsible for video entertainment shows including SentUAMessage and more recently The Nexus. These were displayed on the Xbox Live dashboard and were also available on …

500 million installs in just six months