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With Diablo III launching later this month, analysts have begun weighing in on what the commercial reception will amount to in terms of units sold. Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia (via GI.biz) estimates the game will sell 3.5m copies in 2012 alone, and will end up moving around or beyond …

UK-based Remode Studios becomes first partner, debut title to release in July

Having surprised us all with the announcement of The Elder Scrolls Online yesterday, ZeniMax has released the first details of the already hotly anticipated title. The info comes from US games mag Game Informer, which has the world-first exclusive on the game. Visually TESO will look quite different to what …

'If a publisher wants to find something that is wrong with a milestone, it's very easy for them to do' says David Doak

A new publishing deal for its next, still secret title should be agreed within the month, indie developer Thatgamecompany has said. Furthermore, it also expects to announce its fourth game before the end of the year. It takes us a little bit of time to basically readjust after the three …

[#AltDevBlogADay] Id Software founder John Carmack looks at the benefits of implementing the coding method

Consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel has said that HMV and Asda are best-placed” to gain from this year’s spate of GAME and Gamestation closures. [GAME’s] customer requires a more specialist, in-depth range,” analyst Craig Armer told Retail Week. HMV had said it would trim its range of games but I …

MCV Awards winner ShopTo has recruited Alison Fraser as its new senior buyer. Fraser is a GAME and Gamestation exec of ten years, and she most recently held the position of key account manager, handling publishers such as Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros, Sega and THQ. The new appointment comes as …

Coca-Cola and Doritos creep into smash-hit app

US Studio developing 'new music-based motion gaming' title