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Gamex 'not a place for political conflict'

Despite claims to the contrary, the developers of Call of Duty say that they do not see the use of shocking content as a marketing tool for their games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is released worldwide tomorrow, and while the mainstream media has yet to go big” on …

Periscope-like add-on could transform legacy Wii controllers

It’s official – Best Buy as a brand is effectively retreating from Europe, closing all eleven of its UK stores. Simultaneously, Best Buy is buying out Carphone Warehouse in its joint US mobile business for 838 million. A statement today read: A consultation on the closure of its Best Buy …

Computing giant labelled 'saviour' after studio laid off 50 staff and scaled back projects

PlayStation Move’s second Christmas is backed by a 2m marketing blitz. Sony is promoting seven new PlayStation 3 releases out this month that are compatible with the first-party motion accessory. We’re using a two-tiered marketing approach for the PlayStation Move activity this year to engage the consumer and make Move …

We’ve got an exciting last-minute addition to the LGC schedule: Xbox Live. Microsoft’s Robin Burrowes has signed up to host a special address at the event looking at how the 360’s online games service has in fact benefitted other mediums. While LGC looks at how online business models have transformed …

Zynga’s revenue for the third calendar quarter nearly doubled to reach a new record, but the firm’s exorbitant investments continue to squeeze profits. For the three months that ended on September 30th, Zynga made $307 million, driven by in-game advertising and virtual goods purchases. That represents year-on-year revenue increase of …

Since its release on September 30th, Square Enix title Deus Ex: Human Revolution has sold 2.18m copies around the world. 1.38m of those units were snapped up in Europe and 800k in North America. The numbers come as Square Enix announced a 115 per cent rise in net profit to …

Social games titan absorbs huge chunk of expenses before going public