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One of the key figures from the history of the Guitar Hero franchise has blamed Activision’s abuse of the brand as the reason for its downfall. It was brilliant,” said Kelly Sumner, the former CEO of Guitar Hero’s original publisher RedOctane and the man who oversaw Activision’s acquisition of the …

On February 9th at 9:30pm Activision announced its Guitar Hero series was going on indefinite hiatus. The news came as a shock, but was it really a surprise? Sales of Guitar Hero had collapsed. No longer the darling of UK retail, the series had become a nuisance, eating up precious …

Updated Blitztech now available for evaluation

Claims Microsoft and Google offered 'incredible' amounts of cash to secure deal

Morpheme 3 now compatible with new Sony handheld

The owner of a leading independent chain has condemned the ongoing 3DS price war between the big UK games retailers. Tesco, Toys ‘R’ Us and Amazon are the latest retailers to cut their respective prices of the 3DS to around 197. Amazon originally listed the handheld console at 219.99. This …

Warner Bros has announced a release date for upcoming DS title LEGO Ninjago. The handheld strategy game will arrive in the UK on April 15th, and follows the release of LEGO’s latest range of toys. Developed by Hellbent Games, the title is a sequel to LEGO Battles and challenges players …

As part of a press release issued today, EA has quietly confirmed that upcoming racer Shift 2: Unleashed has seen its release date slip by one week in Europe. The game will now arrive in the UK on April 1st, a day after its continental release on March 31st. Previously …

With Bizarre Creations closing today, this week we unearth numerous job openings in Dundee

Report claims the social games kingpin may be going public