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Capcom’s Smurf’s Village could soon overtake Angry Birds in the iOS charts as the game that generates the most revenue. Rovio’s bird-catapulting best-seller is still top of the charts on both iPhone and iPad, but Capcom’s FarmVille-esque title has risen to second place on the former, according to Gamasutra. Unlike …

As it attempts to adapt to the ever-changing games market, publisher Activision has pledged to realign its focus on its digital business. The strategic move has come at the cost of key brands such as Guitar Hero, and has also resulted in the loss of some 500 jobs. "Digital distribution …

We might not know what game Bungie is working on, but Activision says it will be one of its key long-term revenue drivers. In an investor call Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg talked up the game which isn’t scheduled to hit shelves until 2012. This is one of our key …

Sony’s ongoing war on hackers has stumbled as a judge has ruled against the company’s planned subpoenas. In order to learn more about the identities of hackers such as George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz, fail0verflow and others responsible for the surge in PS3 hacking, Sony attempted to subpoena the likes of Google, …

With the games industry still coming to terms with the shock death of the Guitar Hero series, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has outlined the reasons for the dramatic decision. Primarily, he argues that the transition to new business models – and ones that are primarily digitally driven – is …

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But give UK distribution a health check and the results are at first glance alarming. Sure, some of our muscle is stronger than ever. There are a clutch of big companies that I shouldn’t have to name, each with international clout and backing that serve this country’s retailers well. However …

Distribution is filled with lots of boring, un-sexy words that can make you ignore what is often the literal pulse of games retail. Manufacturing. Replenishment. Fulfilment. Logistics. That’s our veins, arteries, capillaries, and aorta. They keep the games blood of goods moving around the retail circulation system. But give UK …