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A record-breaking performance from Call of Duty: Black Ops has seen it rocket to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. However, the new COD wasn’t the only new release on the market this week – there was the little matter of Microsoft’s Kinect …

Develop went on stage with renowned composer James Hannigan during his Nottingham concert

Sales of 2m units in its first five days on release has seen Call of Duty: Black Ops shatter UK sales records and effortlessly claim the position of UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats No.1. The numbers represent an estimated revenue of 81.9m. The numbers are 13 per cent better than …

The jury is divided on how the fortunes of both PS3 and Xbox 360 will pan out over the course of the next 12 to 24 months. Some believe that Kinect will prove the catalyst for Xbox 360 to reduce PS3’s charge and extend Microsoft’s sales lead over its predecessor. …

What a joke! I’m not talking tax breaks. Just hours before his talk, one of Vaizey’s bosses – y’know, the Prime Minister – unveiled plans to invest in an East London ‘UK Silicon Valley’. But the focus was on attracting big foreign companies like Google and Intel to invest in …

The cash-strapped core gamer has found an unexpected ally in the rally against Project $10 – Activision’s Bobby Kotick. Publishers such as EA, THQ, Microsoft and many more are increasingly choosing to includes DLC codes with their new releases. These can be redeemed against additional in-game content or are sometimes …

With Xbox 360 and PS3 currently doing everything they can to catch Nintendo’s Wii as it continues to lose momentum in the market, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has seemingly ruled out the possible launch of a Wii 2 in the coming year. When asked by Kotaku if Wii …

Develop concludes its comprehensive exploration into the thriving Canadian industry

It looks like the chances of publisher Take-Two entering the MMO market in the near future are pretty slim. In fact, chairman Strauss Zelnick thinks anyone considering entering the market should have a long and serious think about it first. How many MMOs have worked in US market?” he asked, …

Though it’s not perhaps the release date announcement that will get the most coverage today, Activision has confirmed that LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will be released in the UK on February 18th 2011. The game, which is developed by Traveller’s Tales, features 20 story-based missions and an …