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SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY – Units(last month in brackets) 1. (1) EA – 25.0%2. (9) Microsoft – 13.7%3. (2) Ubisoft – 8.3%4. (3) Nintendo – 7.4%5. (15) Codemasters – 6.9%6. (4) Take-Two – 5.7%7. (5) Activsion – 4.1%8. (17) Capcom – 3.9%9. (11) Sony – 3.1%10. (8) Square Enix – …

Ed fries, the man central to Microsoft’s record-breaking $375 million acquisition of Rare, revealed to Develop that Bobby Kotick’s Activision made an princely offer for the GoldenEye studio – one that Rare was eager to sign. There was a bit of a bidding war between us [Microsoft] and Activision – …

I feel like a teenager again. I’m not bouncing with hormones of course, but am rattled by uncertainty as to what the future will bring. As a consultant it would be sensible to feign deep knowledge of the road ahead, but I’d be lying if I said I could quantify …

James Gwertzman talks about PopCapâ??s wild card in their plan to capture the Korean market

Call of Duty: Black Ops will not outshine the record-breaking performance of its predecessor Modern Warfare 2, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Last month Activision’s general manager for Call of Duty in Europe Michal Sportouch told MCV: We’ve a fantastic game and a fantastic marketing campaign so our …

The makers of popular file-sharing service LimeWire have been forced by a US federal court to shut down its peer-to-peer software. LimeWire is one of the largest sources of illegal free music downloads on the internet and is especially popular in the US. However, a notice on the LimeWire website …

UK developer was ready to join Bobby Kotickâ??s third-party empire

Android Market has reached the 100,000 apps milestone, confirmed by Google’s official AndroidDev Twitter account. The milestone has been predicted for weeks based on unofficial counts by third-party sites. Android Market has been growing fast in recent months, as more developers and brands have targeted the platform, rather than just …

Hours remain to take 30 per cent savings on November conference attendance

Virtual machine tech bought from physics firm's original founders - tool now known as Havok Script