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Ubisoft is taking the chance to promote upcoming release Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood way ahead of its November 19th release date by tapping into the huge audience for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. A TV marketing campaign will debut during the USA vs Ghana second round match that kicks …

Revolution Software founder says behind-the-scenes scepticism marred industry unity

Having already achieved great popularity in the UK, the BBC’s Doctor Who Adventure Games series is to get an international release. BBC Interactive editor Iain Tweedale confirmed to Digital Spy that City of the Daleks, the first release in the gaming series, will be rolled out on third-party gaming sites” …

Preparations set for the key European trade and consumer show

Founder Philip Rosedale steps up to become interim chief executive of Linden Lab

The growing trade in pre-owned games is the driving force behind the High Street’s struggle to combat year-on-year declines in video games sales, according to a report by analyst group Cowen and Company. The study compares the current hardware userbase of the PS3 and Xbox 360, which it claims at …

Two weeks on from the announcement of a 30 per cent workforce reduction, Linden Lab has confirmed that CEO Mark Kingdon has stepped down. He will be replaced by founder Philip Rosedale, who himself stepped down as CEO in 2008, on an interim basis. Former CFO Bob Komin has also …

Any hopes of upcoming MMO Final Fantasy XIV have seemingly been scuppered thanks to what Square Enix is calling the closed environment” Microsoft operates Xbox Live within. The main reason why we couldn’t go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system,” the game’s online creator and director Hiromichi Tanaka …

Acclaimed developer and the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has questioned claims made by Sony that the Move controller is not simply an upgraded version of Nintendo’s Wii technology. I find it hard in my mind to differentiate between the Sony Move and the Wii,” Molyneux told …

Hasbro has been forced to issue a statement in response to speculation over the possible sale of the company. Financial markets were rife with speculation that the firm had re-opened talks with private equity firm Providence Equity Partners regarding a $6bn leveraged buy-out, which would take the firm private. Hasbro …