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Ubisoft Toronto is already working on a new Splinter Cell sequel, under the watchful eyes of general manager Jade Raymond. Raymond confirmed that a number of key personnel that worked on Conviction have transferred to the studio to work on the next entry in the series, as well as an …

Blizzard believes World of Warcraft will see a significant rise in subscriptions this year, dismissing claims that the MMO has reached its peak. The company announced back in 2008 that World of Warcraft had hit 11.5 million subscriptions, but the game hasn’t seemed to pass any new milestones since then. …

Hugely popular MMO to push beyond its 11.5 million users by end of the year

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New studio pulling in Ubisoft Montreal staff for next Splinter Cell project

The PC version of Front Mission Evolved will feature a stereoscopic 3D mode when it arrives this September. Consumers will be able to experience intense mech battles in a whole new way through nVidia’s 3D Vision technology. Front Mission Evolved will be released on September 17th, and will also launch …

There are few companies in the world able to match the financial muscle of Microsoft. That’s a lesson Sony has learnt and the reason, according to SCEA’s senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer, why his company’s approach to third party publishers has undergone a radical transformation in the last …

League of Legends studio says the management tools are flexible and offer clarity

Though we can expect a big presence for recently revealed FPS Killzone 3 at E3 next month, one site is claiming that it won’t see the light of day at retail until May 2011. The report comes from CVG, which also states that the game will definitely be compatible with …

New deal sees S.Korean studio push boundaries in the net-enabled smartphone market