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Activision has beaten analyst expectations in its first quarter, posting significant rises in sales and profits. The firm said its success is down to continued sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and continued success with World of Warfare. For the quarter ended March 31, Activision posted sales of …

Troubled studio set to develop another Call of Duty title

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Activision boss â??personally consideredâ?? the sacked duo as â??friendsâ??

Though Konami’s iPES app released in late 2009 didn’t deliver on the promise of pocket football, the announcement of a proper release for PES 2010 on iPhone should make up for the disappointment. Timed to coincide with the World Cup in South Africa, the fully 3D title will offer an …

Video games retailers are currently facing up to the biggest ever challenge to their business models as supermarkets up their interest in the sector and the growth of digital distribution threatens their very foundation. Having recently met with senior executives from both GameStop and GAME, Klosters Trading analyst Lutz Muller …

Just one week to make submissions and suggestions for the 2010 Develop Industry Excellence Awards

In the wake of today’s financial report that reveals falling Wii hardware and software sales, analyst Michael Pachter has told MCV that Nintendo is leaving it far too late to reveal its successor to its popular home console. In the last financial year Wii software unit sales fell to 192m, …

An analysis of the UK video games market by Nick Parker claims that UK hardware unit sales of Nintendo’s Wii are down 45.1 per cent for the year-to-date ending March 31st 2010. In fact, every piece of games hardware on the market is down, with PSP (-44.7 percent), DS (-35.9 …

Russian Communications Ministry and 1C to present project for games promoting â??historic truthâ??