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Limited launch set to gauge international desire for streaming service

Activision Publishing’s chief operating officer Thomas Tippl has promised that developer Treyarch will push the next Call of Duty’s quality beyond that seen in previous iterations of the series. The statement comes in the build up to this evening’s official unveiling of details of the game’s content and setting. Tomorrow …

Games Investor Consulting director Rick Gibson explores business in the new net age

RTW says new system of free access, item sales and subs 'removes financial barriers'

Major UK publishers will showcase their latest titles at the MCM Expo in May. Companies including Activision, PQube, Tecmo Koei, Nintendo and Rising Star have all signed up to the event, which takes place on the Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th at London Excel. Games set to be …

The i39 multiplayer gaming event attracted 2,350 people, with almost 80,000 viewing the finals online. Players took part in competing matches on games such as Counter Strike: Source. "i39 was a resounding success with hundreds of people bringing their own PCs for four days of hardcore gaming and over 2,000 …

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has detailed a restructuring of its its sales teams. In a move that will ‘bring closer alignment to the sales and supply chain teams within the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’, the publisher has made two key promotions. Kevin Kebodeaux will lead the new sales organisation …

Scottish studio pushes extended monetisation potential for big new title

Namco Bandai has set the RRP of upcoming action adventure game Clash of the Titans at just 29.99, ahead of the game’s May 28th launch. The movie tie-in is a third cheaper than most PS3 and Xbox 360 multiformat titles which usually have an RRP of 44.99 or 49.99. UK product …

Best Buy’s arrival in the UK comes at an ideal moment. The UK’s market value is in the gutter – albeit temporarily – driven down by a mix of a weak release schedule, post-recession caution, a lack of new hardware and the distraction of an election. Games’ heartland UK retailer …