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Just a month on from its official launch on Xbox Live, Microsoft’s retro arcade games service Game Room has seen an indefinite freeze put on the addition of new content. The latest batch of Game Room content has also been delayed until further notice,” Xbox Live European Editor Dan Maher …

Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft has said in a statement that it’s business as usual as far as its business relationship with Bungie goes following the news that the developer has signed a ten-year deal with Activision. The new agreement gives Activision exclusive publishing rights to an as-of-yet …

Remaining independent of Activision is the key, says Jarrard

Xbox creators seek to calm the waters after an explosive day in the industry

Fallout 3 publisher Bethesda has opened two new offices in France and Germany. The Paris and Frankfurt offices will oversee sales marketing in their respective countries, joining two other international offices in London and Tokyo. ZeniMax-owned Bethesda, which has headquarters based in Marylands in the US, has also appointed two …

Look at how Activision treats its developers!” Why would any studio want to sign with them?” Just two of the comments MCV has heard in recent weeks as the Infinity Ward conflict slowly unfolded. So the announcement today that Activision has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal for a forthcoming …

Open letter from much-loved studio says its focus is still on 'Making kick ass games that we want to play'

Steve Jobs claims Adobe standard is no longer necessary

Sources claim Germany-based online games firm is hiring sales advisers

Right at the heart of Activision’s shock announcement just moments ago that it has signed a ten-year deal with Bungie is that whatever the mystery new IP at the centre of the agreement is, it’s going to be on PS3. The agreement grants Activision the rights to just one new, …