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Ubisoft has at last officially confirmed what many suspected – that a new Ghost Recon title will be released this Christmas. It will be called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and is being developed by the same team that made Advanced Warfighter 2. The game will, according to Ubisoft, go beyond …

Shares fall after the publisher shows $82 million loss

Sales of EA’s FIFA 10 are nearing the 10m sales mark, the publisher has confirmed. As of the end of December, total sales of the game totalled 9.7m units since its release last October – success that EA boss John Riccitiello pins on the overwhelmingly positive critical reception the title …

Global publisher looks to heightened profitability via focused internal projects

MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Star Trek Online has debuted at the top of the PC charts, dethroning Mass Effect 2. The Cryptic-developed Atari MMORPG knocked BioWare’s sequel down to No.3, as well as fending off the newest entry from the …

EA has as part of its latest financial report confirmed that massive PC hit The Sims 3 will be heading to consoles this Christmas. To read the full story, follow the link to CasualGaming.biz.

Microsoft's European dev account manager looks forward to the Xbox event

Electronic Arts has warned of lower-than-anticipated earnings for the year ahead. Reporting its financials, the company told investors to expectrevenue of between $3.65 billion and $3.9 billion for the year ending March 2011. Wall Street had targeted over $4 billion. Its fiscal results for Q3 offered some positives, following a …

Sony Computer Entertainment UK has hired Ian Vinten as its new senior product manager. Vinten joins the firm following a stint at media agency MediaCom, where he managed the EA account. Prior to MediaCom he worked for film publicity firm Cameo Productions and at media agency PHD. I’m thrilled to …

UK games retailers have mixed feelings towards Apple’s new iPad. The device was revealed last week after months of speculation and is due for launch early next month. Senior execs at Gameloft and EA presented new games for the device at its unveiling. Already, some UK retailers have confirmed plans …