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Group says that free web versions of its games have dramatically heightened exposure

John Riccitiello has accused the major console platform holders of taking too long to cut the pieces of their consoles last year as the industry fought to cope worldwide economic challenges. In 2009 there was a lack of aggressive first party pricing – [they were] a little bit too late …

Conspicuous by its absence in EA’s forward planning for the financial year ahead was any mention of the once golden franchise that is Rock Band, leading to speculation that the publisher could be looking to drop its distribution agreement for the game. Furthermore, with the end of its current deal …

GAME is proposing to close its York-based Call Centre and Refurbishment premises and move them to its central offices in Basingstoke, MCV can confirm. The retailer is also planning to restructure some departments at its HQ in Basingstoke as part of the consolidation. GAME this morning told MCV that 83 …

Microsoft's developer conference to lift the veil on Xbox 360's high profile device

Sixth annual event set for Utrecht Congress Center on June 3

Crysis 2 will be released some time between October and December this year, EA has announced. Crytek’s console FPS isn’t the only title to get dated, either. Other games on the way in the final quarter of the year include Dead Space 2, Criterion’s first entry in the Need for …

Platform to be used in developing content for Lego website

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