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Musical chairs at Activision today – after less than a year on the job former Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig has left to pursue new career oportunities. He will be replaced by David Haddad, who becomes COO of Guitar Hero. Haddad formerly served as COO of Vivendi Games’ Sierra Online …

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The surprise news that Ubisoft’s Just Dance topped the All Formats Chart last month was, let’s be honest, a bit of a jaw-dropper. While the game had grown in popularity since its debut, rising from No.100 to No.3 in the space of six weeks, few would have expected it to …

The surprise news that Ubisoft’s Just Dance topped the All Formats Chart last month was, let’s be honest, a bit of a jaw-dropper. While the game had grown in popularity since its debut, rising from No.100 to No.3 in the space of six weeks, few would have expected it to …

Legendary designer to contribute monthly opinion piece; plus Microsoft's Ben Board becomes fully-fledged commenter

The Metro report at least deserves a pat on the back for originality. MCV was delighted to understand that today’s army of unpredictable, sociopathic, murdering gamers are thwarted by the humble stairway thanks to the debilitating condition their love of games has allegedly inflicted on them. And we were simply …

Namco Bandai Partners will be attempting to set a new world record in order to celebrate the launch of Atari’s Star Trek Online. The company is inviting fans to help beat the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Star Trek characters. Should they succeed, this …

Early bird rates end in two days

It was one of the surprise hits of last year, and now THQ has stated that 3.5m copies of its licensed fighting simulator UFC 2009 have been shipped worldwide. We are excited that so many fans around the world have helped us achieve these impressive milestones in our debut year,” …

Bigben has announced it is returning to the UK following its split with former distribution partner Venom. The French peripherals manufacturer and software publisher will now launch its products in the UK itself. Only a selection of its games are currently available in the UK – including My Body Coach …