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So we all know that Modern Warfare 2’s arrival this week has propelled its brand and developer into the straosphere – but what do the successes mean for parent firm Activision? Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian offers a look at the future potential of the publisher… Our positive investment …

Paul Tresise opens new outfit Enjoy Gaming to target mass-market and next-gen formats

Former trade sales executive Rich Sturgess to head up new group

Free version of Unreal Engine launches to impressive figures

Electronic Arts has announced that the fourth instalment in its long-running RTS series will be released in Europe on March 19th, 2010. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight arrives in the UK three days after its North American debut and will bring the 15 year-long Tiberium storyline to an end. …

Not yet sick of Modern Warfare 2 sales numbers? Good, Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian has more. He reckons that the Call of Duty franchise will in 2009 break the $1bn worldwide sales revenue, putting it in the same league as other Activision Blizzard properties World of Warcraft and …

Modern Warfare 2 made a total of $310m in sales revenue across North America and the UK in its first day on sale. According to the latest figures from Activision, the game sold a whopping 4.7m units in the two territories across 24 hours. The news comes following confirmation that …

Atlanta based dev studio licenses Xaitment suite for first project

Plenty of opportunities to better your career, and a special offer for those recruiting

TimeGate Studios chooses Vision Engine for upcoming â??AAAâ?? project