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Developers hit hardest by new layoff operations, 500 to go in publishing, 100 in corporate

Publisher EA has confirmed that next year’s iteration of its Need for Speed IP will not be a sequel to either Shift or Nitro but will instead be the still mysterious Criterion developed instalment. Speaking after EA’s recent financial report, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau confirmed: In recent years, …

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FishVille suspended as Mafia Wars developer faces flack

If you thought that the launch of Modern Warfare 2 today meant excitement behind the game will die down, think again. MCV understands that Activision has shipped some 3m copies of the game into the UK to satisfy the huge level of demand for the game. It’s an unprecedented first-day …

Over 2,000 UK stores held a midnight launch for Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last night. The game’s debut saw more midnight openings than any title before it. GAME and Gamestation arranged for six hundred stores nationwide to open their doors as the launch day began, while …

The industry was out in force for the launch of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Activision celebrated the game’s release with a Leicester Square premiere. The highly anticipated shooter took over the Vue cinema in London’s movie hotspot, with a camouflage carpet and costumed soldiers on hand to …

German studio Spellbound leads tributes for their former founder and CEO

Rapidly changing publisher EA has revealed that as well as shedding a huge 1,500 jobs, the company has also ditched a dozen announced projects to focus on its established and successful franchises. The admission flies in the face of statements made by CEO John Riccitiello earlier this year where the …

Publisher EA has suffered another disappointing financial period with news that it suffered a $391m loss in its second quarter – a 26 per cent increase compared to the 310m loss in the same period a hear before. GAAP revenue was also down 12 per cent at $788m. In the …