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Activision president Mike Griffith has predicted that in the next year 16 million Wiis will be sold over 2009, forecasting healthy sales increases for all the remaining leading formats. For calendar year 2009, we expect the installed base of hardware in North America and Europe will be up eight million …

"I want to highlight three key competitive advantages that will allow us to build on our success and continue as the world’s number one third-party video game publisher. "First, our proven strategy of focusing on high-quality franchises, which is evident in our 2009 product line up, the best in our …

Activision Blizzard has posted a $72 million loss for its fourth quarter – but reported a combined yearly revenue of $5 billion. Driven by strong sales of Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft games, the US company reported revenue of $1.6 billion for the quarter – the …

‘SIGNIFICANT’ NEW titles are heading to the PSP this year that will revitalise the format and attract new consumers, Sony has told MCV. Now over four years-old, the PSP has steadily established itself throughout the current generation, selling over 40 million units globally – 3.2m of them in the UK. …

Restructuring at NCsoft continues to spark job losses and new development strategies at the MMO publisher. The company is continuing to ‘solidify and streamline’ operations across its NCsoft West territories, which include its offices in America and Europe – meaning up to 90 jobs will be impacted. For all the …

Nintendo has announced that Pokmon Platinum is to arrive in Europe on May 22nd. The latest entry in the mega-selling franchise has already taken Japan by storm, becoming the country’s second biggest title of 2008 with 2.4 million copies sold to date, with its first million being sold in the …

It has been confirmed that Japanese publisher Square Enix has made a firm offer for Britsoft rival Eidos, estimated to be around 84mn – a total that represents a 129 per cent premium on Eidos’ current market value. Square Enix believes that the acquisition represents a highly attractive opportunity for …

30 Under 30 looks at younger, unsung heroes from UK and European studios

As EVE Online readies itself for a new promotional push, a free expansion and a boxed release, we spoke with Nathan Richardsson, the gameâ??s executive producer.

Audiokineticâ??s march on the future of game sound continues apaceâ?¦