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Video games are set to eclipse” all other forms of media entertainment, according to Activision Blizzard’s president and CEO of publishing Mike Griffith. During his keynote speech at CES 2009, Griffith boasted games are prospering as demand for almost every other entertainment category declines, according to the BBC. He claimed …

Patent application reveals â??Kind Codeâ?? hand-holding system

Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith has claimed that 2007’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has now surpassed a sales value of $1bn – a milestone the exec claims has never before been achieved by a single title, Edge Online reports. Click here to read the full story.

Over £125k secured from UK Trade & Investment

David Lau-Kee, the new chairman of Unity, is best-known for his long-running stint at Criterion Software, which he founded and led until its eventual sale to Electronic Arts in 2004. What does this games technology veteran make of the state-of-play today, and where does Unity fit in?

Former Renderware chief becomes chairman of firm responsible for low-cost dev tools

After warning that sales of the latest Tomb Raider game were below expectations (despite shifting over 1.5m units globally), Eidos has admitted it might once again redesign the title’s iconic heroine Lara Croft. The move would come as the publisher looks to attract a wider audience, our sister site Develop …

Eidos considers giving pneumatic Tomb Raider heroine a facelift

Around 30 staff at Lara Croft team let go as studio downsizes

Iceland snaps up 51 Woolworths stores Frozen food grocer Iceland has bought 51 former Woolworths stores – and plans to create 2,500 new jobs. According to the BBC, the announcement comes three days after the final 200 Woolworths stores closed their doors for the last time. "We are confident we …