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Ubisoft’s Jon Rosenblatt is to make a shock return to Electronic Arts, as senior European marketing director for the publisher’s Sports label. MCV understands that Rosenblatt, Ubisoft’s UK marketing director, will begin his new role in the New Year. He will report to Todd Sitrin, VP of marketing for EA …

Fallout 3 has been an great success for you. Can you walk us through the topline numbers, revenue figures, etc?As a private company we don’t generally give out financial information, I’m afraid. Our target unit ship-out was 750,000 for the UK/Eire and we came very close to that. If Paul …

Rockstar has revealed that the exclusive Xbox 360 downloadable content for GTA IV is set to arrive on February 17th, USA Today reports that the content will be entitled The Lost and the Damned and star Johnny Klebitz, a member of Liberty City gang The Lost. Rockstar has yet to …

Microsoft has told MCV that Xbox 360 has cruised past seven million sales in Europe. The firm told MCV this week that the combination of Xbox 360’s September price cut and blanket Q4 marketing had seen the console’s unit sales accelerate across EMEA. The company last released a European sales …

Japanese giant to publish Lost Winds in the Far East

Midway has confirmed that The Wheelman will arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 20th. Developed between Midway Newcastle and Vin Diesel’s Tigon Studios, The Wheelman will be backed by a ‘multi-million dollar’ marketing campaign, and the publisher hopes to turn the title into a full-blown movie. And a …

New team dedicated to 'social experiences' on Xbox 360 working in UK capital

A host of names have stepped up to back next year’s Gamescom event. The city of Cologne and its Mayor plus the G.A.M.E. trade association have joined the likes of Nintendo, EA, Sega, Microsoft, Sony and the other members of German trade group BIU to support to support the new …

The attendance at Arsenal’s top of the table Premiership clash with Manchester Utd last weekend was 60,106 – but that number was dwarfed by another major London event taking place a little further south. Electronic Arts’ Be The One event once again proved a real jewel in the crown of …

EAâ??s latest console chart release Mirrorâ??s Edge showcases Nvidia physics tech