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Studio now thought to be focusing purely on Mortal Kombat titles going forward

Games for Windows Live Marketplace aims for full game downloads

The first MCV PES Tournament of the season kicks off on the evening of Thursday, November 27th, and there’s still time to register to compete. Remember, though, you must enter as a team of two from the same company rather than as an individual. Sign up in pairs at www.pesrankings.com/industry …

Redundancies sparked by Gamecock acquisition and development 'on hiatus' at studio

Asda will sell Activision’s Call Of Duty: World At War for just 27 from midnight tonight. The supermarket has taken out adverts in the national press to promote the deal. COD: WaW is the current favourite to hit the Christmas No.1 spot in the All Formats chart.

Former Havok exec Brian Waddle joins as GM of facial animation outfit's games team

Japan’s games market suffered a significant dip in October, with the total market value 21.6 per cent down on the same month in 2007 according to figures from Famitsu owner Enterbrain. Hardware sales dropped by 29.1 per cent, and software by 14.9 per cent. Sony’s PSP was the strongest performer, …

New 'Participate' tech will debut in studios online title The Hunter

Online shopping stats firm Hitwise has revealed that Nintendo’s Wii Fit is currently the most searched for product by internet shoppers in the UK – with the Wii console itself and Apple’s iPhone close behind. In total, Wii Fit accounted for one in six searches for video game products in …

Best Buy has lowered its guidance for the fiscal year due to falling consumer spending, driven by ‘the recent turmoil in the financial markets and other macro economic factors’. "Since mid-September, rapid, seismic changes in consumer behavior have created the most difficult climate we’ve ever seen. Best Buy simply can’t …