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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 …

Over 2,500 gamers turned out last night to HMV on London’s Oxford Street last night to celebrate the launch of what is hotly anticipated to be one of the biggest games of the year: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. The game, which is published by Activision Blizzard, …

Hollywood starlet Angelina Jolie has become the latest celebrity fan of video games. According to ContactMusic, new mum Jolie is shedding her babyweight by working out using her kids’ video game console. The site reports: ‘And her eldest son Maddox, seven, has shown her the way – by teaching her …

Microsoft has, without great fanfare, revamped its Xbox 360-a-like Games For Windows Live service, and the introduction of a PC version of content delivery service Live Marketplace suggests that the technology firm is on the verge of launching its own digital downloads system. Users will be able to access trailers, …