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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has talked for the first time about what led to the company dropping ex-Vivendi franchises such as Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: and blamed a less than tolerant” retail environment. Speaking in the company’s earning call following the announcement of its Q3 fiscal results, Kotick was …

Gaming has once again found itself in the headlines today with UK broadsheet The Daily Telegraph lashing out a casual game based on suicide bombing. The Telegraph joins The Daily Star in expressing outrage at the game, entitled Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game, which has attracted the attention of the …

Double Fine's Tim Schafer reveals legendary graphic adventure's design process

US publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it will debut a brand new car show based on its popular Need for Speed franchise next year at UK race circuit Brands Hatch. Need for Speed Live, which will take place on June 26th and 27th next year, is described as a …

Following recent unsubstantiated day one sales claims from VGChartz , official Media Create figures have shown a convincing week one sales victory for Grand Theft Auto IV following its release in Japan. The title, which is published by Capcom in Japan, shifted 133,000 units on PS3 and 34,000 on Xbox …

Activision-Blizzard’s earnings call following its Q3 results has certainly raised some eyebrows online. You can read the full transcript here, with CEO Bobby Kotick, CFO Thomas Tippl and more top execs answering tough questions from investors.

Toronto company's CEO resigns; company to leave mobile development for PCs and consoles

US publisher THQ has confirmed that it is to cut 250 jobs following losses of $115.3 million for the three months ending September 30th. Losses for the same period last year totalled just $7 million. Net sales for the period reached $164.8 million, down from the $229.3 million seen in …

Activision-Blizzard has reported a $108 million loss for its third quarter – whilst besting its revenue guidance by just under 100m. The company blamed the loss on charges related to its merger. Without those charges, the company earned 7 cents a share while analysts expected 4 cents. Adjusted revenue was …

$115.3m loss for the quarter ending September 30th; 17 per cent of studio workforce to go