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Activision Blizzard has revealed that it will sell off unwanted studios and projects it acquired after its colossal deal with Vivendi games. Develop reports that North American studios High Moon Studios (developer of the recent Bourne game) and Radical (developer of upcoming game Prototype) are to be ‘realigned’ the publisher …

Activision-Blizzard says studios will be â??realigned or divestedâ??; unwanted games like Ghostbusters sold off

When it comes to online, what does PS3 have that no-one else can offer? Why is it such a focus to you? Games have always been the most important thing for our business and will continue to be, so I want to make sure that message gets across loud and …

Nintendo’s Wii Fit has returned to the top of the UK’s All Formats games chart following a 32 per cent jump in sales. The title jumps back up the official ChartTrack/ELSPA Top 40, overtaking last week’s No.1, LucasArt’s LEGO Indiana Jones. THQ’s movie tie-in Wall-E climbs 12 per cent over …

PlayStation 3 is set to take up the mainstream appeal of its predecessor – with its ‘positioning’ and marketing changing to appeal to a broader audience. That’s according to the global boss of PlayStation, Kaz Hirai, who told MCV in the second part of our exclusive interview that the system …

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai believes that PS3’s unrivalled” first-party product and Blu-Ray capabilities mean the console enjoys better exclusive content than either of its competitors’ machines. Addressing the issue of Microsoft’s investment in ‘exclusive’ downloadable content for titles such as GTA IV – and speaking after the much-publicised …

Capcom and Sony Pictures have confirmed that the latest in the Resident Evil Movie series, dubbed Degeneration, will be released this year. The duo showed off sneak previews of the fully CG-animated title at last week Comic Con in San Diego, US. The title will have its theatrical debut in …

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the company put too much focus on PS3 and 360 at the beginning of the current console cycle – and largely ignored the potential of Wii. However, Speaking to the San Jose Mercury News, Riccitiello said that his company had since become …

Facebook is in hot water with anti-knife crime campaigners over a new game that allows user to ‘stab’ each other. The application allows members to send a knife icon to friends, with accompanying text that informs them they have been ‘shanked’ – a street slang term for ‘knifed’. For the …

To offer StemCell engine at fraction of cost for prototyping purposes