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Chief executive of Activision Bobby Kotick believes that even if a publishing rival was to invest $1 billion on a new MMO franchise, they would still struggle to take on Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium 2008 conference, Kotick said: "[Blizzard] has probably half …

Activision will bring the game adaptation of Paramount’s Kung-Fu Panda to console this summer. The publisher’s chief executive Bobby Kotick confirmed the signing in a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium 2008 conference. Kotick commented: We’re going to kick off the year with Kung Fu Panda, which looks …

MCV has learnt that SCEE is to launch a PS3 bundle complete with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and one Sixaxis controller in Europe on March 28th for €399 (around 300). French retailers will also be stocking a PS3 ‘Movie pack’ on March 28th which includes Casino Royale, Spider-Man 3 and …

We know that Dr. Tanya Byron doesn’t think badly of PEGI, but she’s made it very clear that the UK public is confused by dual ratings. To tell you the truth, the Nielsen survey we run every year shows the opposite. The UK public comes out first all the time …

Last month, Electronic Arts took the unusual, although not unprecedented, step of permitting the release of the source code of Maxisâ??s landmark simulation game SimCity to the public under the GNU Public License version 3.

'Other publishers are very dictatorial'

Disney Interactive Studios has unveiled Ultimate Band for Nintendo Wii and DS. The game is similar to Rock Band, with gamers building their own band by using the Wii Remote and DS stylus. Ultimate Band invites kids, tweens and teens to join in the jam session,” said Craig Relyea, senior …

Activision’s chief executive Bobby Kotick has spoken out on EA’s audacious bid for Take Two for the first time – stating that he wasn’t tempted to acquire the Grand Theft Auto publisher at any stage. Kotick added that he thought consolidative moves from the like of EA were a direct …

Nintendo has sold 331,627 Wii units during the four weeks ending February 24th , according to MCV media partner Enterbrain. In comparison the PlayStation 3 sold 89,131 units. These figures indicate a widening gap between the PS3 and Wii, with the Wii outselling its rival by four to one. The …

Borders is to begin stocking video games to accompany its existing range of DVDs and CDs. The retailer is currently trialling an On Demand range of CD and DVDs in its Oxford Street store, which includes a handful of PC titles. However, commercial director of Borders UK and Ireland David …