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Former EA studios chief takes over as Leleu resigns from Infogrames

QA and testing outfit adds 4,000 square foot to its premises - growth will aid client support

Patrick Leleu, chairman and CEO of Atari brand-owner Infogrames, has resigned from his post effective immediately – and former EA man David Gardner has been named as his replacement. An Electronic Arts exec for over 25 years, most recently EVP and COO of EA Worldwide Studios, Gardner recently left the …

Former Institute of Directors exec Richard Wilson to take over from Fred Hasson in March

Attention gore fans: Brash Entertainment has announced it has acquired the rights to a game based on grisly horror movie series SAW. Underneath an eerie headline of ‘Oh yes.. There will be blood…’ a Brash press release sent out today reveals the title will be released in October next year …

Vivendi Games has revealed that its revenues reached a record €1,018 million in 2007, a rise of 26.6 per cent on the previous year. Blizzard Entertainment’s revenues took up most of this whopping total, coming in at €814 million – up 58 per cent. The media giant’s Sierra Entertainment, Sierra …

Indie developer nabbed by Muskunder for casual push

In conjunction with ELSPA/ChartTrack, we bring you the top selling titles of 2007, including the overall top 50 titles and each individual format chart. Just click here for the top fifty in full, and then head over to our an in-depth analysis; or for individual format breakdowns, head over to …

The more things change… The majority of these titles were DS and Wii exclusives, which serves as a good example of how Nintendo really surged in popularity throughout the year. While Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training did well to take the eleventh position in 2006, the title’s second place ranking in …

Wii TOP 10 ALL PRICES 1. Wii Play (Nintendo) 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 3. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo) 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) 6. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 8. …