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Highly anticipated historical stealth adventure Assassin’s Creed has knocked reigning chart topper Call of Duty 4 from the top of the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, with the Xbox 360 version leading the way claiming 67 per cent of the title’s total sales. Activision’s FPS drops to number two following …

CVG reports that an employee of comic publisher and The Darkness rights holder Top Cow Comics has let slip that a sequel to the title is already in the works. The rumours claim that Starbreeze Studios, the developer of the first title and also of celebrated Xbox outing The Chronicles …

European facility renamed to Disney Mobile Games Studio

Harmonixâ??s latest offering boosted by online middleware

Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, has stated that his firm’s Xbox Live network puts the efforts of his gaming rivals to shame. "It’s fair to say that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything anyone else has tried to do. We don’t have …

After shooting its way to the top of the UK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, Activision’s Call of Duty 4 is also setting the pace across Europe by topping the German charts and storming its way into the Spanish Top Five, Next-Gen reports. The PC, 360 and PS3 versions of …

Keynote address to recount development of Wii party game

New London-based media college to offer gaming qualifications

Japanese developer and publisher Capcom has confirmed that successful Xbox 360 shooter Lost Planet will arrive on PS3 in February next year, CVG reports. The Sony version will contain on the disc all of the extra downloadable features that have been made available to 360 gamers since the game’s release …

As it gears up for its last major release of the year, Midway has told MCV that personnel changes in its marketing and brand teams have brought a renewed vigour to the company’s ambitions. The last year has seen the departure of four well-known personnel from the company: brand manager …