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THQ’s Ian Curran is confident that the firm can match its UK full-year performance last year – and pledged to catch Electronic Arts in the publisher tables. On November 1st, the firm posted a $7 million net loss for its second quarter, down from the previous year’s net income of …

Looking back at the year so far, what do you believe are THQ’s greatest achievements? We’ve had a relatively light first half this year. We’ve seen tremendous growth across our international territories and the offices we’ve opened in the past few years are now showing a great return on our …

SCEE is to push SingStar PS3 with one of the biggest marketing campaigns ever lavished on a social gaming title – featuring a demo of the title at London’s huge 02 Arena. Following on from the success of the SingStar Studios in central London and Manchester, the 02 Studios are …

Ubisoft has become the first major publisher to sign up to the recently announced Play.com Live entertainment show, and has guaranteed that its all-new titles for 2008 will be present at the event. Commenting on the support, head of games at Play.com Gian Luzio said: ‘We’re thrilled to have Ubisoft …

The last two weeks of releases have been the craziest of 2007 – but retail is doing a bang on job of ensuring that all festive big hitters get the exposure they deserve. That was the proud view of an overworked channel this week, as yet another slew of triple-A …

In the entertainment world, it is notoriously difficult to introduce something genuinely new and interesting to the masses. People fear change. Many would rather stick to their Shayne Ward CDs and rubbish Little Britain catchphrases. But the games industry is different. We are blessed with an audience that genuinely knows …

Ubisoft UK boss Rob Cooper has been celebrating the sales success of Assassin’s Creed – and stated that it proves new IP can still shift serious numbers at retail. The adventure title stormed into the ChartTrack All Formats listings at number one this week, becoming the third fastest-selling Xbox 360 …