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Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick told investors in a conference call last night that further job cuts will be made as the company continues to restructure. The troubled publisher has already cut staff in Europe and sold of its peripherals business Joytech. The publisher’s chairman also stated that big franchises like …

New 2K Play label boosted by Nickelodeon deal

This week’s ELSPA/ChartTrack top forty chart shows an impressive one-two from EA, as Medal of Honor: Airborne cruises straight into the number one spot in its first week on sale, while Tiger Woods holds on to second place once more. Publishing giant EA will also be celebrating a new entry …

Faramix signs to use Epic Games' popular middleware

Euro expansion key via Warner Bros' "production and marketing expertise"

The PSP version of God of War: Chains of Olympus has slipped and will now go on sale in the US on March 4th 2008, missing out on the lucrative Christmas buying period. It was hoped that the title would be a potential PSP driver over the period, judging by …

Over in Spain Bioshock’s worldwide success rumbles on, as does Pokemon Diamond on DS, which claims second spot. There’s also an impressive start for Microsoft RPG Blue Dragon, which comes in at three, and movie licence Ratatouille on DS, which charts at 4. Nintendo’s Brain training products also continue to …

Fellow PC title Bioshock comes in second, ahead of DS trio Pokemon Diamond, More Brain Training and Brain Training in a PS and DS-heavy chart. Other formats don’t get a look in until Bioshock on 360 at 8, followed by Wii Play and FIFA ’07 on PS2. So, the full …

The Xbox 360 SKU of Bioshock remains top of the Australian all formats chart this week, with the PC version also sitting pretty in fifth. Sony’s Singstar 90s also enjoys two separate entries, with the basic game in second and the microphone bundle taking fourth spot. Elsewhere, it’s a good …

Growth and expansion of local devs thanks to investment from publishers and government