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The news comes following the recent announcement that the company has bought back from Atari the digital gaming rights to its key franchises, including Monopoly, Scrabble and Risk. It could see Hasbro Interactive return to the market after an absence of six years, when its games division was sold to …

So why quit a big job running several territories for EA? What appealed to you about Activision? We have a tremendous opportunity. The company is stronger than ever and with stronger European appeal than ever. Things like Guitar Hero having localised content and the deal last year for James Bond …

Particle effect SDK now certified for 360 development

Giants – and fierce rivals – Hasbro and Mattel had just established Interactive divisions in order to take their key brands to the exciting new ‘multimedia’ PC CD-ROM format. And we revealed that Lego, Vtech and Tiger Electronics were considering similar moves. They were exciting times. The market was looking …

Bethesda parent to enter massively-multiplayer market

Digital distribution service to feature current and upcoming titles

The super-publisher has revealed its fiscal results for the period ended June 30th, a set of results described as ‘not acceptable’ by head honcho John Riccitiello in a conference call reported by next-gen . EA confirmed that that net revenue for the quarter was $395 million, down four per cent …

Publisher applied for hearing two days ago

Rockstar has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal against the British Board of Film Classification’s decision to reject Manhunt 2. The company officially registered its plea with the Video Appeals Committee yesterday – as exclusively revealed by MCV earlier today. A statement from the company reads: ‘Take-Two Interactive Software, …

MCV has learnt that Rockstar has lodged an official plea with the Video Appeals Committee over Manhunt 2’s ban – the UK body that has the power to overturn the British Board of Film Classification’s decision to keep the title off shelves. The publisher notified the VAC yesterday – taking …