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US publisher Activision has become the first video games publisher in a decade to better Electronic Arts and become the top grossing third party publisher for the first half of 2007 in North America. Next-Gen reports that Activision’s gross sales hit $397.8 million in the period between January and June …

XNA chief calls to make computer science more interesting

Hot on the heels of the release of the new 1.90 firmware today, Sony is to treat owners to a broad selection of new content tomorrow, with classic PSOne racer Wipeout 2097 leading the charge. The second instalment in the futuristic racing series will be joined by a number of …

Game Connection partnership sees French Game Developers Conference takes place in December

EA’s Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix has held on to the number one position in the ChartTrack All Formats list for the fourth week in a row, being fuelled not only by the release of the latest motion picture two weeks ago, but also by the final …

GAME’s latest trading statement was spectacular enough to shoot down the wonky analysis of internet doom-mongers and their ‘High Street is dead’ rhetoric – something the specialist has become quite adept at in recent times. The stunning set of results, which recorded the 22 weeks to June 30th, showed a …

Following the $100 price cut in the US on July 9th, sales of PS3 hardware have shot up by 135 per cent according to reports from Wal-mart, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City and GameStop – the firm’s five biggest retailers. June NPD figures show that the PS3 sold 98,500 in …

Develop Mobile keynote discussing the future of mobile kicks off three-day Brighton event

Game Connection in Leipzig will have a greater trade focus this year, with anticipation already rising for press conferences from Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and the leading third party publishers. As well as attracting over 200,000 consumers, the event boasts a trade day on Wednesday August 22nd, which …

EA’s executive vice president of studios David Gardner, who only last month was awarded an OBE on the Queen’s honours list, is to leave the company according to reports. Gardner helped establish EA Europe in 1987 and has been with the company since 1983. A statement given to Gamesindustry.biz says: …