Activision Blizzard is enjoying its most hectic Q4 in its long history, with the long-awaited Modern Warfare 2 hitting shelves next week. In the first part of our exclusive interview with Activision’s UK management team – UK MD Andrew Brown, marketing director David Tyler and sales director Roy Stackhouse – …

Sega Europe has promoted Karl Johns to become head of UK sales Johns, formerly business sector manager at Sega Europe, steps up to replace John Clark – who became Sega’s UK MD in April. I am delighted to announce the promotion of Karl to head of UK sales for Sega …

The owner of MTV and developer Harmonix has stated that the financial outlook for its Rock Band series is rosier than it once was – though Viacom does admit that progress has been slower than it might have hoped. The economics of our Rock Band franchise are improving, though not …

THQ has signed the rights to a new Russian-made FPS – as it bids to grow its core gamer audience in the next 12 months. Metro 2033, by Russia’s 4A Games, rounds out a trio of titles in key genres due for release at the start of next year. The …

The first person shooter is one of the world’s most popular video game genres, with the likes of Halo and Call of Duty dominating the charts. Christopher Dring investigates the sector and talks to the experts on the past, present and future of the FPS… Believe it or not, the …

Activision Blizzard’s Modern Warfare 2 has been illegally downloaded over a week before release, according to blogs dedicated to the game. In devastating news for retail, one online source reports the that game has already been ripped for modded or ‘flashed’ Xbox 360 owners – and is available for illegal …

505 Games will become the only publisher in the country to release a flagship Q4 release in the same week as Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 next month – and has no fear of the epic shooter. Retail has ordered more units of Cooking Mama 3 than any other title in …

From this Friday gamers will for the first time be able to legally buy Rockstar’s unedited version of controversial stealth action outing Manhunt 2. Though the game is currently available off the shelf, online retailer Direct2Drive will from this Friday offer the ‘AO’ (Adults Only) version of the title for …

Sega has announced the highly anticipated action title Bayonetta will be released in the UK on January 8th. In a statement, the publisher proudly declared the game would be the first genuine triple-A title of 2010” for Xbox 360 and PS3. Sega America and Sega Europe CEO Mike Hayes said: …

The final winners of the 27th Annual Golden Joysticks Awards have just been announced at the currently ongoing London gathering, and the two big victors are Bethesda’s Fallout 3 and Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War. Both title’s managed to scoop two awards – in Fallout 3’s case …