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Vivendi titles to be sold off?

Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand could be sold off as Activision Blizzard assumes Vivendi’s release slate, the new publishing powerhouse has told MCV. While Crash, Spyro and Prototype have been confirmed for release by the new giant, the rest of Vivendi’s release schedule hangs in the balance. …

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Vivendi UK closes; Activision-Blizzard team finalised

It’s lift-off for Activision Blizzard this week as the majority of Vivendi’s UK staff complete the switch to Activision’s Stockley Park facility. Activision Blizzard’s UK managing director Andrew Brown has told MCV that the new team will come together for the first time this week as Vivendi’s office in Marlow …

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Ghostbusters future remains in the balance

There are big question marks hanging over Terminal Reality’s video game adaptation of classic ‘80s movie outing Ghostbusters at the moment – but another spectre has appeared on the horizon with the news that a major retailer has removed all mention of the title from its website. Kotaku reports that …

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Activision set for PS2 release blitz

Following the success of Kung Fu Panda and LEGO Indiana Jones on PS2, publisher Activision is set to release a plethora of big titles for Sony’s last generation console. The firm is already working on PS2 versions of major releases such as Quantum of Solace, Call of Duty: World at …

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EA and Activision dominate Q3 and Q4

As part of its new report on what’s in store for the games industry for the remainder of the year, analyst firm Screen Digest has claimed that global publishing giants EA and Activision-Blizzard will account for 75 per cent of all releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii this Q3. …

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Activision: Bonds UK release hasnt slipped

Activision has just told MCV that Quantum of Solace hasn’t slipped for the UK market and will be released October 31st as originally planned. The publisher told us that the comments regarding an apparent delay in release for the upcoming Bond title were intended for the German market only, and …

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LEIPZIG 08: Quantum Of Solace delayed

The co-designer of Activision Blizzard’s upcoming James Bond title Quantum Of Solace has revealed that the game will be released in November. A little later than the previously announced October 31st release date. Speaking at the Leipzig Games Convention this afternoon, Adam Gascoigne, showed off new footage from the game. …

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Warner Music to up licensing costs?

Warner Music has told Reuters that video game publishers should pay more royalties for tracks used in Rock Band, Singstar, Guitar Hero and other rhythm-based software. Chief executive of Warner Music Edgar Bronfman reportedly compared the current popularity of Guitar Hero to the launch of MTV and the Apple iPod. …

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