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Worldwide sales of epic action title Grand Theft Auto IV have now hit 15m, publisher Take-Two confirmed as part of its financial report last night. The game was first released in April 2008 and stands as one of the most critically and commercially successful titles this generation. More recent release …

One of the highest-profile brands in video gaming is taking the bold move of bypassing retail altogether with the confirmation that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be a digital-only release. Interestingly, the game has also dropped the famous ‘Tomb Raider’ moniker, relying instead on the brand appeal …

So who are the world’s most bankable games studios? You’ll get to find out in May when Develop’s globally-recognised list of the 100 most commercially successful developers returns in May. The Develop 100 ranks the best and most commercially successful studios based on the sales of their games at UK …

The already turbulent story of Activision and Infinity Ward has taken another bitter twist with confirmation that ousted IW bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella are to sue the publisher. The pair claim that Activision terminated their employment just weeks before they were due to be paid ‘substantial royalty payments’ …

EA UK has announced that Sophie Orlando has been promoted to PR manager for the EA Games label. More specifically, she will handle PR duties on all titles from BioWare, Visceral and DICE. Orlando fills the gap left by Jon Goddard, who departed for EA’s European PR team last month. …

Namco Bandai expects that Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks will be the most successful game in the multi-million selling franchise when it hits shelves next month. Ben 10 has become a major video game property over recent years, with the previous two games – Protector of Earth and Alien …

Activision’s upcoming racer Blur will be the first game to allow PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete against each other AND the first to offer online multiplayer for Silver members of Xbox Live Arcade. That’s the headline claim being made by Bizarre Creations, though the mechanics of the functionality …

Aliens vs Predator has become Sega’s fastest selling game in the company’s history. The game was part of a bumper seven days for Sega last week. The firm’s Winter Olympic tie-in Vancouver 2010 saw sales leap 274 per cent following the opening of the sports event, while Mario & Sonic …

Publisher Ubisoft has bolstered its UK team with the appointment of Gareth Evans as business account manager. Evans joins the firm from Capcom and has five years experience working on brands such as Resident Evil. At Ubisoft, he will work primarily with HMV, Sainsbury’s, TRU, Ireland and independents. The publisher …

The Liberal Democrats have proposed an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill that will grant government the power to block websites that offer users the chance to illegally download copyrighted material. More specifically, the party wants to grant the High Court the power to grant an injunction against a service …