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Shares in Activision Blizzard saw a sizable spike yesterday ahead of the publisher’s quarterly earnings report. On Wednesday Activision’s share price peaked at $11.16 after closing the day prior at $10.30. The encouraging jump follows Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes upgrading the company’s shares from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Buy’, claiming in …

Ubisoft has reported revenues for its full fiscal year 09 grew 14 per cent – despite a drop in Q4 sales. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008-09 came to €206 million, down 5.1 per cent – or 2.3 per cent at constant exchange rates – compared with the €217 …

The next Xbox 360/MCV Industry Pub Quiz takes place on Thursday May 21st at London’s Sway Bar, with a few teams and Round Sponsor slots still up for grabs. These popular networking events attract the biggest and best retailers and media, including GAME, Gamestation, HMV, Sainsburys, Tesco, Amazon and many …

There are just 72 hours left for UK execs to get a free floor pass for this year’s E3 Expo. The event takes place between June 2nd and 4th at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles. Organisers promise that E3 Expo will be the only opportunity for the trade …

Tickets for Cologne-based games trade show Gamescom have gone on sale today. To buy tickets, trade execs should visit the Gamescom website. E-Tickets can be printed out, allowing execs to bypass queues at the event. The tickets give holders free travel on the transport networks in and around Cologne of …

"I moved out of the core games industry five years ago, into the mobile space with iPlay – and I returned in 2008 with Microsoft. It’s been very interesting to see what’s changed. The industry’s enjoyed tremendous growth across Europe – we’re at about $15 billion revenue depending on whose …

Sony has fired criticisms at a new government initiative which aims to help businesses cope with credit problems. In a contentiousbudget report last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling unveiled a credit insurance scheme which aims to support businesses if their credit insurance cover is reduced. Sony’s UK managing …

Entertainment chain HMV is projecting fiscal year profits will meet high-end market expectations, as annual and quarterly sales saw encouraging gains. The retailer said that like-for-like sales across its fleet of stores in the UK and Ireland were up 4.3 per cent for the sixteen weeks ended April 25, resulting …

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have each issued statements ahead of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, set to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 2-4. Of the three, it was Microsoft’s Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the firm’s Interactive Entertainment Business, who made the most daring …

US indie outfit Atomic Games, developers of the divisive Iraq War title Six Days in Fallujah, has responded to Konami’s surprise decision to withdraw from publishing the game. On Monday it was revealed that Konami had abandoned a publishing deal with Atomic, following sustained public criticism of the game’s content …