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Electronic Arts’ UK PR department has pulled off a major coup in the battle between FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer – securing a large news story in best-selling tabloid The News Of The World. Yesterday’s article, which carried the headline ‘Wayne Rooney’s at it five times a night’ informed readers …

Just months after poaching SCE WWS president Phil Harrison from Sony, hiring EA vet David Gardner as CEO and appointing a former Apple exec to its team, the Atari reformation continues – the company has hired SingStar director Paulina Bozek to head up a new online games studio. The new …

Eidos creative director Ian Livingstone has told Edge that the publishers’ re-structuring program is ‘going very well’ after the beleaguered publisher revealed that it would be cutting 25 per cent of its workforce and moving to a ‘studio-led’ structure. The publisher has been releatively quiet since the announcement was made …

Quitting CTW after many years of service in June 1998, the MCV launch team knew they had to get Issue One out by ECTS, being held in September at Olympia. This meant eleven weeks between heart-breaking resignation and first deadline. Eleven weeks to start being accepted by somebody, anybody, at …

You started your Games Convention conference by talking about ‘losers becoming winners’ – could you explain what exactly you were referring to? I was talking more about the industry – I think the industry in general has not been viewed in a good light. I remember when I joined the …

HMV has revealed details of its latest 18 week trading period ending August 30th 2008, seeing total sales growth of 8.6 per cent for HMV UK and Ireland. Like-for-like sales growth reached 4.3 per cent, driven by strategic moves to increase its presence in the games and technology markets. In …

Warner Bros Interactive has revealed to MCV that the eagerly awaited LEGO Batman: The Videogame will be released on October 10th. The title, which studio Traveller’s Tales has already branded its ‘best LEGO game yet’, is the latest in a series of games to mix the LEGO brand with well-loved …

Following the news that EA has brought the release date for Dead Space forward, reports have emerged that the title has been banned in several territories across the world. Germany, Japan and China are all said to have vetoed the release of the sci-fi horror game, according to Dead Space …

Speaking after Take Two revealed its third quarter financials , Take Two CEO Ben Feder would not rule out an iteration of its mega-franchise GTA coming to Wii – stating that the publisher intends to ‘grow its relationship’ with Nintendo. In the full transcript of the earnings call on Seeking …

Exspect seems to be going through a period of growth in terms of the operation and recruitment – what has prompted the expansion? It was a combination of some reactionary stuff and planning for the future. Some of the project work we have been doing with key accounts this year …