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Ubisoft has hired Rick Wilcoxen, a former Sony BMG executive, as its new vice president of sales

A negotiator who worked on the French tax credit since 2002 has offered a detailed explanation of the proposal recently approved by the European Commission

The fifth annual Child's Play Charity dinner auction, begun by the creators of the Penny Arcade comic strip, has raised over USD 225,000

The success of Assassin's Creed may help Ubisoft fend off an EA takeover by increasing the company's value

Microsoft Research Cambridge, in collaboration with Microsoft XNA, Rare Ltd., and Lionhead Studios are organising an international contest named "Silicon Minds"

Ignition Entertainment announced that it will be expanding its videogame development capabilities by opening studios in both Japan and the US

Even as his company, GDI, is developing a new platform for videogames that enables the downloading of games in a much shorter time, CEO Roger Walkden doesn't foresee the death of "bricks and mortar" retailers any time soon

The Chicago Chimera has defeated the Carolina Core to win the Championship Gaming Series World Final

GRIN has announced that it is opening a new 700 square meter development studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, in January of 2008

In a conference call, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced a new program addressing the shortage of its Wii console

Activision has issued a statement refuting Harmonix' claim that the company was deliberately blocking the release of a controller compatibility patch for Rock Band

PlayStation 3 sales increased 285 per cent from October to November according to NPD Group sales data, marking the largest sales increase of any hardware platform

US game industry sales hit USD 2.63 billion in November, up 52 per cent, according to sales data released today by the NPD Group

Although Nintendo has not made any official announcement, according to sales data released by Famitsu, the Wii has now passed the total cumulative sales of the GameCube in Japan

Europe's Interactive Software Federation announced that the Finnish Games and Multimedia Association is the 26th member to join the ISFE

Ubisoft has raised its financial guidance for fiscal 2007-08 based upon record sales performance for its Assassin's Creed game

The recent closure of Tournament.com is not a referendum against the skill-based gaming sector, according to Kwari marketing manager Al King

According to an NPD Group study, 63 per cent of the US population plays videogames

Rock Band developer Harmonix is claiming that a patch designed to allow the use of PS3 Guitar Hero controllers is being blocked by Activision

The environmental activist group Greenpeace International has launched a new video featuring iconic game characters as part of its campaign against e-waste

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced that Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime will be inducted into its Hall of Fame during the D.I.C.E. Summit

The Pan-European Game Information age rating system has published its latest annual report

Championship Gaming Series commissioner Andy Reif says that establishing pro gaming as sports entertainment is a long-term prospect

CGS Commissioner Andy Reif on the challenges of establishing pro gaming as a sport

Though the year is not yet over, Nintendo is predicting that its DS handheld will be the top-selling videogame system of 2007.