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Activision Blizzard signs studio execs to long-term deals
Blizzard, Neversoft, Infinity Ward all under new contracts following merger
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Australian game sales reach AUD 1.57 billion
Overall increase of 53 per cent, console games up 74 per cent
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Konami sues Harmonix over Rock Band
Publisher seeks compensation from Viacom, MTV Networks and Harmonix over alleged patent infringement
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SouthPeak appoints new managing director of Europe
Jonathan Hales will take up the role to spearhead the company's developing European portfolio
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Activision's merger with Vivendi becomes complete
Activision Blizzard "marks the beginning of an important new chapter in the history of interactive entertainment," says Kotick
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EA to extend Take-Two offer to August 21?
Publisher says it has fully complied with the FTC investigation and won't acquire Take-Two until given the all-clear
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Ubisoft acquires Sin City effects studio
Hybride Technologies, responsible for movies 300, Sin City and Spy Kids, becomes part of French publisher
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"Business as usual" for Chart-Track, says MD
John Pinder details the acquisition deal with GfK and reveals European ambitions
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Yoshida confirms move back to Sony Japan
Worldwide Studios boss to contribute to direction of company, not just software
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Moore: PC sports market has declined
Consoles and piracy have helped put the squeeze on the changing PC market, says EA Sports boss
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Activision execs receive $6m bonus
CEO Bobby Kotick and co-chairman Brian Kelly are set to split the sum for "exceeding target" on business goals
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Quatrro acquires Babel Media
Localisation and testing firm snapped up for USD 25-30 million, according to reports
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Industry revenue $57 billion in 2009, says DFC
Games business benefiting from recession, with PCs the top platform for games in 2007
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Eidos drops internal consumer PR team
Consumer duties to be handled by external agency, marketing execs to co-ordinate some PR duties
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Blizzard: Activision was our choice
Warcraft developer reveals that it was instrumental in the selection of partners for the Vivendi merger
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Blizzard's Paul Sams
Warcraft developer's COO talks about Activision Blizzard, success in Asia, and whether or not the company will develop for consoles
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Blizzard fans won't notice company merger - Morhaime
And the studio doesn't expect to lose Warcraft revenue to the recently announced Diablo III
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No movie companies yet signed for PS3 download service
Apart from Sony Pictures, no official partnerships inked, says report
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"Non-game content and services" to drive PlayStation growth
Connected products the focus for Sony to meet 2010 ambitions of being "the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics"
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Hedge fund acquires 5.3% stake in Take-Two
SAC Capital has reported acquiring 4.1 million shares for investment purposes amidst EA's attempted acquisition
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Capcom signs Unreal for Euro-developed title
Move follows adoption of Epic technology in Dark Void game
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Beatles reps in talks with Activision and MTV
Potential deal could be worth "several million dollars" according to sources
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Babel announces new director of QA
Lewis Glover has joined the company to manage its MMO taskforce, folliwing stints at Jagex and Atari
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Global games industry sales $68.3 billion by 2012, says report
A PwC report predicts 10.3% compound annual growth, with wireless games experiencing the fastest rate