
Activision admits to bungled Call of Duty Elite launch
DICE 2012: "It's far from time for us to be doing any victory laps," despite high adoption of service, says CEO

US market sees almost 40 per cent fall in January
Update: Sony reacts, but analyst Pachter questions validity of NPD's data

Activision-Blizzard doubles annual profits to $1.1 billion
34 per cent of record $4.76 billion annual revenue from digital sales

NPD study shows territory skews to different gaming habits
UK has highest console usage, highest digital and physical sales in Europe

Namco Bandai founds new company to handle all development
Namco Bandai Studio to deal with both new and existing IP

Google: Games can ruin online communities
Google+ engineering director warns against rushing games onto social networks

Sony credit downgraded by Standard and Poor's
Company reduced to BBB+, poor outlook means further drop possible
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Games and apps will star The Situation from the popular MTV reality show
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Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert's crowdfunding project smashes targets, and is still going
Zynga and Hasbro enter merchandising agreement
Toy maker to introduces lines based on Zynga properties from Autumn
Skyrim, Portal 2 and Uncharted dominate IAAs at DICE
Bethesda RPG takes 5 gongs, including GOTY, while Naughty Dog, Valve scoop 3
Sweeney: There are too many platforms on the market
DICE 2012: Expect consolidation, but industry's brightest days are yet to come says Epic CEO
Publisher dirty tricks inspired Itagaki to start-up Valhalla
DICE 2012: DOA creator drank for three months after unfinished game was released
Jaffe: Games execs need to get a "bullshit filter"
DICE 2012: Don't waste money on over-promised game projects, says Twisted Metal dev
Big Fish Games to "break new ground" with cloud service
Casual games a natural fit for the cloud, company grows research team by 30
Rocksteady: "There's a real talent drain"
Sefton Hill shares concerns over dwindling developer numbers in UK
Shanda and Trion Worlds take Rift to China
Fantasy MMO to enter competitive Chinese online gaming market
Mad Catz profits show $15m YoY fall in Q3
Revenue also falls from $93 million to $46.2 million
Layoffs reported at ngmoco after DeNA restructuring
Japanese company thought to have laid off around 30 staff at Western subsidiary
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Cliff Harris: Middle-Aged Game Development
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10 Mar 12
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15 Mar 12
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16 Mar 12
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