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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said that he thinks it would take an investment of half a billion to a billion dollars to take on World of Warcraft - and even then, success isn't guaranteed.

Sony has firmly distanced itself from a listing on hmv.com that puts the price and release date of PlayTV at GBP 99.99 (EUR 130) on March 28.

Following previous reports that MMO Warhammer Online had disappeared from EA's release schedule, Eurogamer has learned that the game is still on course to be released in the second quarter of this year.

Blizzard's senior vice president of game design, Rob Pardo, has said players would feel "betrayed" if a micro-transaction system, of the sort common in free-to-play MMO games, was implemented in World of Warcraft.

Major UK bank Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) has apparently stopped automatic payments to California-based game operator Blizzard, on the grounds that World of Warcraft is at the centre of an unusually high incidence of credit card fraud.

Speaking exclusively to our sister site Eurogamer.net, Maxis's Patrick Buechner has explained why Spore is to be released in Europe on September 5, two days earlier than in the US.

Part two of our exclusive interview with the global president of Square Enix.

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada talks exclusively about his company's latest plans

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has said that he regards videogames as "another promising creative engine" for the company.

There are early indications that Guitar Hero III has had a significant impact on record sales for bands featured in the game.

A source at UK developer Rare has told GamesIndustry.biz that its Banjo-Kazooie title for Xbox 360 has not been cancelled, despite rumours to the contrary.

Lazard Capital analyst Colin Sebastian has predicted that THQ will retain its focus on Nintendo platforms and Microsoft's Xbox 360 - and be slow to increase its commitment to PS3.

Konami has allayed investor fears by reporting a strong financial performance in the first half of its fiscal year, ending in September.

Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick has clarified that Grand Theft Auto IV will still release in the company's second fiscal quarter - between February and April 2008.

Amsterdam content provider and indie developer Streamline Studios has hired David Lee as its new vice president of development and marketing

Nintendo has confirmed that its Wii remote jacket add-on, announced in the US yesterday, will be available immediately in Europe.

Halo 3 has claimed the number one spot in the UK all-format charts, in a strong week for new releases.

Publishing giant Electronic Arts has launched a version of its Club Pogo casual gaming service, localised to the UK.

Microsoft has distanced itself from rumours that it will be relinquishing control of wholly-owned Halo developer Bungie, but stopped short of a categorical denial.

Take-Two has announced that is has sold its game accessories business Joytech to rival peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz.

New statistics from ChartTrack, published in this week's edition of MCV, show a 260 per cent week-on-week increase in sales for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the UK.

TV parenting expert Tanya Byron is to head the inquiry into violent and sexual content in video games and other media, the BBC is reporting.

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has said that Sony needs to makes its marketing for PlayStation 3 more consistent if the machine is to be a success.

ELSPA will hold a forum addressing the hostile media reaction to violent games at this year's London Games Festival.