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It’s no surprise that Activision is releasing sequals left and right to their hit titles. The publisher revealed a slate of follow-ups coming this year at an Massive Inc. upfront attended and reported by MTV. An upfront is where publishers showcase their upcoming lineup to advertisers and are a new practice for games. Upfronts occur […]

Joystiq reports that Activision and THQ have settled their previously reported box art lawsuit out of court. Activision has taken the step of changing the art (above), which apparently appeased THQ enough to dismiss the suit. Originally, THQ claimed that the box art for Activision’s Score International Baja 1000 was “virtually identical” to THQ’s Baja: […]

For a while now, the exclusive deal that EA has with the NFL means that Madden is the only football game in town…or the only one in town with the rights to any of the real people who play the game. Still, documents that surfaces when the NFLPA sued the NFL for money owed to […]

Ubisoft Montreal producer Ben Mattes confirmed that downloadable content is in the works for Prince of Persia. He told Gamersyde that DLC for the title will likely not consist of the usual offerings, such as new clothes or weapons. Instead, Ubisoft plans to significantly extend the gameplay experience, possibly with new story elements that give […]

Nintendo sold 803,210 Wii consoles in the United States for the month of October, marking a large jump from last month.
According to figures from market research firm NPD, the Nintendo had better supply for its hit console and increased sales from 687,000 units last month.
Sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 fell again from […]

Epic don’t play. Well, not when it comes to modders with such impudence to advertise early copies of Gears of War 2 on Craigslist.
Roger Altmeyer and his “St. Louis Mod Shop” has been rendered defunct by a court order and Mr. Altmeyer in turn, settled with an unconditional surrender to Epic Games.
Mr. Altmeyer’s […]

Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, the founders of Harmonix, must be feeling super extra-awesome right about now because they’ve just received a $300 million bonus to split from MTV Games and Viacom.
The duo, which founded Harmonix in 1995 while they were at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “received $150 million last quarter for exceeding performance […]

Epic’s Gears of Wars 2 debuted on Friday November 7th at midnight and racked in huge numbers. According to early retailer reports and user polls, Gears of War 2 sold 1.4 million units in North America and 700,000 untis in other territories.
This would represent about two thirds of the massive debut of Halo 3, which […]

MTV Multiplayer confirmed that Ubisoft’s game based on NBC’s superpower series TV show Heroes has been cancelled. A representative with the publisher confirmed that news by simply stating that “Ubisoft is no longer making a Heroes game.”
The project was originally announced by Ubisoft in July of 2007, and has rarely been acknowledged. The television […]

Remember the realistic skateboarding game Skate that released on PS3 & 360? Well it’s finally coming out for the Nintendo Wii and DS on November 19th in North America with some ad-ons. The Wii version will have an optional balance board that will hopefully deliver a fun and unique skateboarding experience.
Skate It recently received the […]