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Sega 'lacked enough muscle' to be acquired by Microsoft

Sega 'lacked enough muscle' to be acquired by Microsoft

Former VP of Windows sales opens up on long-rumoured takeover before the Xbox

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Ubisoft sales rise as ACIII shatters records

Ubisoft sales rise as ACIII shatters records

Assassin's Creed III shifts 12 million copies while Far Cry 3 sells 4.5 million

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Journey drove Thatgamecompany to bankruptcy

Journey drove Thatgamecompany to bankruptcy

Employees went unpaid for six months during development of critically acclaimed PSN title

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Kotick: Rising next-gen dev costs inevitable

Kotick: Rising next-gen dev costs inevitable

'In every single console transition we've seen an increase in expenditure'

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Activision boasts $5bn revenue in record year

Activision boasts $5bn revenue in record year

Call of Duty and Skylanders lead the charge for publishing giant

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PlayStation division sales dip 15%

PlayStation division sales dip 15%

PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive

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Next-gen dev budgets unlikely to change, says Zelnick

Next-gen dev budgets unlikely to change, says Zelnick

'We don't expect to see a meaningful change in what it costs us to release our products'

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Take-Two income nearly quadruples in Q3

Take-Two income nearly quadruples in Q3

Digital up 244% after strong sales of XCOM, NBA 2K13 and Borderlands 2

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Zynga posts $209m in losses as revenues climb

Zynga posts $209m in losses as revenues climb

Social giant beats expectations with $1.28bn in revenues

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Amazon introduces virtual currency for apps

Amazon introduces virtual currency for apps

Online retailer follows Facebook with way to monetise mobile apps

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Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market

Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market

Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund

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Capcom profits rise, despite lukewarm response to RE6

Capcom profits rise, despite lukewarm response to RE6

Resident Evil maker sees increase in income, despite poor response to its lead franchise

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Capcom: Resident Evil stagnating from 'too many' releases

Capcom: Resident Evil stagnating from 'too many' releases

Producer admits inundating the market has tarnished the franchise

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Digit raises $2.5m for cross-platform games

Digit raises $2.5m for cross-platform games

Studio to double in size, creating 25 new jobs in Dublin

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Could the EU be UK tax breaks' ultimate hurdle?

Could the EU be UK tax breaks' ultimate hurdle?

We're not there yet, warns cautious Take-Two SVP Seb Belcher

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Xbox revenues fall by $1bn

Xbox revenues fall by $1bn

Computing giant attributes 29% drop to fewer console sales

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THQ back catalogue to be sold separately

THQ back catalogue to be sold separately

Sale of old IP such as Red Faction and De Blob to take place in the coming weeks

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Microsoft Points 'damaging' for Japanese XBLA devs

Microsoft Points 'damaging' for Japanese XBLA devs

Studios losing out due to Microsoft paying out revenues based on US dollar instead of the Yen

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Atari files for bankruptcy

Atari files for bankruptcy

US operations attempt to break away from French parent

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Game industry worth $83bn by 2016, research claims

Game industry worth $83bn by 2016, research claims

Mobile and online spearheading sector growth as social gaming investment plummets by $1 billion

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Skylanders amasses $500m in US

Skylanders amasses $500m in US

More than $195m raised in just two months from Skylanders Giants

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Nintendo 3DS shifts ten million units in Japan

Nintendo 3DS shifts ten million units in Japan

Handheld reaches milestone after 98 weeks

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THQ to be sold off 'title by title'

THQ to be sold off 'title by title'

EA a 'potential buyer' of certain games having completed site visits

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Easier iPhone piracy threatens developers

Easier iPhone piracy threatens developers

New hacks surface, while Hunted Cow shuts down its pirated game after one week

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Citadel Investment Group buys 6% of Take Two

Citadel Investment Group buys 6% of Take Two

Billionaire Ken Griffin eyes publisher in run-up to GTA V

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