Live Arcade titles offer 'small but constant' revenue stream - Rare

Speaking at the Develop conference this week, Rare's Nick Burton said that while Xbox Live Arcade titles may not offer huge returns, they can provide a "small but reasonable" revenues on a constant basis.

Videogame publishers eye Comic-Con

SCEA and Microsoft have announced their plans for the upcoming Comic-Con International 2007

Vivendi Games revenues up 68.9 per cent

Vivendi has reported that revenue for the first half of 2007 for its Vivendi Games division is up 68.9 per cent over the same period last year

Microsoft signs in-game advertising deal with EA

Microsoft has signed a deal to provide dynamic in-game advertising for EA's PC and Xbox 360 sports titles.

UK isn't attractive enough for investors, warns Electronic Arts

EA recruitment boss Matthew Jeffery has warned that Britain will continue fall behind other countries in the "global development league table" unless more incentives are offered to investors.

Games Convention 2007 expects 200,000 visitors

This year's Games Convention will be the biggest ever, with over 200,000 people expected to visit the Leipzig Exhibition Centre in Germany, organisers have said.

Stagnant MMO design has become standard, argues Garriott

Tabula Rasa and Ultima Online developer Richard Garriott believes that MMO publishers and developers owe it to the consumer to innovate in a market where stagnant game design has become standard.

Nintendo raises profit projections as first-quarter sales surge

Nintendo plans to ship millions more Wii and DS hardware/software units than expected following huge sales growth.

Microsoft is taking new approach to Europe with 360, says Lewis

Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis has said that mistakes were made when Microsoft launched its original console in some European countries - but pledged they won't be repeated with Xbox 360.

SCI incurs heavy price-protection charge

Ubisoft first quarter sales up 90.5 per cent

Ubisoft has reported 134 million Euro sales for the first quarter of 2007-08, up 90.5 per cent from the same period in 2006-07.

World of Warcraft surpasses nine million subscribers

Blizzard Entertainment announced that its World of Warcraft MMORPG has now reached a player base of more than nine million subscribers worldwide.

Ubisoft awarded Avatar rights

Ubisoft announced that it has been granted the videogame rights to James Cameron's upcoming Avatar film

Activision takes third-party crown for H1 2007

Guitar Hero helped Activision to USD 397.8 million in software sales for the first half of 2007 compared to EA's USD 365.7m.

Japanese Wii sales top three million units

Sales of Nintendo Wii in Japan have broken the three-million barrier according to separate reports from Media Create and Enterbrain.

GamesIndustry.biz appoints Phil Elliott as new editor

GamesIndustry.biz has appointed Phil Elliott as its new editor, taking over the role previously occupied by Ellie Gibson.

UK charts: Harry Potter fends off Transformers

Book and film launches cement wizard's position as second place Transformers awaits film launch this week

US charts: Mario Party 8 at the top

Nintendo dominates the NPD Groups' software sales chart for June 2007.

David Gardner leaving EA

David Gardner, executive vice president and chief operating officer of EA's worldwide studios, is leaving the company.

PS3 sales up more than 135 per cent

SCEA has announced that, based upon preliminary internal data, PS3 sales have increased by more than 135 per cent at the company's top five retailers over the past two weeks.