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PC | Industry to rebound after February decline – Analyst

Wedbush’s Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March’s “phenomenal” lineup will break industry’s down streak. The good news is that analysts believe the US gaming industry is getting close to emerging from its prolonged slump at retail. The bad news is that it doesn’t look like the gaming industry entered the light of day during February, despite the release of such top-tier games as BioShock 2, Heavy Rain, and Dante’s Inferno.

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Xbox 360 | Industry to rebound after February decline – Analyst

Wedbush’s Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March’s “phenomenal” lineup will break industry’s down streak. The good news is that analysts believe the US gaming industry is getting close to emerging from its prolonged slump at retail. The bad news is that it doesn’t look like the gaming industry entered the light of day during February, despite the release of such top-tier games as BioShock 2, Heavy Rain, and Dante’s Inferno.

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Xbox 360 | Ex-Infinity Ward heads asking for $36 million in suit

Jason West and Vince Zampella alleging publisher trumped up HR charges, conducted “Orwellian” investigation in order to avoid paying royalties, giving them control over Modern Warfare franchise. The basics of Jason West and Vince Zampella’s lawsuit against their former employer Activision were laid out in a press release from their legal representation this morning, but the announcement lacked some colorful details from the actual court filing. The developers’ attorneys have provided GameSpot with a copy of the suit, which paints a more fleshed out picture of Activision’s alleged misdeeds

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PlayStation 3 | Ex-Infinity Ward heads asking for $36 million in suit

Jason West and Vince Zampella alleging publisher trumped up HR charges, conducted “Orwellian” investigation in order to avoid paying royalties, giving it control over Modern Warfare franchise.

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PC | ‘2011 Call of Duty’ not Sledgehammer action-adventure

Activision tells analysts a third title in development other than Treyarch’s 2010 game and ex-EA devs’ rumored third-person title; three COD games “possible” next year, including Asian MMOG. Yesterday, Activision announced that it was launching an entire business unit dedicated to expanding the Call of Duty brand to new genres and business models

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PC | New Call of Duty biz unit unveiled, Sledgehammer COD confirmed, Asian MMOG spin-off planned

[UPDATE] Activision unveils department focused on expanding franchise, confirms rumors Bay Area studio working on COD “action-adventure” title; mystery COD title due in 2011; massively multiplayer licensing in negotiations; Infinity Ward apparently involved only in MW2 expansions. The day after a dramatic shake-up at Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward , Activision Blizzard has officially revealed its plans for the studio’s signature Call of Duty series. As suspected, those will not include studio president Jason West and CEO Vince Zampella, who “are no longer with Infinity Ward,” according to a statement

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Xbox 360 | Splinter Cell: Conviction locks up 250GB Xbox 360 bundle

Ubisoft’s long-awaited stealth actioner picks up $399 hardware, software, two-controller package, due early April in NA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand.

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Xbox 360 | Infinity Ward ousters a ‘risk,’ could endanger Modern Warfare 2 DLC – Analysts

Studio heads’ departure has Janney’s Shawn Milne and Broadpoint’s Schachter worried about brain drain–but both are sanguine about long-term effects, urge buy of shares cheapened by upheaval. The past 24 hours have seen game-industry headlines dominated by the apparent firing of Infinity Ward cofounders president Jason West and CEO Vince Zampella . Though Activision has not confirmed the pair as the unnamed developers it accuses of breach of contract in an SEC filing, analysts are already weighing in on the fallout from their departure from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 studio

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Xbox 360 | Transformers: War for Cybertron First Look

We get a look at Activision and High Moon Studios’ surprising new Transformers game. At this point just about everyone knows who the Transformers are.

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PlayStation 3 | Transformers: War for Cybertron First Look

We get a look at Activision and High Moon Studios’ surprising new Transformers game. At this point just about everyone knows who the Transformers are

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