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Activision Blizzard will not be split from Universal Music, owner Vivendi has strongly asserted. Rumours had started circulating earlier in the week that owner Vivendi was pondering an organisational reshuffle that could result in its break-up. "Vivendi learned with stupefaction of the claims made by Bloomberg in a story published …

Pokmon Black and White have sold 3m copies in the US and Europe within their first two weeks on sale. By mid-March the two new Nintendo DS games had sold 1m copies in Europe alone. They have become the fastest-selling games in the series, bringing Europe’s total install base for …

The somewhat threadbare US SingStore is to be significantly beefed up with the addition of content that until now has only been available to European gamers. In addition, Sony has secured a new agreement with universal Music that will mean that all future digital track releases for SingStar will be …

Mindscape and Universal Music have announced that Dance Paradise will go on sale as Kinect launches on November 10th. The new game will go up against rival Kinect motion-sensing dance titles at launch including Microsoft’s Dance Central and Konami’s Dance Evolution. Dance Paradise includes 40 hip hop, pop and dance …

Stuart Richardson spoke with Dutch developers to find out about making games in the low countries...

THQ has made a number of changes to its marketing team as part of a major restructure. The publisher has hired experienced talent from other industries and firms, and promoted some of its long-serving personnel. Most notably, Mich Davis has joined from Universal Pictures to take up the role of …

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that all six major Hollywood studios will be bringing their movies in high definition to PlayStation Network. Films from 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros will soon be available to rent or purchase on …

Universal Pictures’ upcoming 3D animated movie Despicable Me is also heading to games consoles following news that D3P has snapped up the publishing rights. Despicable Me is the first film from new studio Illumination Entertainment. The worldwide agreement will see both console and handheld gaming tie-ins hit the North American …

Five months after Swedish courts ordered the closure of BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay, four of the world’s largest music labels have requested the District Court fines the site’s owners. TorrentFreak reports that Universal Music, EMI, Sony BMG and Warner have requested that courts enforce a ruling passed late …

U-Sing has become a big hit on the High Street, as supermarkets and specialist retailers give special support to Wii’s first karaoke game. Universal Music and publisher Mindscape have told MCV they are delighted by the support for the initial instalment of their franchise U-Sing: U’ve Got Talent. Mindscape’s UK …