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News: Activision attempted to hack into Zampella and West's email
Activision made serious attempts to hack into the email accounts of then Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, according to a deposition transcript.
News: GAME Oxford Street could be forced to close
Game's flagship store on London's Oxford Street could be forced to shut down after a ruling went against the Game Group's administrator PwC.
News: Square Enix reports a $76 million profit
Japanese publisher Square Enix enjoyed a much improved fiscal 2012 compared to the previous year, reporting a profit of ¥6.1bn ($76m) - FY2011 ended with a loss of ¥12bn ($150m).
News: Age-12 rating on video games to become legally enforceable
Retailers could be jailed for selling games rated 12 or over to under 12s.
News: Robert Bowling working on next-gen game at his new studio
Robotoki, the new development studio founded by former Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling, will announce its first next-gen game this year.
News: Codemasters launches new Racing label
Codemasters has announced the Codemasters Racing label, signalling the publisher's new "razor focus" on the racing sector.
News: THQ fourth quarter results to exceed expectations
The publisher attributes the higher net sales on continued strong sales of Saints Row: The Third, which has shipped more than four million units worldwide. The game has also achieved higher than expected digital sales.
News: EA preparing to announce up to 1,000 job losses
Lower than expected sales of Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3 to blame, claims report.
News: GAME's Spanish and Portuguese stores saved
GAME's 290 stores across Spain and Portugal have been saved after Cherrilux Investments bought the Iberian stores earlier this week.
News: GAME and Gamestation to reactivate gift cards this weekend
GAME Reward and Gamestation Elite services have already been restored - including spending on their respective websites - whilst gift cards will be made usable again this weekend.
News: Tesco calls for change of games retail model
Justifying giving shelf space to games is becoming increasingly difficult for mass market retailers because of low margins, but Tesco believes a solution can be found if publishers and retailers work together.
News: EA voted worst company in America
Contenders included Apple, GameStop, WallMart, Sony and PayPal, but the final round ended up with a face-off between EA and Bank of America. EA took the crown with over 64 per cent of the vote.
News: Harley Quinn and Robin DLC for Batman: Arkham City
Expect new story DLC for Batman: Arkham City which features Harley Quinn and Robin, according to details gathered from leaked PlayStation 3 trophies.
News: GAME shares delisted from London Stock Exchange
The Financial Services Authority has delisted GAME shares from the stock market, after the retailer made the request for complete removal from the London Stock Exchange yesterday.
News: GAME shareholders set to get nothing
GAME shareholders look set to lose their investment after GAME Group today requested its complete removal from the London Stock Exchange.
