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step forward for developer
Traveller's Tales.

The PC release date for the First Strike add-on has yet to be announced,
but Activision revealed today that PS3 players will have advanced
bloppin' opportunities in just a few weeks.

point in Raven Software's
direction.

Activision announced today the development of a microtransaction-based
Call of Duty game for the Chinese market.

UPDATE: Activision confirmed that its Guitar Hero division is closing,
DJ Hero is being killed, and that True Crime Hong Kong is being canceled.

The new division will entirely focus on creating a new digital platform
and services for the Call of Duty franchise.

I was easily one of the biggest supporters
of last year's Ukranian-developed shooter Metro 2033, but you'd be
forgiven for not even having heard of it. Thankfully, THQ is promising a
much bigger marketing push behind the upcoming sequel, Metro 2034.

The top 10 charts for new releases on Wii and DS contain some interesting info.

Anticipation is difficult to quantify, but Japanese publication Famitsu surveyed its readers to get an idea of how pumped up they are about Sony's upcoming handheld. The answer? Pretty pumped.

Among other things, the GamersGate CEO said that Valve's industry-leading service is
"peaking now while the market is still very hardcore."

Taiwanese phone maker HTC is investing in games-on-demand service OnLive.

An alluded-to-but-never-officially-announced game by No More Heroes' Marvelous Entertainment has been canceled.

Idea Fabrik may not be a household name, but the technology company is
hoping to expand into a bigger part of the game’s market, and its hired
members from several respectable studios to make that happen.

Amazon prematurely posted details of Infamous 2's special edition.

"There is a group of people [at Volition] that would commit murder to do
that game," said Volition producer Jim Boone.

Harmonix announced today a seven-pack of Rock Band tracks compiled with Valentine’s Day in mind.

Take-Two's recent call talking about financial earnings doesn't include Max Payne 3 in its upcoming slate of games.

The Epic and Gears of War chief thinks that it takes more than a gun and a military uniform these days. "It's not enough just to make a shooter."

Get exclusive content for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

We’ve got new footage of the port in action.