Deferred revenue costs force third-party publisher to report $234 million loss despite increase in sales; latest life-sim nears quadruple-platinum stats, EA Sports Active sales top 1.8 million.

The Sims 3 was EA's sugar daddy last quarter.

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Among the night-vision goggles, premium DJ controllers, and actually locking lockers, this holiday season's batch of limited-edition bundles is pushing the envelope when it comes to packed-in perks. While other publishers are focusing on high-priced props to pump up preorders, Ubisoft is taking a more tried-and-true approach for its biggest title of the season.

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Valve's survival horror zombie shooter gains new add-on pack this September; PC edition free, 360 download $7.

Turning around sequels isn't exactly what Valve is known for, as evidenced by the gaps between the "episodic" installments in its company-defining Half-Life franchise. However, the Washington-based independent developer muddied that reputation at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo, saying that a sequel to its survival horror zombie shooter Left 4 Dead would be available November 17, nearly a year to the day after the first installment shipped to a strong critical response.

Activision taps n-Space for multiplayer-enabled handheld edition of present-day combat franchise, due alongside console, PC versions on November 10.

As the release date for Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 draws nearer, analysts have already predicted that the game will sell over 11.1 million copies in just the first two months of release. The previous instalment in the Modern Warfare series has sold over 13 million copies since its November 5, 2008, launch, pushing the publisher's revenues to more than $981 million during its January-March quarter.

Nintendo's camera-equipped handheld gains photo-uploading capabilities for online social network starting Monday night; US sales top 1.7M.