Game industry business news

Ubisoft has reported revenues for its full fiscal year 09 grew 14 per cent – despite a drop in Q4 sales. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008-09 came to €206 million, down 5.1 per cent – or 2.3 per cent at constant exchange rates – compared with the €217 …

Ubisoft has announced that a new Ghost Recon will hit shelves before April 2010. The game was revealed in the firm’s full year financial report, which saw Ubisoft post an annual sales jump of 14 per cent. The publisher also confirmed that Red Steel 2 will hit shelves this Christmas, …

The next Xbox 360/MCV Industry Pub Quiz takes place on Thursday May 21st at London’s Sway Bar, with a few teams and Round Sponsor slots still up for grabs. These popular networking events attract the biggest and best retailers and media, including GAME, Gamestation, HMV, Sainsburys, Tesco, Amazon and many …

Turner Broadcasting has promoted Cartoon Network’s Chris Waldron to the position of vice president of gaming operations. He will report to Turner’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media Group senior VP Paul Condolora. The full story is on MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz – click here to see.

Sega has announced a quirky new sports title for Wii, Wacky World of Sports. The game, which is due for release later in the year, features some of the more unusual sports from countries including Italy and Australia, such as furniture racing and extreme ironing. For the full story, click …

Xbox 360 RPG fans will be able to get their hands on Star Ocean: The Last Hope on June 5th, publisher Square Enix has confirmed. The game, which is a prequel, replaces the established fantasy themes of many RPGS with an operatic space setting. It features real-time battles and a …

There are just 72 hours left for UK execs to get a free floor pass for this year’s E3 Expo. The event takes place between June 2nd and 4th at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles. Organisers promise that E3 Expo will be the only opportunity for the trade …

It makes for a confusing headline, but Capcom’s decision to remake on Wii the GameCube remake of the first Resident Evil game is good news for retailers and fans of the series. Dubbed Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, the game will take the same route as Resident Evil 4 in …

The official video skit for last week’s MCV Awards 2009 has proved a real hit online, with the upload currently nearing the 5,000 views mark on YouTube. The sequence includes appearances from many top UK games executives, including David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael Rawlinson (ELSPA), John Clark (Sega), Martyn Gibbs (Gamestation) …

Tickets for Cologne-based games trade show Gamescom have gone on sale today. To buy tickets, trade execs should visit the Gamescom website. E-Tickets can be printed out, allowing execs to bypass queues at the event. The tickets give holders free travel on the transport networks in and around Cologne of …