Game industry business news

A source close to MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has indicated that Sega is working on Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics. Based on the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010, the game looks to follow the success it has enjoyed with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which was …

EA Maxis has confirmed it will be releasing four new titles in the Spore series before the end of 2009, including expansion packs and standalone products and, for the first time, a Wii iteration of the franchise. Spore senior producer Morgan Roarty revealed the four releases will be spread across …

Sony has revised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31st. The firm is now expecting a net income loss of 150 billion YEN ($1.68 billion), with an operating income loss of 260 billion YEN ($3 billion), which is more than the $1.1 billion loss predicted earlier in …

Arsenal fans may be able to watch instant replays of goals and tackles on their PSP while attending matches at the team’s Emirates Stadium. The club’s commercial director Adrian Ford said a Sony-developed application will enable PSP owners to watch near-instant replays, view data and statistics and receive live streaming …

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Aggressive marketing of used software has helped US retailer GameStop defy the economic slowdown, The Wall Street Journal reports. Citing Pacific Crest Securities data, pre-owned game sales is expected to reach $2 billion, or 23 per cent of GameStop’s revenue for its fiscal year ending January 31st. This is up …

Ambitious DS AND PC publisher City Interactive has its sights set on expansion, after hiring former THQ UK MD Roy Campbell as global sales and marketing VP. Campbell brings more than two decades of experience from the likes of THQ, Rage, Virgin and Infogrames UK to the Polish firm, where …

After announcing yesterday that a PS3 hardware bundle featuring the game is heading to the UK , SCEE has now confirmed that long-awaited FPS Killzone 2 will be released on February 27th. That’s the same date the game will arrive at retail in North America, and has been presumed to …

Following the news that leading Australian games distributor Red Ant has been placed into administration , publishers have confirmed to MCV that they have already begun evaluating their options in the territory. Red Ant had official distribution agreements in place with Capcom, Konami, Bethesda and Midway. Whilst the firm is …

Rapidly globalising Japanese publisher signs deal with Monumental