Game industry business news

505 and 1C are offering you the chance to win a copy of all five games featured in last weeks Recommended Extra, including Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason, Men of War, Hummer 4×4, Death Track Resurrection and The Tomorrow War. To be in with a shout of bagging the lot, answer …

Microsoft will be very cautious in introducing new peripherals into the market for Xbox 360 – and has learnt from Wii Fit, which most consumers don’t play more than once. That’s according to Xbox VP David Gosen, calling on Microsoft ‘research ‘that showed 60 per cent” of people who bought …

Oh dear. Just as this industry begins to believe that even the most ardent video games heathens have been convinced of the sheer joy of it all… the American Christian right shatters the illusion with a disgracefully entertaining attack, likening consoles to ‘terrorists’. Making Anne Diamond look like Shigeru Miyamoto, …

505 Games has told MCV that the firm will be bringing the Namco Bandai hit cheerleader-sim We Cheer to the UK and European markets early next year. Exclusively available for the Nintendo Wii, the title will be available in Q1 2009 and is sure to appeal to the mass market, …

Atari’s upcoming DS title What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver is due to hit shelves this October, and the celebrity chef has told MCV that he hopes it will inspire people to cook.” The game is to feature an interactive cookbook, virtual kitchen and over 100 original recipes, along with an …

Xbox VP says 60 per cent of Wii Fit's "digital bathroom scales" owners never play it again; talks up Lips vs SingStar potential

Asda has outlined an ultra-aggressive battleplan in order to further grow its share of the UK games market – which could soon include pre-owned and own brand games. The grocery giant revealed its plans and ambitions at the Asda MVG (Music, Video, Games) Conference in Leeds last week, to a …

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV will finally arrive on PC in November. The title, which has smashed sales records, will hit stores on November 18th in North America and November 21st in Europe. GTA IV became the most lucrative entertainment launch of all time when it was released on PS3 …

Peripherals specialist Blaze is set to release more devices in its retro range, following the success of its portable Mega Drive. The firm’s latest handheld features 20 built-in Mega Drive games, including classics like Sonic and Knuckles, Echo the Dolphin, Alex Kidd and Golden Axe, and the company hopes that …

Recruitment agencies have told MCV that the games industry is still recruiting heavily, despite growing economic concerns. As large companies in other industries are being forced to tighten their belts to cope with the credit crunch and potential recession, video game publishers and developers are still on the lookout for …