Game industry business news

Fundamental change in business structure: – SCi’s business structure will be significantly changed from a centrally controlled development and publishing model to a studio-led business focused around cornerstone products, such as Tomb Raider, Hitman, Championship Manager and Deus Ex. – Creation of Eidos PLAY to fuse together casual and new …

After almost a year’s worth of speculation about its long-awaited arrival on PS3, Konami has finally confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will arrive on PS3 in both North America and Europe on June 12th. In addition, the game will also include the mysterious Metal Gear …

After revealing its plans to cut a quarter of its workforce, scrap 14 projects still in development and become a ‘studio-led’ publisher, the Britsoft firm has revealed that it would still be interested if a suitor was ready to make the company The official statement from the company reads: At …

Newly installed SCi CEO Phil Rogers has this morning revealed the result of his company business review – announcing that he plans to restructure the company around a new ‘studio-led’ business model, which means a reduction in workforce and cancellation of 14 projects. SCi, which owns publishing label Eidos and …

Speaking exclusively to MCV, boss of PEGI parent ISFE has slammed the potential introduction of BBFC ratings – terming the possible move a step backward. Take a look in our Opinion and Analysis section for more.

President of Sega of America Simon Jeffery has told GameDaily that Sega is deliberately cautious when it comes to choosing and developing movie IP – in contrast to some publishers who don’t give licensed games enough attention”. He added that Sega does not have a rich history of dealing with …

How did the ABCs go for you? We know that 360 Gamer has seen good growth, up to 13,928 from around 12,500 last time. The 360 Gamer team works bloody hard to turn around a great quality magazine every three weeks, which helps it stand out. Does the three-week lifecycle …

How were the ABC results for you? We have the number one title in the unofficial Xbox market, which is good. I think we were slightly jipped last year by some export copies – we’re about 200 sales behind last year, so we’ve got that back. Between X360 and 360 …

Have the rise in copy sales outstripped your forecasts at all? The results haven’t really been a surprise to us – we’ve always been confident about our portfolio and obviously now we’ve claimed all the official licences for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo. There have also been a lot of improvements …

Electronic Arts took home the grand prize at the MCV and Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz last night – in its first stab at the competition. EA beat former champs such as Konami and EUK on the night, which once again took place at London’s AKA Bar in Holborn. However …