Game industry business news

With the Manhunt 2 saga still far from passed , Rockstar is now staring another gaming controversy in the face as forces begin to gather in oppositio to its upcoming release of Bully: Scholarship Edition on Xbox 360 and Wii. CVG reports that the DSGi group, which owns High Street …

After previously saying that it would seek to compensate members after many experienced Xbox Live troubles over the Christmas period, Microsoft has confirmed that it is to offer recently released shooter Undertow free next week. Major Nelson spills the beans on his blog, linking to fellow Microsoft blog Gamerscore, which …

This week’s Macworld Expo has snared headlines thanks to the introduction of ‘the world’s thinnest notebook’, but despite an announcement from EA that Will Wright’s long-awaited Spore will have a simultaneous Mac and PC release, analysts are saying Apple still lacks a real strategy for the games industry. To read …

Today’s astounding recovery of SCi’s share price shows no sign of halting following the exodus of the management team. The Britsoft company’s stock had risen by a whopping 59.38 per cent at midday – up to 76.5 pence. The price has now settled to 74 pence – an overall rise …

How do you think SCi can get back on its feet after losing Jane Cavanagh, Bill Ennis and Rob Murphy? Is a sale now inevitable? Who do you think will swoop for the Britsoft firm? Or do you believe SCi can bounce back with the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld? …

Despite Sony’s billing that the PS3 version of SingStar would launch with over 300 songs available to download online, the 60-odd songs currently available and lack of updates since release has annoyed some gamers – but Sony has now promised to ramp up its online support of the title. Semi-official …

Entertainment retailer Zavvi is offering pre-order cards for highly anticipated Rockstar title Grand Theft Auto IV, ensuring customers receive a copy on the day of release. The retailer offered a similar scheme for the release of Halo 3 last year. These highly collectable cards will add value to our customer’s …

Warner has made it known that it wants to expand in the game business and they have shown a definite interest in SCi. SCi has also said that they have been approached with offers. So a takeover bid would not be surprising. However, I think it all depends on negotiations. …

Play.com has secured the services of Microsoft, THQ and Activision to exhibit at its mammoth games event at Wembley in March. All three firms are keeping their plans for the Play.com Live show close to their chest, but gamers can expect large-scale demos of their biggest new titles, as well …

Retail superpower Tesco is planning yet more growth in the video games market with heavy investment in online and in-store operations throughout 2008. And in a move likely to enrage indies, it has vowed to continue selling cut-price games. After a flourishing year in 2007, which saw Tesco smash sales …