Game industry business news

Of course, Sony launched PS3. The company has created new demand at a higher RRP than we have been able to sustain before. Looking at every gadget magazine and seeing five-star reviews for the machine as the best Blu-Ray player shows that a games console can be at the heart …

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said that its current global lack of Wii and DS stock will continue to cause headaches for the platform. Fils-Aime told Reuters: "The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning. All of that becomes a much tougher …

Microsoft has predicted that it will sell more Xbox 360 units next year than it managed in 2007 – particularly in Japan. And the platform holder has labelled Europe as the vital territory to conquer in order to outperform rival Sony. "We will sell more consoles next year than this …

Many in the UK games industry are hoping that the news of the EC passing France’s proposal for studio tax credits will pave the way for similar legislation in the UK – but both the Government and publishing body ELSPA have warned against the possible complications of such a move in …

The UK industry’s biggest publishers have revealed the challenges that await them next year: and it appears the major worry is that ‘you can’t please all of the people, all of the time’. According to the likes of EA, Ubisoft and Activision, the trial of keeping the increasingly lucrative casual …

Games sales in the UK have reached at an all-time high – with last week becoming the biggest ever single week of sales. For weeks one to 50 in 2007, the total number of units sold was up 16.6 per cent and 25.3 per cent by value compared to 2006. …

Developer 3D Realms has told MCV that it is planning on a multi-format release for the highly anticipated shooter Duke Nukem Forever, which has been in development for around ten years. The title, which is currently without a firm release date, was previously thought to be a PC exclusive, however …

President of EA Sports Peter Moore has hit out at those who brand the publisher as having a lack of innovation. Speaking to GameDaily , Moore called the idea that the company’s sports games are unoriginal as one of the biggest misconceptions in the industry”. He added that the reason …

Having been originally pencilled in for a summer release, the much-delayed Sensible World of Soccer finally arrived on Xbox Live Arcade today – but has already been removed due to an error. A statement from Microsoft reads: It has come to our attention that an incorrect version of Sensible World …

Call Of Duty 4 has fought off competition to retain its position at the top of the ChartTrack Xbox 360 chart. The Activision title is followed in second once again by Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed, with Microsoft’s Halo 3 moving up from fourth to third. EA’s Need For Speed: ProStreet swaps …