Publishing

THQ will merge the online business units within two of its key divisions: core games, and kids, family and casual games. The aim is to have all online games handled by two units that will help launch the publisher’s line-up globally. THQ is currently working on several online games, including …

THQ has promoted Martin Good to executive vice president for its kids, family & casual games and global online services business units. He will be oversee the delivery of online games across both units and will report to THQ’s president and CEO Brian Farrell. Martin’s leadership and experience uniquely qualify …

Second Life developer Linden Lab will reduce its workforce by thirty per cent, the company has announced. The company has seen a notable drop in interest in its virtual world service – a trend not mentioned as the firm announced staff reductions. "Today’s announcement about our reorganization will help us …

A new collection of Joystick Junkies peripherals has been announced by Exspect which will arrive in retailers later this year. The accessories feature branding from games clothing label Joystick Junkies, and include DSi play cases, DSi hard shell cases and flight bags that can hold any type of DS or …

Activision says its new Spider-Man title will answer the criticisms made by the firm’s outspoken CEO Bobby Kotick. The Activision boss said in January that recent Spider-Man games had ‘sucked’. But the publisher is confident that its latest Spider-Man title – Shattered Dimensions – won’t be lambasted for its quality …

Hasbro has announced that it has more than a dozen games in development and scheduled to launch worldwide in the second half of this year through its deals with Electronic Arts and Activision. The latest wave of titles from EA will further expand its portfolio of Hasbro-inspired digital games that …

Two videos apparently originating from Japan and highlighting the new 3D functions of Sony’s PS3 have sent internet rumour-mongers into a frenzy – partially because both seem to feature the term ‘PS4′. The chances of the TV spots actually being early marketing material for a successor to PS3 are incredibly …

More than 100 million gameplay sessions have been racked up through the Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator across Europe. Turner Broadcasting also announced that over 300,000 games have been created since the online tool launched on Cartoon Network in the UK back in September 2009. It has also been …

Associate producer of Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions discusses tech challenges

A few months ago it was one of the hottest rumours in the games industry, but the Xbox 360 Slim seems to have dropped off of the radar – until now. Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian reckons that an appearance for the new machine at E3 next week is …