Publishing

Recent actions from EA, Sony and Codemasters to deter pre-owned sales will not work, says GameStop. All three publishers are offering free DLC to those that buy their titles brand new. Games involved in the scheme includes Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, Race Driver GRID: Reloaded and SOCOM. If a …

An upcoming update for Xbox 360 will allow owners to use USB memory devices, documents obtained by Joystiq are said to claim. USB drives of up to 16GB (and a minimum of 1GB) will be supported, with users able to define how much of their USB device will be used …

Warner Bros Interactive has revealed a new action RPG game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. The War in the North will focus on co-op gameplay set in Middle-Earth from the original J.R.R Tolkien novels. It promises new and familiar narratives, with up to three players able to …

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has already sold 2.3m units having been on the market for just two weeks. EA also claims that the game has become the best-selling March release on record in both North America and Europe. The game shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK ChartTrack …

Electronic Arts has revealed that Command & Conquer 4 owners will require an internet connection to play the game. The publisher has foregone the traditional protective measures of DRM in favour of a system similar to that of Ubisoft’s ‘always connected’ anti-piracy system. On the official C&C4 forums, moderator EA_Apoc …

US publisher Majesco has reported net revenues of $29.2m for its first quarter ending January 31st – down from the $32.8m seen in the same period in 2009. Operating income hit $2.5m in the period compared to the $3.7m reported last year. Net income fell from $4.2m to $3.8m. The …

Experienced industry professional Steven Chiang has put an end to his 12 years at Electronic Arts by joining the rising social game group Zynga. Chiang joined EA back in 1998 when the publisher acquired then-indie studio Tiburon. He quickly climbed the ranks to executive producer, then studio general manager, before …

The organisers of Game Based Learning have called on the UK games industry to get involved in an effort to fix the skills crisis affecting the sector. The games industry has suffered from a shortage of students taking subjects in science, technology, engineering or maths, with many developers unable to …

Steven Chaing quits as EA senior vice president after 12 years of service