Publishing

Recently acquired studio may be working on seminal PC franchise The Sims

As buzz builds for the upcoming BAFTA awards night

Universal Pictures’ upcoming 3D animated movie Despicable Me is also heading to games consoles following news that D3P has snapped up the publishing rights. Despicable Me is the first film from new studio Illumination Entertainment. The worldwide agreement will see both console and handheld gaming tie-ins hit the North American …

Less than a month after fresh hints that Gran Turismo 5 was likely to miss its expected (but not confirmed) spring release window, Sony’s much anticipated racing simulator seems to slipping further away – increasing the prospect of a Christmas release. Speaking to GTPlanet, SCE Portugal CEO James Armstrong stated: …

Conservatives promise rapid internet access for the â??majorityâ?? of UK homes by 2017

But publisher lowers full year forecasts despite spectacular nine-month results

Capcom has reported net profits of YEN 1.73bn ($19.1m) for the nine months ending December 31st 2009 – a whopping 866 per cent increase on the same period a year before. Net sales hit YEN 49.98bn ($554m) in the period, up five per cent year-on-year. Star performers included the Monster …

Ubisoft studio Blue Byte to take advice from the industry veteran

MCV unveiled BBC Worldwide’s plans to re-establish the broadcaster’s games interests last week. Here, Michael French speaks to the firm’s children’s and licensing head Neil Ross Russell and multimedia development head Dave Anderson to find out more… It’s not often that companies in the games space get a second chance. …

Two days ahead of its North American release next Tuesday (Feb 9th), EA has confirmed that a 30 second TV ad will run during the fourth quarter of the region’s highest profile annual sports event – the Super Bowl. With an estimated reach of nearly 100m viewers, EA will be …