Publishing

Publisher EA has responded to the recent attack from former exec Mitch Lasky in which the Jamdat Mobile founder slammed now-boss John Riccitiello for his current business strategy. Mitch needs to try de-caf,” EA’s US head of communications Jeff Brown told VentureBeat. It’s never easy being turned down for a …

Publisher EA has responded to the recent attack from former exec Mitch Lasky in which the Jamdat Mobile founder slammed now-boss John Riccitiello for his current business strategy. Mitch needs to try de-caf,” EA’s US head of communications Jeff Brown told VentureBeat. It’s never easy being turned down for a …

SCEE has announced that it has extended its free game promotion for new owners of the digital-only PSPgo. Originally set to expire on January 10th, the deal will now run until January 31st and allows those who buy a new machine the chance to download one of either Gran Turismo, …

Leading global publisher Activision Blizzard has vowed to press ahead with its plans for the DJ Hero brand, having confirmed its intention to publish a sequel to the firm’s latest rhythm action IP. If you’re going to make a commitment to doing something original, the odds are that you’re not …

Just Dance has become Ubisoft’s most successful Wii release ever, having today raced to the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The game was released on November 27th and at first could only manage No.30 in the All Formats Charts. However, the following week it reached the …

Paris-headquartered publisher looks to counterbalance growth

December 2009 wasn’t all about Modern Warfare 2, with Nintendo, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts also enjoying huge sales during the festive period. MCV takes a closer look… SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY – units (last month in brackets) 1 (2) NINTENDO – 18.7%2 (3) EA – 14.0%3 (4) UBISOFT – 12.4%4 …

Yet by Nintendo’s reckoning there’s still life in the old DS yet. It’s hard to disagree. It was the UK’s best selling games hardware in 2009 – accounting for a massive wedge of the 2.7m handhelds sold in total. With Nintendo readying both bigger and better hardware now on a …

Longstanding British studio Codemasters saw in the New Year in a most unfortunate manner as HM Revenue & Customs served an erroneous petition to wind-up the business. On face value that meant the studio would face going into administration, receivership or liquidation, with Codemasters’ banks under threat of being frozen. …

Questions are being asked about Microsoft’s claim that Xbox 360 console sold over 10m units in North America in 2009. That number comes from a Microsoft statement released in the wake of NPD’s December and 2009 report which reads: In 2009 US Xbox 360 console sales topped 10m units, with …