Publishing

Playfishâ??s price tag could peak at $400 million

Electronic Arts has confirmed plans to buy social games firm Playfish for over $250m. The news confirms reports from last month that the games publisher was acquiring the Facebook experts. Playfish will operate within EA Interactive, a division of EA focused on the web and on wireless – EA has …

Reports of $250m+ acquisition confirmed after weeks of speculation

Epic Mickey project lead discusses Disneyâ??s new approach

Disney admitted to the Junction Point founder that Mickeyâ??s image was becoming â??sterileâ??

Whether you are a publisher, developer or retailer the message clear: it happened to music, and it will happen to us. The difference for games is that we are already prepared. Yes, there is an evolving ball of new digital issues some areas of the industry still need to get …

Sony is to spend a whopping 1.5 million in the UK to ensure SingStar: Take That becomes the biggest karaoke game of the year, MCV can reveal. The title – which was released last Friday for PS3 and PS2 – will enjoy extensive TV, print and online advertising, supported by …

Well, we’re surprised it took them this long: The Daily Mail has today run a story criticising Modern Warfare 2 for letting ‘players kill civilians in terror attacks’. Anti-games Labour MP even Keith Vaz offers up a soundbyte dismaying the ‘level of violence in the game’. Vaz has vowed to …

Part two of our definitive Q&A with Warren Spector on re-inventing Mickey Mouse

â??You never get a second shot at doing Mickey Mouse,â? says the industry luminary