Publishing

THQ has signed the rights to a new Russian-made FPS – as it bids to grow its core gamer audience in the next 12 months. Metro 2033, by Russia’s 4A Games, rounds out a trio of titles in key genres due for release at the start of next year. The …

SCEA has penned deals with a number of film companies that will bring a whole host of new content to the PS3 video rental service. Leading the line-up is Star Wars creator LucasArts. Recent animated release Star Wars: The Clone Wars has already been confirmed for PSN, but the possibility …

The first person shooter is one of the world’s most popular video game genres, with the likes of Halo and Call of Duty dominating the charts. Christopher Dring investigates the sector and talks to the experts on the past, present and future of the FPS… Believe it or not, the …

Electronic Arts has announced it will be releasing a new downloadable content pack for Fight Night Round 4 in early December. The pack will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3, and introduces two brand new games modes to the acclaimed boxing title. According to EA, Old School Rules will …

A dispute between Italian studio Twelve Interactive and UK firm OG International concerning the rights to the CID Dummy franchise has reportedly been resolved, according to Edge. The two set upon one another following the collapse of UK publisher Oxygen, from whom OGI – which is headed by former Oxygen …

UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson has called retail ‘critical’ to the success of its Sky Player service on Xbox. The service – which allows Sky subscribers to watch Sky TV through Xbox – launched last week. Microsoft has released a retail pack, which features a media remote, one-month’s subscription to …

SCEA has released details of what will most be likely become a highly sought after Ultimate Edition of the upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III. Coming in a high-end sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box” the UE will, alongside the game itself, include a number of notable additions. Chief amongst …

Tiga and NESTA back call for support

As part of today’s financial report, Sony has confirmed that since the launch of the PS3 its PlayStation operations have lost a total of $4.965bn For its 2007 financial year – the period that followed the launch of PS3 – losses for Sony’s PlayStation operations hit $1.97bn. Despite falls over …

PlayStation platform holder Sony has reported losses of YEN 26.3bn (175) for its 2009 Q2 with its Networked Products & Services Division – which houses its PlayStation and PC operations – seeing losses increase year-on-year. The PlayStation division suffered a 24 per cent drop in sales compared to the same …