Publishing

Disney’s new Epic Mickey – a Wii title that effectively ‘reinvents’ Mickey Mouse – was finally announced today. Confirmed at a London event after almost a year of speculation – and a long tease through US consumer site Game Informer – the title has been revealed as an action platformer …

The bestselling new IP of all time returns next month – with Assassin’s Creed II pitched to wow consumers and retailers once again. MCV spoke to publisher Ubisoft to find out what makes the sequel so special… If someone told you that one of this generation’s best selling games would …

Drawn To Life is being used in schools around the country in a bid to encourage children to take a greater interest in art. The Wii and DS platformer, which sees players drawing their own protagonist and other game elements, was published last week by THQ. THQ has been working …

Playfish and Jagex explain how they succeeded - and why traditional publishers have failed

Platform holder Microsoft has announced that it has bought up an entire ad break during the November 14th episode of ITV’s reality TV show X Factor as it ramps up its pre-Christmas marketing activity. The time will be used to promote the recently launched Sky Player service as well as …

Just hours after the service debuted on Xbox Live yesterday, Microsoft has been forced to remove the much-hyped Sky Player from Xbox Live due to technical problems. However, the platform holder hopes to reinstate the service at some point today. The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully launch …

GfK-ChartTrack ready to incorporate data from digital distribution from next year

Develop sister site MCV obtains a copy of Vaizey's speech in full

London Games Conference: Shadow Minister for Culture moves the spotlight to investment initiatives

The Conservative Party this afternoon launched its biggest attack yet on the Government for its treatment of the UK games industry. Speaking at London Games Conference at BAFTA, Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey told a packed room that a Tory Government would extend the remit of the Film Council to …