Publishing

Microsoft has reportedly registered a patent for a drop-in/drop-out feature in an online co-op shooter. The application was made to the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the reign of the original Xbox in December 2002, according to Kotaku. The patent has now been approved, and refers to: A …

Games portal Kikizo has launched a brand new website named BlurayDaily.com that focuses on films and the growing HD disc format.

 Aimed at avid film enthusiasts and fans of the cutting-edge Blu-ray movie format”, the move marks an interesting foray into the wider entertainment space for the popular online games …

Former Sega marketing director Tina Moore (nee Hicks) has set up a company offering project work for companies looking to keep down their marketing overhead. Moore has held key roles at UbiSoft, Take 2, Microsoft and Sega over the past 15 years and brings a wealth of experience and contacts. …

The video game adaptation of the classic children’s picture book Where the Wild Things Are has been confirmed. Due to be published by Warner on DS, PS3, Wii and 360, the game is scheduled to reach consumers in November this year. On 11th December 2009 a Spike Jonze-directed film based …

Microsoft files patent for â??343 Industriesâ??, a suspected dev label for the Halo team

MTV and Harmonix are set to revolutionise the Rock Band games with a groundbreaking initiative that will allow all bands and musicians submit their own music for download. But the move won’t just dramatically shift Rock Band’s relationship with the music industry, it will also mark a turning point for …

Publishers need to consider the ‘wider context’ of ads for violent games if they don’t want to see them banned from TV. That’s according to the Advertising Standards Agency, which will next week release new guidance for games publishers and their ad agencies. MCV understands that this will encourage publishers …

James Batchelor speaks with leading publishers about the reasons for this genre’s impressive growth and find out how they plan to capitalise on Nintendo’s success… As MCV reported last week, Wii Fit is so far the best-selling game of 2009. And it launched over a year ago. Where other games …

Bizarre Creations’ upcoming racer Blur is at the centre of a crucial $40 million payout deal between the Liverpool-based studio and its owning company Activision. Develop has today revealed that Activision paid out $67.4 million in cash to wholly acquire the Project Gotham Racing developer back in 2007. However, an …

SCEA subsidiary cites cost-efficiency as 5% of staff are handed their notice