Publishing

Starbreeze Studios’ Johan Kristiansson claims that independent developers will always be more creative than a publisher’s own internal division. Speaking to Develop in an interview published today, Kristiansson said that an independent studio is always going to be more creative”, while warning that it is a matter of importance that …

EA Sports division president Peter Moore has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2009. Moore will be delivering a keynote cantered on the challenges of reinventing the EA Sports brand. I am honoured to be invited to deliver the opening keynote at the Edinburgh Games …

Publisher Activision Blizzard has for the first time spoken publically following its unveiling of the long-anticipated reinvention of its massive extreme sports franchise – Tony Hawk Ride. The game ditches the series’ trademark button-combinations in favour of using a plastic skateboard peripheral that can sense movement. Tony Hawk Ride is …

Selfish response to EAâ??s recent diplomacy could spark a return to DRM reliance

While Nintendo is given much of the credit for the demographic explosion in gaming, it is another platform holder’s internal IP that long-ago primed the mainstream players the Wii courts. Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, SingStar struck a chord with consumers when it was released in 2004. The singing game …

Amazon UK has vowed to stock the most video games of any UK retailer in a bid to grow industry market share, MCV can reveal. In his first interview since joining the online giant, Amazon games director Chris Poad has said that the sheer quantity of products on offer has …

So when someone says a big summer/Q4 blockbuster is delayed for ‘extra polish’ they mean ‘the game wasn’t ready for release next month, and we’ve wised up to that just in the nick time’. Certainly, the games industry is no stranger to spin. Or in other words, untruths. You might …

SOE’s promising browser-based MMO Free Realms has already seen one million members register on the virtual world service – despite having only gone live 18 days ago. As a reward to all existing users of the game, SOE is dishing out in-game t-shirts. The one millionth member is also in …

Capcom Japan cautious on E3 attendance as Inafune cancels Nordic Game appearance amid Swine Flu fears

French developer Arkane Studios says the game has been put on hold due to â??unexpected financial challengesâ?