Publishing

E3 is nearly here, and with it comes the traditional pre-show rumour-mongering – this time it’s the turn of PS3 with talk of a possible reveal of a new Wii-like motion-sensing controller. Variety has published a seemingly quite definitive story claiming that a gesture-based PS3 controller does exist and that …

Nokia’s previous claims that its N-Gage game platform would not be merged with its growing Ovi app store have been cast into doubt following the announcement of new plans to ‘create a better user experience in the Nokia ecosystem’. As part of the announced changes, all mobile games will now …

Joe, the boss of my local taxi company, told me: ‘David if ever you wanted a quiet life, you can come and work for me. I know you’re a very careful driver – your wife tells me so…’” He might be retiring after 15 years at Sony PlayStation, but three …

Then again, you having witnessed it isn’t the most important legacy this plasticine parable will have. Neither, thankfully, is the soon-to-be-dangerously-chunky kid sitting with a games pad that kicks it off. (Although this time, the Change4Life crew at least used a generic-looking controller. Was someone just a little frightened by …

Developer suing publisher for allegedly underpaying the $2.39 million awarded to it, Activision threatens countersue

Playable demos have become an established marketing vehicle in recent years, but Valve is taking it one step further tomorrow by allowing anyone to download and play its hugely popular Left 4 Dead for free. Kotaku reports that from midnight tonight anyone with a PC and a Steam account will …

Cult favourites The Price and King of All Cosmos will be returning to Europe later this year with the confirmation of an autumn release for Namco Bandai’s PSN-only Katamari Forever. The game, which has until now been known as Katamari Damacy Tribute, will support 1080p graphics and a range of …

Guerrilla’s PS3-only first person shooter Killzone 2 has enjoyed a strong debut in the Japanese charts, with only the combined forces of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Monster Hunter G keeping it from the top spot. The Wii debut of Capcom’s Monster Hunter G unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of …

Looking back at your first quarter, what would you say were the highlights for Sega? Alan Pritchard: Without a doubt Empire: Total War. The sell-through in the first weekend made this the fastest selling Total War game to date and consequentially took it to No.1 of the All Formats Charts. …

WITH GROWTH expected to continue, Sega has promoted two of its senior management and hired a new marketing director. Alan Pritchard steps up from UK and northern territories to full European managing director from May 1st.At the same time, erstwhile sales director John Clark is stepping up to UK managing …