Publishing

Former Take Two and Capcom man to lead Scottish studio

inFamous, one of Sony’s major 2009 PS3-exclusive releases, will arrive at UK retail on May 29th, MCV can confirm. Developed by Sucker Punch, inFamous takes a similar approach to the free-roaming sandbox Grand Theft Auto mechanic as was seen in Realtime Worlds’ Crackdown – granting the player super-human abilities with …

Japanese publisher Konami has reportedly decided to backtrack on plans to publish Atomic Games’ Iraq-based console FPS Six Days in Fallujah, Asahi reports. Konami announced a deal to bring the game to North America earlier this month, but merely hours after the news broke questions were already being asked about …

Publisher no longer associated with contentious Iraqi War title following sustained public outcry

Maryland-based group Bethesda Softworks has been cited as the new publisher of A2M’s forgotten acrobatic shooter, Wet. Wet – still in development at A2M’s offices in Canada – was one of numerous titles thought to have fallen victim to the Vivendi-Activision merger. Having lost its publisher for nearly a year, …

In the next eight hours, another thousand will pop through. Some of them I’ll have written, contributing to this deluge. How can I possibly argue that the world needs more videogame websites? How can I seriously believe there is a single gap unexplored or demand unfulfilled? I argue it because …

Reliable trade sources have informed MCV that Warner Bros is readying a potential bid for Midway Games. It is thought that the LEGO publisher is particularly keen to acquire Midway’s flagship Mortal Kombat and Stranglehold franchises, as well as its retro IP such as Gauntlet adn Joust – and a …

EA Sports president Peter Moore flew into London yesterday to pick up the biggest prize of the night at the MCV Awards 09: the coveted Grand Prix. EA Sports was awarded the gong for its phenomenal success with FIFA 09 last year, as well as impressive sales of its Tiger …

Activision Blizzard won best Publisher of the Year at the MCV Awards 09 last night, rewarding 12 months which saw the firm release both Call Of Duty: World At War and Guitar Hero: World Tour. Sega (pictured) won the Sales Team gong, after its most successful year to date as …

Over 600 retailers, media, publishers, developers, analysts and distributors jammed into The Brewery in London tonight to see over 40 different companies fight it out for the ultimate recognition from customers, rivals and partners at the MCV Awards 09. Nintendo was once again the biggest winner on the night, picking …