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The UK’s communications minister is set to propose that the Government impose a universal levy on broadband bills to compensate entertainment companies for their losses from illegal downloads. Lord Carter is to unveil his new report setting out his vision for Digital Britain next week, according to The Telegraph. The …
Read More »WHSmith sees like-for-like decline
UK stationer, newsagent and entertainment retailer WHSmith has said that like-for-like sales at its High Street stores fell seven per cent for the 20 weeks ending January 17th compared to the same period one year ago. Overall like-for-like sales, which include the businesses’ online arm, fell by five per cent. …
Read More »More job losses hit Microsoft gaming
Following its announcement late last week that 5,000 jobs are to be lost in the next 18 months, Microsoft has over the weekend confirmed a number of new cuts. The first high-profile casualty of the cull seems to be the head of Microsoft’s Games for Windows PC gaming initiative, Chris …
Read More »Microsoft confirms ACES closure
Whilst 30 per cent of the companyâ??s game testing force is also let go
Read More »Managing Football Manager
What’s the biggest difference between marketing an MMO and a more traditional video game? With the traditional MMO market, where you see the likes of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings and Warhammer, a lot of those users are aware of what an MMO is. What we have with Football Manager …
Read More »Gamefest moves to 2010
'09 outing of Microsoft's developer event moved based on 'feedback from partners'
Read More »Tiga outlines education plans
Current business-university connections are 'wide-ranging' but 'need to be developed further'
Read More »Share prices tumble in wake of financial results
The world’s leading game companies are reeling on the stock exchange in the wake of the recent spat of financial reports, with French publisher Ubisoft suffering particularly badly. Following yesterday’s Q3 report, Ubisoft’s stock price has since dropped by 23.5 per cent on the Paris exchange, most likely as a …
Read More »EA’s UK studios dodge the axe
Criterion and Bright Light unaffected by publisher's cut-backs, say insiders
Read More »Far Cry 2 nears 3m sales
Along with its financial results and confirmation of a new outing for Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft has also confirmed that its next-gen sandbox shooter Far Cry has now sold 2.9m copies worldwide. In addition, Shaun White Snowboarding has sold 2.3m copies and can claim the crown of being the second best-selling …
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