Publishing

Speculation about studioâ??s closure rife in the wake of EAâ??s job cuts

Labour MP for West Bromwich East and parliamentary secretary for the cabinet office Tom Watson has leapt to the defence of gaming, claiming that he’d rather his son sat in front of a console than simply started at the TV. The Mirror quotes Watson as stating: Basically, I think playing …

Were you surprised by your win?Surprised would be an understatement. I won last year too – so I really thought that there was no way the industry would vote for me or that the GMA organisers would let me win two years in a row. Plus, last year I had …

Still no plans to open own studio in the territory, as SCE India focuses on partnerships

Tim Schaferâ??s studio to produce rock â??nâ?? roll adventure game

Sony has revealed that its’ year-to-date sales of its PS3 hardware are currently up an impressive 60 per cent on 2007’s numbers, and its November performance, which saw over a million PlayStation units sold, represents a hefty 93 per cent improvement over October. PS3 in isolation shifted 378,071 machines, an …

Sega is confident it can defy the economic climate in 2009, with a wealth of new IP to the market in 2009. The publisher enjoyed a stellar 2008, with Wii sensation Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games sailing past the two million mark. The firm also recorded its first …

Supermarkets continued to irk retailers – to the extent that not only were they characterised as the biggest threat to UK retail but many also tried to ironically nominate them as ‘best distributor’. And, as usual, most retailers would love to swap occupations with some of the world’s leading video …

Brighton event opens submission process for session presenters

UK consumer rights magazine Which? has complained to the solicitor’s watchdog about London law firm Davenport Lyons following what it calls the mailing of ‘bullying’ letters to ‘hundreds of innocent consumers’. Davenport Lyons is one of the chief players in recent moves to crack down on illegal internet filesharing. Along …