Publishing

Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick has been named as a finalist for MarketWatch’s CEO of the Year award. Kotick received the most recognition for his success in merging Activision and Blizzard earlier this year. MarketWatch described the move as the creation of a formidable challenger to industry leader Electronic Arts”. …

Viacom is to cut seven per cent of its workforce as part of a major global restructuring. 850 jobs have gone at the firm, which is the parent company to the likes of MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks Animation and Paramount Pictures. Its subsidiaries have been enjoying an increasingly close relationship …

Were you surprised to see Edge claim this year’s award? We had no idea who was going to win. But we’re grateful to everyone for their support. Edge has been around for a long time – it’s 15 years old – so it’s encouraging that it still gets recognition. What …

Pinnacle Entertainment has been placed into administration, it has been confirmed. MCV broke the news yesterday morning, when internal sources told us software distribution and publishing arm Pinnacle Software was in trouble. BDO has now confirmed that Matthew Tait and David Gilbert were appointed Joint Administrators of Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd …

JJ Richards assumes new role, as Microsoft ad company signs 18-game deal

Expansion continues in spite of economic downturn

Leading global electronics manufacturer Sony has confirmed that the lessening value of the Pound has forced it to raise the trade price of many of its products – though it has insisted that the price of its PS3 is staying put. The Pound has lost 40 per cent of its …

Self titled ‘conservative Christian’ Florida-based investment firm The Timothy Plan has published a Christmas shopping guide for parents that is designed to alert them to potentially offensive content in many games currently on the market. Whilst the appearance of titles such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Silent Hill: Homecoming, No …

In a recent airing of the long running American television news magazine 60 Seconds, Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps was profiled, revealing the news that he is to be the subject of a video game. While no other details of the title have been revealed, Phelps, who smashed …

David Gardner and Phil Harrison today unveiled the full release schedule for their revamped Atari, telling attendant industry partners that it was still in the retail business, despite a long term aim to drive activity in the online space. Earlier this year the publisher told MCV it would eventually emphasise …