Publishing

Media Molecule’s massively hyped LittleBigPlanet has been given a firm release date of October 30th – in Japan, at least. The news comes from Sony’s official Japanese PS3 site. Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on either a European or US release date. Some sources are claiming that an October release …

Plans mounting for Microsoft's European developer conference

Ubisoft has announced that it is to publish From Software’s curiously titled latest in its mech battler series, Armored Core for Answer, on Xbox 360 and PS3 this October. The game is set in a pollution-ridden future where the world’s populace fear that the planet’s end is approaching. The title …

As the business media’s eyes remain firmly fixed on Activision-Blizzard and EA’s acquisition battle with Take Two, Ubisoft has been holding its own secret meetings with suitors – discussing potential deals that could propel the French publisher into the same league as its two biggest rivals. However, the company’s executive …

Infogrames has posted a 79.8 per cent revenue rise for the quarter ending June 30th, with first quarter sales at 90.1 million euros. Infogrames stated in a release that its success has been down to the performance of Alone In The Dark and Dragonball Z, alongside a 208.6 per cent …

In a frank interview with American news agency Forbes , Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has labelled EA a petulant child” in reference to the way it has conducted its attempted acquisition or Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two. It feels like EA kind of needs Take-Two, but it …

With consumer anticipation for the game already sky high – and some hardline PES supporters even admitting that it could be a Pro Evo beater – EA has exclusively revealed to MCV that FIFA ‘09 is set for release on October 3rd. The latest in the ultra-successful FIFA series is …

Microsoft is the latest suitor to be linked with a bid for Take Two after Seeking Alpha’s Stephen Frankola stated on the site that the format holder ‘has the cash, the takeover desire, and the rationale’ to buy the firm. I think that Microsoft is a likely bidder for Take …

Capcom’s net sales for the quarter ending June 30th has hit 16,352 million yen ($1.07 billion), a rise of 14.5 per cent when compared to the same period last year. The Resident Evil publisher also saw operating income leap 43.5 per cent to 2,978 million yen, with net income hitting …

Liverpool based firm New Concept Gaming has unveiled jOG, an add-on gadget that has been designed to battle obesity, set for release this year. jOG detects when a player takes a step and projects that movement into the game while the gamer is jogging on the spot, while direction and …