Publishing

Remember how anxious we all were about the launch of PS3 – and that delay? Seems like an eon ago, doesn’t it? It’s almost as if it didn’t happen – a laughable bump in a trajectory of predictable success for Sony’s next-gen machine. For Sony Computer of America president Jack …

Sony has said that its upcoming PS3 Freeview tuner PlayTV is not being lined up for a European launch this July, with its actual shelf date remaining TBC. Amazon yesterday listed the device for launch on July 31st, with a price of just 59.99, though both the date and price …

After a weekend of technical woes following the release of Konami’s Metal Online Beta on Sony’s PlayStation Network, the publisher has officially taken its servers offline until it figures out a way to cope with the huge traffic heading towards them. The beta appeared on PS3’s PSN for download on …

Platform-holder doing 'whatever it takes' to help India's developers make games for their local market

Having charmed the industry with her thoroughly modern views on gaming, it was clear that Byron was keen to stress gaming’s positive associations. But cut to three weeks later, she’s drawing vague and potentially damaging comparisons between gaming and drug addiction. If you didn’t see Am I Normal? – a …

GRAND PRIX AWARD:NINTENDO David Yarnton, Nintendo: It’s truly overwhelming to be awarded the Grand Prix for a third time. It is without doubt our industry’s most prestigious award and we are very grateful to be recognised in such a great way. We must thank all our friends at retail and …

Take Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick has labelled EA’s ‘hostile’ $26-per-share tender bid forhis company as still being wrong place, wrong time”– and once again urged the firm’s shareholders to turn down the offer. Despite Zelnick’s protestations, however, there’s still time for EA’s bid to be successful: the offer expires …

Take Two has barred newer investors from attending its imminent annual shareholders meeting – in which the publisher is set to give an indication of the outcome of its ongoing acquisition saga with EA . Some who no longer own shares will have a role to play in the conference, …

Microsoft Game Studios’corporate VP Shane Kim has said that the firm is not likely to challenge EA’s $2 billion acquisition bid for Take Two because MS ‘doesn’t have any past relationship’ with the firm and is put off by the price it would have to pay. Answering GameDaily readers’ questions, …

As the countdown to Take Two’s annual investors’ meeting begins, it’s a timely opportunity to look back on just why EA’s $2 billion bid for the company has come to dominate the headlines of the global games business press this year. It all kicked off on February 24th, when EA …