Publishing

If EA’s all-conquering franchise The Sims was a musician, it would be someone like James Blunt or Natasha Bedingfield – impossibly successful, but constantly subjected to critical disdain. In the past, The Sims has been derided as a game for non-gamers. However, if you’re interested in games, then The Sims …

Tesco’s exclusive distribution partner Handleman is going all out to secure similar deals with other leading games retailers – including specialists such as GAME. Handleman’s MD James Wilding told MCV that the firm is in discussions with other High Street chains to expand its ‘fee for service’ model across the …

In one of the more unbelievable media twists to come in the aftermath of last week’s Byron Review, a national newspaper is offering readers ‘hundreds of pounds’ to confess that games pushed them into a life of crime. An advert encouraging readers to ‘pitch’ their story to the newspaper has …

Sega Sammy has announced that it is to shut down its Korean office, as well as discontinuing the development of its entertainment complex in Japan’s second biggest city. Following a Board meeting, Sega Sammy Holdings announced: ”We determined [Sega Korea’s] dissolution for global business optimization.” According to Next-Gen.biz, Sega’s Korean …

Third round of capital sourcing headed by Maverick Capital

'Closer ties with K2 will help increase the value of the entire Capcom Group,' says firm

Electronic Arts has amended its hostile tender offer for Take Two, and stated that in attempting to delay the deal Take Two could be increasing risk for its shareholders. While Take Two stalled the deal by moving its annual meeting of stockholders to April 17th, EA has now given the …

Film studio reveals formal games interest with 'flexible' development funding and emphasis on casual titles

EA has appointed former EA-exec Eric Brown as the firm’s new chief financial officer and EVP. Brown joins the publisher from McAfee Inc, where he worked as CFO and chief operating officer. Previously Brown has held management positions at DataSage and the Haagen-Das company prior to becoming COO at EA’s …

A handful of the UK’s finest video games companies have pledged to make this year’s MCV Excellence Awards the best ever by sponsoring vital elements of the evening. Nintendo returns as the MCV Awards’ Exclusive Retail Partner, sponsoring the entire retail category of awards – which takes in Independent Retailer, …