Publishing

Whilst Japanese gamers have been able to rumble along with their PS3 games since November, the Western market has to date had to make do with the rumble-less Sixaxis – but it’s all change from next week. Sony has announced via its US blog that the Dualshock 3 pad will …

Sierra Entertainment has announced that Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy will be released in Europe on the 27th June. The movie adaptation will be release on the Xbox 360 and PS3. According to Sierra, ‘the game brings Jason Bourne’s signature combat style to life by sharply blending a seamless mix …

US senator and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told American parents that they need to curb the amount of time their kids spend playing video games. Obama, 46, told a packed Wilkes Hall in Pennsylvania, US to turn off the television, turn off the video games”, adding that "Government can’t …

The Daily Telegraph has published a new opinion piece that criticises recommendations contained in the Byron Review – entitled: ‘There is a majority against video games, and it is moral’ . The article, written by Jenny McCartney, suggests there is a problem with the sort of games that are being …

Ubisoft has signed a deal with Valve to bring over 40 of its titles to North America through the online Steam platform. Assassin’s Creed is the first title to be made available for pre-purchase, and will be able to be downloaded from April 9th. Tom Clancy titles, the IL-2 Sturmovik …

EA’s UK VP and general manager Keith Ramsdale has revealed his disappointment over the Byron Review’s scaling back of PEGI’s powers – and vowed to convince the Government of the body’s importance. With the Review published and backed by PM Gordon Brown, the Government now moves into a period of …

Ubisoft’s share price has jumped by over six per cent at last count – off the back of yesterday’s increase in its annual sales forecast . The publisher announced that better-than-expected sales of titles such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 had raised expectations – and the financial market …

As the games industry looks on in bewilderment at the ping pong litigations firing back and forth between Gibson, Activision and Harmonix regarding a 1999 Gibson patent for technology to simulate a musical performance, those involved in the musical instrument trade shrug and ask ‘what’s new?’ Gibson relishes a good …

Gibson Guitar has filed infringement lawsuits against five large retailers, including US giants Target and Wal-Mart, according to MMR news. Software developer Harmonix and publisher Electronic Arts are also being sued in a separate lawsuit, with both relating to ‘popular guitar simulation games and their alleged infringement of Gibson’s 1999 …

Those who’d noticed the recent ad on PSN won’t be surprised to hear that Sony has officially confirmed that its PlayStation Store is to receive a visual and structural makeover later this month. Feeding on the weighty response from users of the service, the main changes will be to the …