Publishing

More talk from EA CEO on how publisher is changing its approach to development

Microsoft job posting says "a totally new Live experience" is in the works

After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …

Atari has no plans to take on the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard at their own game – instead, Gardner believes that Atari can be fleet of foot and forge its own path, without the restrictions that traditionally face larger corporations. My goal is not to go head on …

ALL FORMATS TOP 20: January 2008 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360/PS3/PC/DS) Activision 2. FIFA ‘08 (PS2/360/PS3/PSP/WII/PC/DS) EA 3. The Simpsons Game (360/PS2/DS/WII/PSP/PS3) EA 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) Sega 5. Assassin’s Creed (PS3/360) Ubisoft 6. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS) Nintendo 7. More …

Sega has praised the ‘flawless’ distribution network of Apple’s iPod after signing up to provide games for the platform – calling the device ‘the most pervasive cross-demographic piece of consumer electronics today’. The publisher agreed to provide Sonic The Hedgehog as a download via iTunes back in December. And despite …

Infogrames Entertainment has announced the launch of a reverse stock split, under which each new share with a value of €1 will be exchanged for 100 existing shares with a par value of €0.01. The exchange of shares will start at the opening of trading on March 4, 2008, when …

Online shopping giant Amazon.com has hinted at its plans to develop a mechanism for electronic game distribution in an online job advertisment. The ad states that the company is looking for a full-time software development engineer to join the ‘Software and Video Games Digital Technology team’. To read the story …

Eidos has teamed up with Trialpay to make it easier for customers to play the latest Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider Anniversary. TrialPay is a leader in alternative payments, and players will get a free subscription to Tomb Raider: Anniversary by trying or buying an offer from blue-chip advertisers. I …

Toshiba has refused to officially confirm that its HD-DVD format is dead following reports over the weekend that it is to scrap the technology – though confirmation is still expected to arrive shortly. A statement from the firm read: "The media reported that Toshiba will discontinue its HD DVD business. …