Publishing

Xbox Live users that subscribe to BT Broadband will soon be granted access to an extensive library of on-demand content including movies, TV, music videos and even BT Vision’s ‘near live’ FA Premier League football matches through their consoles. The new deal marks the coming together of two corporate giants …

Take 2 has hired former UK boss Serhad Koro as the new figurehead of its European games publishing business. MCV understands that Koro is replacing internationalmanaging director James Ellingford, whose departure emerged yesterday afternoon. The experienced Koro has been identified by Take 2’s new global boss Gary Dale as the …

MCV sister site Develop has updated its exclusive monthly developer chart , provided by Chart-Track, showing how the world’s software companies fared during December and the all-important Christmas period at UK retail. While Call of Duty 4 may have been the top selling game at Christmas in the UK, it’s …

With many gamers heading to the shops today to find only emptiness and ‘for sale’ signs in the spot where they’d usually peruse the new releases, Sega has abated the post-Christmas new release blues with a number of Q1 confirmations. January will see the release of Wii racing-come-platform-come-flying-about title Nights: …

Develop's exclusive studio ranking puts Japanese giant at top of the festive pops

After ten years at the publisher, MCV can reveal that James Ellingford has left Take 2. While he relinquishes his full time role, he will continue at the publisher as a consultant. Ellingford’s departure comes after a turbulent period for the publisher, which has made widespread staff cuts and sold …

THQ has secured the licence to yet another movie title from US hit machine Disney-Pixar, in the shape of science fiction comedy WALL-E. The video game adaptation of WALL-E will be released in conjunction with the movie this summer, on PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS, PC and Mac, …

"We continue to believe that GameStop is the leading potential acquirer of Gamestation.” Michael Pachter at Wedbush Morgan starts the year off by winding up Gamestation’s commercial director Martyn Gibbs, January It is time to garotte the Game Boy and paralyse the PlayStation and admit the catastrophic effect these blasted …

Development heavyweights go head to head; Metal Gear creator talks desire to create violent games

Supermarket chain Marks and Spencer could be looking to increase the amount of space it gives games in the New Year – as the retailer prepares for an internal review of the sector’s performance. The company’s games offering currently resides in various ‘technology stores’ dotted around the UK in larger …