Publishing

Family-friendly publisher The Game Factory is gearing up for its biggest ever year of releases, with 12 titles set to hit retail in 2008. First up are DS titles Build-A-Bear Workshop and Bratz Ponyz 2, due in March and summer respectively. And more exciting” product signings and new IP will …

Publisher Sega has dug deep for MCV readers and come up with five copies of The Club to give away. To grab the lot, answer the following question and hope to be picked out of the hat first… What is the name of the development team responsible for The Club? …

Industry veteran Struthers can boast stints at Take 2, Virgin, Atari, Dixons and more, will be heading up Gamecock’s European office. While Seaby, a former Take 2, Interplay and Virgin exec, will be spearheading all of the fledgling company’s European marketing operations. Fellow industry veteran and former RedOctane sales supremo …

Publisher and developer Southpeak Interactive has combined its business with Global Services Partners Acquisition (GSPAC) – a company which describes itself as ‘a blank check company that was formed for the specific purpose of consummating a business combination’. Gamedaily reports that the transaction values the publisher – which now becomes …

Nintendo of America has outlined its release plans for the next six months in North America, and amongst the named titles are a number of big-hitting games. First-party highlights from the Wii release schedule include current European release Endless Ocean on Jan 21st, Super Smash Bros Brawl on March 9th, …

Media giant and owner of CNN supporting game design competition

Over 80 per cent of UK employees – particularly those involved in retail – have been victims of bullying at work, according to a new survey by The Samaritans. The report, entitled Stressed Out, also found over half of retail employees say their jobs are getting more stressful and that …

The Writers Guild of America has reveleaed the nominations for its inaugural videogame writing award. Five games are in the running for a prize designed to "[honour] outstanding achievement in videogame writing during 2007". As seems to be a common theme this morning, head over to the quite wonderful Develop …

Newer developer-focused publisher Gamecock has announced that it is moving its games showcase from E3 to run alongside culture and technology event SXSW. MCV sister-site Develop has the full-down.

Former Atari man Jean-Marcel Nicolai to oversee global production of Disney Interactive Studios' titles