Publishing

The studio behind Football Manager 2008 has heralded the series’ ‘best ever’ presence in the UK media – and revealed that no cash was spent on securing the exemplary editorial coverage. The game nabbed the top spot in ChartTrack’s All Format listing last week, becoming one of the ten fastest-selling …

Investment cash pumped into parent company ZeniMax Media

MCV sister site Develop reports that some staff at EA’s studios around the world are facing redundancy, in what the publisher is calling a small-scale and routine move that comes as production on the year’s games winds down. Develop understands that staff at the company’s studios – including its big …

Celebrating today’s release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and PC, Sega Europe duo Dwayne Buck and Aaron Francis have proved that they are the best PES players in the industry by conquering all the claim the first ever PES Industry Cup, in association with MCV …

ZeniMax, the parent company of US publisher and developer Bethesda, has confirmed that part of the $300 million investment it has received from Providence Equity Partners will be used to finance Bethesda’s future MMO development. We believe that Providence will be an ideal partner for us as we build our …

The games industry is complex and must keep its house in order, but it is also much admired and increasingly understood by the current Government. That was the message put across forcibly by Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport Margaret Hodge this week, as she made an encouraging …

What have been the primary goals for the Empire team since the Silverstar deal? From a company and corporate perspective, it’s really about delivering good results after the acquisition. It’s great that the market has responded favourably – our share price literally doubled on the day the announcement went out, …

US publisher Atari has entered into a $10 million credit agreement with Infogrames shareholder Bluebay Asset Management, but has added that the loan alone will not be enough to meet its demand throughout the busy Q4 period. "This revised credit facility is a major step in addressing Atari’s liquidity needs …

SCEE is inviting members of the industry to take up its Buzz! challenge at www.letsplaybuzz.com . The publisher is celebrating the release of Buzz! Hollywood, which entered the UK charts this week. Players have to answer a series of Buzz!-style posers – including a fair few on Tinseltown itself. They …

In response claims last week that Toshiba is currently working with Microsoft on a revised Xbox 360 console that integrates an HD-DVD drive, a spokesperson for the company has told gadget site Stuff that it knows nothing about it. "It’s got nothing to do with us," the Toshiba spokesperson stated. …