Publishing

Who’d have thought that Call of Duty: Ghosts would prove to be one of the most controversial games of 2013? Activision’s shooter found itself at the centre of a next-gen storm earlier this month when it was confirmed that it will run at 1080p on PS4 and 720p on Xbox …

There have been more pre-orders for PS4 than Xbox One, Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot has suggested. CVG reports that the exec told investors last night that: "Even if the PS4 is in front of Xbox One pre-orders… we are not worried at all. We think [Xbox One] will be …

The Humble Store becomes permanent digital distribution service after years on the back-end

Korean publisher's profits fall in spite of climbing revenues thanks to costs of acquisitions and royalties

Warner Bros has confirmed a delay to the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game had been scheduled to be a launch title on Xbox One. It’s still coming out on all other formats on November 15th, apart from on PS4 in Europe where it will arrive …

Sony will not release Media Molecule’s PS Vita debut Tearaway at retail, it has confirmed. The game was listed at various online stores, and aswe reporteda few days ago, there was quite a disparity between that suggested retail price and the price of the digital version on PSN. Sony’s decision …

PS4 will have outsold its rival Xbox One to the tune of 11m units within five years, research firm IHS has predicted. The company believes that by 2017 PS4 will have sold 49m units worldwide with Xbox One trailing behind on 38m units. IHS believes that Sony’s wider geographical brand …

Finnish studio’s latest shooter would be ‘a lot less dynamic’ without PS4’s architecture

Nearly 350 student entrants from around the world brings total contest submissions to over 1,000

UK developers debate whether new studios should pitch to traditional publishers or explore other routes to market