Publishing

You think that women’s football should be a feature of future FIFA titles? Then let EA know. That’s the message from the publisher, whose GM of Sports Matt Bilby told Polygon that the company first looked into the possibility five years ago, only to discover that there was little interest. …

Sony has announced extra versions of the DualShock 4 gamepad. As well as the standard black models, players will be able to pick up PS4 controllers in Magma Red or Wave Blue. Or, more accurately, red or blue. These devices will be released in both North America and Europe later …

A bullish Phil Harrison has said that he thinks the Xbox One will launch with the best line-up of games in the history of consoles”. Microsoft’s corporate VP also says that, in light of his company’s many Xbox One policy changes, he wants his company to be seen as one …

Rome II has become the most pre-ordered title in the Total War series to date, says publisher Sega. Pre-sales of the title have already grown to six times of that achieved by the series’ 2011 predecessor Total War: Shogun 2. As a result of this pre-launch success, Sega says its …

It may now be Europe’s second largest games publisher, but Deep Silver insists it will stay true to its independent roots. The Dead Island publisher saw its reputation rise this year following the acquisition of Saints Row, Volition and Metro: Last Light from bankrupt THQ. We are enjoying our promotion …

Sometimes a developer has to have the courage to walk away from a project, even at the risk of being labeled an under delivering visionary”, says Markus ‘Notch’ Persson. As the creator of Minecraft, there was an awful lot of expectation placed on Persson’s next game 0x10c and an understandable …

Despite having plenty of time left before its November 1st release, Ubisoft is not relenting on its aggressive video marketing campaign for Assassin’s Creed IV. Its latest effort is a live-action trailer, which can be seen below, that suggests life on the high seas is… well… a bit messy. The …

Quantic Dream and The Chinese Room devs refute famed directors' perspective on interactivity and storytelling

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PS4 owners will have the ability to share and broadcast live gameplay footage from their hardware through Twitch, the live streaming video platform has revealed. In a statement released during Sony’s big night at Gamescom, CEO Emmett Shear announced that Playstation 4 users need only press their Dualshock 4’s Share …