Publishing

Changes could see Don Mattrick take up larger role at computing giant

Konami has officially announced PES 2014. Yes, we know it’s not the first time that Konami has embarked on a new beginning” for the series but this time that claim really does seem on the money. Interestingly, the press release makes no mention of next-gen machines, instead naming the launch …

Staff at Draw Something developer suggest employees have been let go

Publisher to release free basic version of Dead or Alive 5 Unlimited on PS3

Movie company set to film documentary as it plots to uncover thousands of buried E.T. cartridges

Develop discovers how the Call of Duty studio returned from the brink of collapse

Publisher scrapping scheme from existing games as well as new releases

Publisher EA has removed all Online Passes from existing games. Eurogamer reports that titles that had previously required the purchase or activation of an Online Pass to access either additional content or online multiplayer are now free of such restrictions. Titles that until now prompted users to enter a code …

Sony has reportedly employed financial services corporations Morgan Stanley and Citigroup to research a potential split of the firm’s entertainment division from its electronics sector. A report out of Bloomberg cites statements from people familiar with the matter,” following word that Sony was considering the same plan earlier this month. …

There are two important conclusions to draw from the following news story. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick told an audience at the Cowen and Company Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that his company hopes to benefit from Xbox One’s potential monetisation of pre-owned console games. "There’s no question that if Microsoft …