Publishing

GameStop has announced it will no longer take trade-ins for PS2 hardware, accessories and games after this month. In a statement to Engadget, GameStop’s corporate office confirmed rumours regarding the discontinuation of Sony’s console – adding that the systems, along with its games and accessories, will still be sold at …

EA will be going to a galaxy far, far away again more often, following a major publishing agreement with Disney. EA has signed the ‘exclusive’ rights to create Star Wars games on a multi-year deal. It follows the closure of the LucasFilm’s in-house publishing label, LucasArts. Judging by EA’s press …

Warner Bros and 5th Cell face legal challenge over Keyboard and Nyan Cat

Supersike Games’s debut effort, Yet Another Bird Game, is set for release on the App Store on 16th May. Yet Another Bird Game was a runner-up at last year’s Square Enix Game Development Contest India, and since then, the studio has been putting the finishing touches on it for an …

Killer 7, No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw may have been warmly received by critics, but commercially they were unremarkable. The blame for this, according to Grasshopper boss Goichi Suda, lies firmly at the foot of publishers. Grasshopper does have a very strong base,” he told Games Industry. It’s just …

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World of Tanks maker's grant to enhance RAF Museum with augmented reality

Distributors are clamping down on unscrupulous eBay toy dealers who buy rare figures in bulk and resell at extortionate prices. Known as ‘scalpers’, these traders buy a store’s entire Skylanders stock before selling it online. Certain retailers reportedly search their own stock for limited edition toys (like the ‘flocked’ Skylanders, …