Publishing

Warner Bros has unveiled a new free-to-play online game that brings the worlds of Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo together. Cartoon Universe is the first game from WB Games Montreal and lets players create and customise their own cartoon character. Once they have their creation established, they can engage in a …

Publisher admits it has been too focused 'on what's to come' rather than on current issues

Rumour has it US consumers will be able to buy an Xbox 360 and Kinect for as little as $99 this month. Microsoft is releasing a new bundle as early as next week that feature the a 4GB console, Kinect sensor and a two-year subscription priced at $15 per month, …

Having hit hard times last month, Total Console Repair has been saved from the brink by Powerplay Direct. Powerplay has officially acquired all of TCR’s assets including its name, infrastructure and website. It intends to use these new resources to expand upon its existing PC repair operations. We are delighted …

Publisher to quadruple headcount to 800 new employees, and will receive to more than $750m in investment

Nintendo boss defends plans to set price point of digital and retail boxed products at same level for Wii U

Activision has been making moves regarding an apparent new game entitled The Blast Furnace. Fusible reports (via Shacknews) the company filed a trademark application for the title on April 18th. The application covers ‘computer game software’ and an ‘on-line computer game.’ Additionally, DomainNameSales reported a sale of theblastfurnace.com just a …

Customers told Eliminate will close on May 25th; no reason for cancellation given

Average fund pool for successful game projects put at $27k

'The window for release and success of software on the platform ended in 2009', claims indie publisher