Publishing

CallofDuty.com has gone live with a countdown pointing to a World Reveal” on May 1st. This, of course, will be the first official details of the next Call of Duty game, due out more likely than not this November. All we know for certain is that the world-first glimpse of …

Sim City 5 is just the forerunner of always online, multi-platform games

Windows phone game deemed offensive in Asia, denied release

Microsoft servers fail to keep up with demand

Such has been the fantastic and ongoing success of Xbox 360 in the last few years that the industry can’t help but be worried when the market leader posts such disappointing numbers. Microsoft has reported that total Xbox 360 hardware sales hit 1.4m units shipped for the quarter ending March …

Global publishing power Activision won the most prestigious award at last night’s MCV Awards 2012, winning the coveted Grand Prix title. It was Activision’s first win of the top prize, which recognised key achievements including the introduction of new brand Skylanders at the most difficult point in the console cycle, …

But Bethesda denies rumours of the game's cancellation

Studio leaves behind Bodycount and Operation Flashpoint franchises to concentrate on F1, Grid and Dirt

Robert Kinder to oversee marketing of existing and upcoming third-party titles

The founders of UK developer Splash Damage have launched a new publishing operation named WarChest, that will focus on releasing free, digitally distributed games. Gamers are well served by high-end console games, but sometimes over-charged by mid-tier titles, or under-served by low-quality free-to-play games that unfairly exploit the player.” said …