Publishing

Lawsuit claims US developer has 'lost millions of dollars' due to Delta Force infringement

Sony has re-released 13 PSP titles on the US PlayStation Store that can now be downloaded directly to Vita. Six of the new additions are retail games, including two Tom Clancy games, while the other seven are app-like Minis titles, with four from Fruit Ninja creator Halfbrick Studios. Sony has …

Creator of virtual Skyrim map told he is infringing on copyright

The $8m lawsuit against Def Jam Rapstar producer 4mm Games has left the firm starved for money” and its fate uncertain. Record label EMI took 4mm Games and developer Terminal Reality to court earlier this year for allegedly not obtaining song rights for the rap karaoke game. 4mm Games co-founder …

Sony has released a new teaser video for upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last of Us. The game was announced late last year and sees two survivors of a modern day plague, Joel and Ellie, attempting to cross and increasingly desperate and hostile US. What you watched here is only a …

THQ has announced financial results from its fiscal 2012 and Q4 2012. For Q4 total sales for the company reached $184.2m, up from $124.2m during the same period last year. Net losses during the fourth quarter increased to $53.2m from $44.1m last year. Full FY 2012 results show total sales …

French publishing giant Ubisoft has posted full-year profits of €37.3m (29.7m) for the twelve months ended March 31st, 2012. The company racked up€1.06bn (845m)in sales, up from the €1.04bn (828m) taken in the previous financial year. Its current operating income came in at €56m (44.6m). Ubisoft attributed its success to …

Earthworm Jim creator and Gaikai visionary David Perry is to be honoured with the Development Legend award at the July 11th Develop Industry Excellence Awards. Perry will receive the award for the impact he has made on the games industry during his three decades in the business. Having previously created …

Having irked some consumers with its on-disc DLC policies with Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom has said it is re-evaluating” its additional content policies. The publisher suffered a backlash of sorts when it transpired that premium DLC for the cross-brand fighter was already included on the disc, with consumers paying …

Publishing giant Activision has paid a portion of its employees $42 million in long-delayed royalty payments for Modern Warfare 2, as part of a wider lawsuit between the company and development staff. The lost bonuses were initially due after the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, which broke …