Publishing

The big three must adapt or will face huge challenges, says Ben Cousins

The Ngmoco Sweden GM believes in freemium's future, and fears for the doubters...

Australia and New Zealand have fared well in the global recession, due in part to our proximity to Asia and relative economic isolation from the US. This has driven consumers to import their games directly from the US to take advantage of the exchange rate, and several websites to set …

Retail naysayers would have you believe the good ship ‘boxed product’ is sinking, and salvation lies in the new world of digital games. But this strange land has perils of its own. It is a realm of different rules and unfamiliar seasons, where developers become publishers and publishers become retailers. …

Hackers say certain games can be manipulated to provide access to handheld's core

Online players accrue an insane amount of in-game currency and now CCP is giving it customers the chance to use this to buy PC hardware. The creator of EVE Online has teamed up with nVidia to allow players to buy a high-end GTX 560 graphics card using PLEX, the MMO’s …

Established Xbox rumour-monger ‘MS Nerd’ has claimed Microsoft will reveal a new Xbox Lite console at E3 in June. The device, he says, will be similar in design to Apple TV, containing an ARM-based architecture and retailing for something in the region of 100. It will focus on Xbox’s networked …

WBIE takes duties from troubled THQ

Longstanding UK independent studio contributing to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions

Capcom producer's physical condition 'suddenly deteriorated'