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Around 10,000 jobs will be axed across Sony’s worldwide operations over the next 12 months. The number represents six per cent of the company’s total workforce. Although unconfirmed as of yet, the report comes from The Associated Press and arrives only two days ahead of Kaz Hirai’s strategic update” on …
Read More »THQ to lay off 79 at Vigil Games
Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium no longer an MMO
Read More »FRANCHISE FOCUS: Tom Clancy
You’d be forgiven for thinking the fight for the military shooter crown was between two opposing forces. Sure, Activision’s Call of Duty is a launch-sales leviathan and EA boasts impressive figures with its Medal of Honor and BattlefieldFPS properties. But to ignore Ubisoft would be a big mistake. The publisher …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jon Harrison, Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet Ltd may be a super-specialist film, TV, comic and memorabilia chain, but it’s also becoming a haven for games publishers. Marketing manager Jon Harrison tells Dominic Sacco why. You’ve done plenty of promotions with games companies. What do you think it is that attracts publishers to Forbidden Planet? …
Read More »Ubisoft deploys £1m Ghost Recon campaign
Publisher Ubisoft is splashing a cool 1m to promote Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The title – due out on May 25th for 360, PS3 and PC – will receive a string of high-profile ads including a TV spot during the Champions League final. Ads will also air on ITV1 and …
Read More »Japanese trio headline Rising Star’s summer line-up
Rising Star Games is putting its weight behind three flagship titlesthis summer. Akai Katana?will be Rising Star’s first pan-Atlantic release following the opening of its US arm earlier this year. It will arrive in May, alongside Rune Factory Oceans on PS3. Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns, the franchise’s …
Read More »Activision’s ‘greatest’ Spider-Man game braced for Box Office boost
Fans will not be disappointed by the new Amazing Spider-Man game, Activision says. The firm admits Spidey titles have had a chequered history, so has made sure this year’s movie tie-in got a full two-year development cycle. Traditionally, Spider-Man games based on films have been the more successful titles. And …
Read More »The future of Epic Games
After a significant GDC for the studio, Develop asks its president Mike Capps what comes next
Read More »Strauss Zelnick: ‘THQ won’t be around in six months’
Take-Two CEO blames licensing strategy for THQ's woes
Read More »Mark Howsen moves from SCE UK to SCEE
Sony UK has announced that UK sales director Mark Howsen is moving to SCEE to become its new commercial development director. His new responsibilities include SCEE’s licensing programme, in-game advertising and new business development. The move will happen on April 23rd. Howsen has been at SCE UK for almost 13 …
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