Publishing

The astonishing PlayStaion Network crisis that dominated the headlines earlier this year doesn’t seem to have dented the public appetite for PSN. Gamasutra reports that Sony CEO Howard Stringer told an audience at the IFA electronics show that since the restoration of the service in March an additional 3m users …

It may not be making the social gaming strides many would expect, but it’s impossible argue that Activision’s digital strategy is not paying off. Speaking in an analyst day conference call yesterday, the publisher said that its digital revenues for the year ending June 2011 have hit $1.7bn. That’s a …

This week, we’re going to look at Fable using the GameVision Brand Map you can buy direct from MCV online. At E3 in June, Microsoft Game Studios’ creative director Peter Molyneux unveiled Fable: The Journey, a new chapter in the Fable series that uses Microsoft’s Kinect. But is Fable such …

Square Enix will double headcount if £1.2m grant is approved, article claims

Ahead of the fast approaching release of Gears of War 3 on September 20th, Microsoft has released a brand new short for the game. Echoing the success seen with previous trailers of this nature, the short – Called ‘Dust to Dust’ – juxtaposes images of war and destruction with a …

2K Czech, one of Europe’s leading triple-A studios, has lost more than 40 staff from a studio-wide redundancy operation. The job terminations have taken place across two studios operating under the 2K Czech brand. One group, based in Brno, has lost up to 40 developers, inside sources have told Develop. …

Portal publisher can beat piracy and make more money through quality of service, claims Gabe Newell

Publisher denies tester's claim that it 'willfully' failed to pay minimum wages

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Futuristic head-mounted display to launch in Japan