Publishing

The ascent of Minecraft studio Mojang knows no bounds – a multi-million dollar franchise, a fanbase to envy, an event and growing merchandise business… And now it’s a third-party publisher too, helping bring another indie studio’s game to market. Mojang has signed up Cobalt from Oxeye Game Studios. It’s the …

The game that many think could be EA’s killer social gaming IP is out of beta and has gone live. The publisher says that the free-to-play Facebook game already has just short of 5m monthly active users. The game itself, which was developed by EA-owned studio Playfish, combines the iconic …

In news that appears to have been largely ignored by the mainstream media, HP last night made a dramatic announcement that points to the drastically changing times in the PC sector. HP last night shocked the tech industry by announcing the discontinuation of its webOS tablet and smartphone platforms, comprising …

GAMESCOM: Valve has a responsibility to show Electronic Arts why it’s smarter business to add its games on Steam instead of remove them, studio president Gabe Newell has said. Newell suggested the struggle with EA is complicated, but nevertheless reconcilable. "I don’t think Valve can pick just one thing and …

This week we’re going to look at Gran Turismo using the GameVision Brand Map you can buy direct from MCV Reports. We ask European gamers about their time spent with 200 different titles twice a year and compile the data they give us into a report we call a Brand …

Ubisoft has altered the way digital rights management works in the PC version of Driver: San Francisco after receiving negative feedback. Players will no longer be required to have a constant internet connection in order to play the game, reports Rock, Paper, Shotgun, but they will need to sign in …

Respected industry veterans Roy Campbell and Jon Rissik have joined Codemasters. Campbell has taken the role of senior VP of publishing. His job will see him look after Codemasters’ worldwide publishing business, directing the sales and distribution activities with the firm’s partners in the US, EMEA and other distributor territories. …

Bethesda has announced an exclusive event to celebrate the upcoming launch of RAGE, which will feature candid talks with RAGE creative director Tim Willits. The event will take place on 14th September at the Sydney Opera House, and fans will have a multitude of opportunities to win tickets to the …

GAMESCOM: Nintendo has dated a number of potentially blockbuster games as part of its Gamescom press avalanche. Chief amongst them is Wii title The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which will be released in Europe on November 18th. The company has also confirmed that Super Mario 3D Land will hit …

LinkedIn profiles reveal purchase, company name change to Zynga NY