Publishing

Publisher Bethesda has lifted the lid on a brand new project that it hopes will appeal to gamers jaded by the onslaught of high-adrenaline titles that characterise the modern market. The game, called Dishonored, has been revealed by US mag GameInformer. Described as "the antithesis of a edge-of-your-seat roller-coaster ride", …

The development world has changed, and so have we, says SCE chief

MCV is expanding into the Pacific territories with the immediate introduction of a dedicated news feed at mcvuk.com, followed by the launch of a standalone website in October. MCV Pacific will be based in Sydney, Australia, with industry journalist Leigh Harris, who has a background in Rockstar Games PR, being …

Fledgling Gold Coast publisher/distributor All Interactive Entertainment (AIE), publishing arm of parent company All Interactive Distribution (AID) has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to Bethesda’s Rage and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim throughout Australia and New Zealand. Robert Kingston, director of AIE, told MCV Pacific: The whole AIE and AID …

Over $50 million paid for Words With Friends group Newtoy

A new type of Final Fantasy game has been unveiled for the Nintendo 3DS. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a ‘theatre rhythm action’ title that allows players to use the stylus to tap the screen in time with musical prompts. It still has the traditional Final Fantasy towns and dungeons, reports …

The PlayStation Network is fully back up and running in Japan following its hack that brought the service down in April. PlayStation Store went in Japan live today, allowing users to purchase games, download demos and additional in-game content once again. Hachimaki posted an image of PS Store live in …

Publisher's own website to stream game demos via the cloud service

Next generation console will allow third party publishers to host their own digital services, company claims

Considered making Crysis 2 developer an official first party studio