Publishing

Tecmo Koei may be embracing social games, but it still has an interest in the console space. The publisher has lifted the lid on its latest Jockey horse racing game. Champion Jockey will arrive this September on Xbox 360 Kinect, PS3 Move and Wii, MCV can reveal. It’s the spiritual …

Having just confessed to a fresh data theft from the Sony Greece BMG website, the PlayStation platform has now revealed a further breach of its online security. The BBC reports that the details of 2,000 consumers registered on the Canadian Sony Ericsson portal have been stolen. Email addresses, passwords and …

Spil Games have introduced a new activity feed feature to their social gaming portals.

Ubisoft has announced it currently working on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online, the first free-to-play entry in the series. The game is being developed by Ubisoft Singapore and is a multiplayer-only, third-person tactical shooter. It will be available to download on PC, with a closed beta due to start later …

John Riccitiello has opened up on the pressures, pain, failure, embarrassments, loss and hope of his four years so far as Electronic Arts CEO. Speaking at a graduation speech last week at his old university, Riccitiello stated: In the churn of all this industry change, EA found itself on the …

Microsoft has announced that a brand new Gears of War 3 trailer will be aired in the UK after the Champions League final this Saturday. It can be seen after the final whistle blows at Wembley following the heavyweight clash between Manchester United and Barcelona – around 21:45 or a …

Sony has announced that PSN will be shut down for essential maintenance tonight between 16:00 and midnight. Throughout this time the following services will be unavailable – PC registration, account management and account registration. Those signed in before 16:00 will remain logged in and can continue as normal, though logging …

Microsoft will launch the successor of its Windows PC operating system next year, the company’s chief has revealed. Steve Ballmer said at a press conference in Tokyo that the new operating system would be optimised for tablet devices, PCs and a variety of different form factors”. Elsewhere in his speech, …

Microsoft is reforming its Windows Phone with an imminent release of a new and improved operating system, the company’s CEO has claimed. Steve Ballmer said at a press conference in Tokyo that the Windows Phone OS is now much more global”, and will add over 500 new features”. Microsoft will …

PSN remains online, but it seems that hackers are not letting up on their tirade against PlayStation platform holder Sony. Reuters reports that Sony websites from three different countries have been hacked. In addition, it claims that the personal in formation of 8,500 customers has been stolen from its Sony …