Publishing

A sequel to 2005 console and PC hit Sniper Elite is on the way next year from publisher 505 Games. Called Sniper Elite V2, the title is being developed by UK studio Rebellion whose other hits include Aliens vs Predator, Star Wars: Battlefront and Rogue Trooper – as well as …

Green Man Gaming occupies a unique position at the intersection of possibly the two hottest topics in the games industry – digital distribution and trade-ins. It couldn’t be more zeitgeisty if it dressed itself in a calendar and stripped off a layer every morning to reveal the new date. The …

Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has stressed that he does not believe the price of the NGP – which remains unconfirmed – will be the factor that ultimately decides its fate. "It’s not to say the price of the platform isn’t a consideration, but …

Ray Maguire has left Sony. The SCEE senior VP and UK MD has departed after 17 years at the firm. He has been at the Sony games unit since PlayStation began, with his role evolving over time to include responsibility over the Irish, Nordic, Benelux and the Mediterranean regions. Having …

505 will publish the official Rugby World Cup 2011 game on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this August, ahead of the tournament itself in September and October. It is a major coup for the firm, which has already started the year in fine style with Zumba Fitness currently at number …

Sony has stated that the manufacturing disruption caused by the fallout of last month’s earthquake and tsunami last month could force it to alter its NGP launch plans. This could include the delaying of the launch in some regions. Bloomberg quotes SCEA president Jack Treet as saying that the disaster …

It might not have any games pencilled in for the launch of Sony’s PSP successor the NGP, but THQ has told MCV that it does plan to support the machine a little further down the line. "We do have plans, but we just haven’t announced anything yet," president and CEO …

What has been behind the decision to rebrand THQ?We laid out this strategy almost two and a half years ago. The whole idea was to have two business units, for core and family. On the core side of the business it was about fewer, bigger, but very high quality core …

Activision would lose partial ownership of the Modern Warfare IP if it fails in its legal battle with former employees, reports suggest. The California publisher is deep in a bitter lawsuit involving a group of former Infinity Ward employees, led by ousted studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West, as …

West and Zampella could co-own the franchise if they win lawsuit, lawyer claims