Publishing

EA could be liable for "potentially billions of dollars" after the co-creator of the very first Madden video game announced he is taking the publisher to court. Since its inception the Madden series has sold in excess of 85m copies generating in the region of $4bn in profit. Now Reuters …

Robin Antonick wants 'tens of millions of dollars' in alleged unpaid royalties

New stats from from two separate sources have stated that Sony’s PS3 console has now passed Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in terms of total unit sales across the globe. Europe has always been a strong territory for Sony’s machines. Gamasutra reports that retailer GameStop – citing data from an IDG report …

Ex-Capcom man back in business, company websites revealed

Adam Hopkinson has joined the IGN UK team as commercial director. He joins from Target Media, where he worked for 12 years – most recently in the role of group trading director. He will now lead IGN’s sales team, operating across the company’s film, games and lifestyle brands and reporting …

Over thirty employees working for THQ have been made redundant, the publisher has confirmed. A spokesperson said 17 workers are to leave New York studio Kaos, while 16 people are to lose their jobs at Illinois outfit Volition. THQ said it needed to adjust workforce numbers at Volition to fit …

Sony Online Entertainment has made deep cuts to its organisation today confirming previous rumours. 205 developers have been released as three studios – in Denver, Seattle and Tucson – are shut down. Spy MMO The Agency has also been dropped as part of the shrink, with teams now refocused on …

'...iOS devices could be capable of Unreal DX11 technology in two years'

Unreal Engine boss thinks the App Store will soon have its own 'Avatar blockbuster'

A clear picture of the total number of consoles sold in Europe has emerged today. According to IDG data released by GameStop, the active European games console market in total is around 153m units. 114m of that are current gen machines, which breaks down like this: – 14.7million Sony PlayStation …