Publishing

New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed. "We are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers," THQ boss Brian Farrell stated. By comparison, record …

Underlining the growing digital aspirations of the major third party publishers, EA has set itself a lofty goal for the years ahead. Speaking to Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian, EA’s chief financial officer Eric Brown has claimed that the firm is aiming to generate revenues in excess of $40m+ …

We quiz Sony Ericsson, EA and Gameloft on what the Play means for the mobile market

NowGamer launched in February 2009. How has it grown in the last two years?NowGamer’s growth – percentage wise – has been dramatic. In last 12 months the site has grown over 200 per cent. You’d expect those kinds of numbers in the first couple of years of launching ,but in …

Imagine Publishing is to update NowGamer.com in a renewed bid to compete with the market leaders. The publisher will integrate movies into its news and features, add more HD content and improve its social networking features. NowGamer 2.0 is a complete revamp of the website,” editor-in-chief Nick Jones told MCV. …

PlayStation and playgrounds may not have much in common, but Sony is aiming to change all that with radical education plans. The platform holder is launching a LittleBigPlanet 2 Teacher Pack – courtesy of developer Media Molecule – which it hopes will be ready by the start of the summer …

Co-founder Yerli ponders releasing engine for free; talks up mobile future

Frank Gibeau laughs off Fox news condemnation

Reports suggest layoffs have been made to 'online' divisions

While MCV and others lines up to cry foul over Fox News’ reactionary coverage of Bulletstorm last month, the boss of EA Games has praised Fox for its editorial policies and described controversy as a marketing tool. "We love Fox News," Frank Gibeau told Industry Gamers. "When you’re building new …