Publishing

INTERVIEW: NowGamer

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 …

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NowGamer 2.0 revamp planned

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. …

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Sony gives schools homework

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 …

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EA praises Fox News coverage

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 …

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Ubisoft reveals Rocksmith

While some publishers clearly are no longer convinced about the viability of the guitar game genre, Ubisoft clearly is following the announcement of a brand new music game from the publisher. Called Rocksmith, the game comes complete with a real electric guitar. In fact, The Hollywood Reporter says that Ubisoft …

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The Crytek way

Develop interviews one of the last unashamedly 'old-model' studios of Ferrari-like tech, dev autonomy and big gambles

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