Publishing

Sony’s pursuit of high-end handheld gaming content will keep retail in the mix – but not every game made for NGP will make it to the High Street. SCEE President Andrew House told MCV that the blockbuster NGP games, such as Uncharted and Call of Duty, will be released on …

Galaxy team working on new handheld platformer

CEO Iwata says smartphones focus too much on quantity and games aren't valued

The creator of cult Dreamcast action adventure series Shenmue has said that Sega will probably allow him to create Shenmue 3. Speaking at the 2011 Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Japanese game designer said he does want to make the long-awaited third entry in the franchise but it …

Lewis Hamilton’s training ground is to star in its own video game. Rye House Kart Raceway in Hertfordshire will feature in Nordic Games’ Wii release Super Karts which arrives on March 25th. Rye House will also be hosting an ‘elaborate’ event to promote the title. We’re delighted to see the …

Quantity muscles over quality for the likes of Apple and Google, Nintendo president claims

BioWare has assured consumers that Dragon Age II will be a more streamlined experience” than its predecessor. The studio’s executive producer Mike Laidlaw told PlayStation Universe that the game would have a good balance between the main storyline and side quests, describing it as a more aerodynamic” game. The original …

EA Canada believes a sequel to EA Sports MMA could become the industry’s best fighting game. Fight Night Champion producer Mike Mahar also believes the original didn’t perform as well as it deserved to. I hope [we’ll see a sequel] – I really think that the sport is still blossoming, …

A wealth of Gamertags that were previously taken are now available to Xbox 360 owners. Microsoft is currently sifting through the dead or unused accounts on its servers to free up any Xbox Live identities that were tied to them, according to Major Nelson. The Xbox icon warned: This process …

A brand new trailer has been released for EA’s upcoming Battlefield 3 and gamers are already asking if DICE’s war sim will be the most realistic shooter ever released. The video of the PC version of the game, which can be seen below, is certainly a step above anything seen …