Publishing

Disney Interactive has posted a 58 per cent increase in revenues for the quarter ending January 1st. The video game arm of Disney saw unit sales increase to $349m from $221m the year prior, backed by strong sales of Disney Epic Mickey and Toy Story 3. However Disney Interactive posted …

The Wii uDraw tablet accessory will hit shelves in the UK on March 4th. THQ has announced that three compatible games will be released with the device on the day of release – Pictionary, Dood’s Big Adventure and uDraw Studio. The latter comes bundled with the hardware. The drawing tablet …

Canadian studio picks up job for 2K Games' sequel

2K Games has announced it will release the follow-up to The Darkness later this year. The Darkness II is currently in production for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is due to arrive this Autumn. It follows on from the million unit-selling 2007 title, which is based on a supernatural …

Games publisher THQ has sold its THQ Wireless mobile gaming division to Swedish firm 24MAS for an undisclosed amount, sister site MEcan reveal. The company says it will continue to provide THQ and third-party branded apps and content to mobile operators around the world, although THQ will be keeping its …

Sony is taking its fight against PS3 piracy to new levels with a fresh drive to round up more hackers involved with security breaches of its PS3 console. The company is already embroiled in a legal dispute with notorious hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz but now sites such as YouTube, Twitter, …

A Call of Duty developer’s job is never done. Once the game has shipped, the team has to manage the millions of gamers that flock to the title’s online multiplayer. And it’s not just about DLC either, but handling the critical mass of consumers and dealing with complaints of security …

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play – otherwise known as the PlayStation-branded mobile phone – will launch in the UK this April. Phone service providers Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone all say they will be stocking the Android-powered gaming phone, Pocket Lint reports. According to Orange and T-Mobile the device will hit …

Ubisoft is taking its Call of Juarez in a brand new direction with The Cartel. This third instalment in the FPS series is set in the present day, but features Wild West weapons, costumes and other elements the franchise is known for. The game is due for release on 360, …

Rumours are pointing to a possible partnership between Finnish mobile giant Nokia and Microsoft that could see the latter’s mobile phone OS Windows Phone 7 installed on Nokia smartphones in the future. The New York Times reports that Nokia’s shares have grown for four straight days as the whispering continues …