Publishing

So I’m sure everyone appreciates the fears mounting at every level over January’s VAT hike. Unfortunately, retailers can’t have their cake and eat it.As one of those very interview subjects (anonymously, mind) says on the cover – they can’t be crying foul over supposed silence around the VAT rise, when …

The boxed release of upcoming MMO Rift: Planes of Telara will be distributed in Europe by Ubisoft, it has been revealed. The multi-year deal with developer Trion Worlds grants Ubisoft publishing rights in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and both the Benelux and Nordic regions. The game is due out next …

Users of Xbox Live are now able to register for the Xbox Live Rewards program, a new scheme that offers to dish out real Microsoft Points for free. It’s open to any Gold Members of the service who are registered in either the UK or US. Points will be awarded …

For a genre dedicated to creating stable, believable worlds, the MMO market is surprisingly volatile. But if the sector is a 220 million business in the UK, as recent research suggests – why is it such a hard market to crack? It’s one that many traditional publishers have struggled to …

Capcomâ??s former R&D boss broadens goal to 'social games, movies, books and manga'

Mega Bloks is to launch a range of Need for Speed construction toy sets, it has been confirmed. The line is due to launch in summer 2011 and is targeted at both building fans and collectors, including authentic vehicles and play-sets. Vic Bertrand, chief innovation officer, Mega Brands, commented: "We’re …

Assassinâ??s Creed publisher to distribute Rift across continental Europe

Namco Bandai Partners has announced that the first Kinect-compatible Dr Kawashima title will be released in the UK on February 11th. Dr Kawashima’s Body and Brain Exercises was announced in September, and was a launch title for Microsoft’s new motion controller in Japan. The game challenges players to solve puzzles …

Disney Epic Mickey has gone down a storm with the gaming media following a string of high review scores. Various critics praised the Wii adventure game which has gone on to achieve a high average Metacritic review score of 78 per cent. Here’s what several key publications had to say …

Square Enix will officially announce the next full Tomb Raider game next week, according to magazine reports. The title has been previously been teased in Game Informer magazine, and now GamesMaster has said it will publish more information in its next issue out on January 4th, 2011. The news, reported …