Publishing

Ubishop customers will find a special edition glove bundled in with their Wii copy of Michael Jackson: The Experience. The garment is a replica of the familiar glove that the late King of Pop wore during some of his most famoust performances. It is exclusive to Ubisoft’s online store and …

Bethesda believes Fallout: New Vegas has a long shelf life ahead of it, just like its predecessor. Fallout 3 became a chart regular for almost a year thanks to a string of DLC. and Bethesda hopes to do the same with New Vegas. We believe that through a combination of …

Ed Vaizey to offer update as conference ends month-long festival

The man behind Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect has shrugged off the less then enthusiastic response that the motion camera has received from some elements of the internet games community. Well, people on the internet are generally negative anyway so I try not to get too bent out of shape about …

With its ability to track the movement of 20 limbs, Kinect is well-suited to Dance Central and its hundreds of dance moves. In an interview with MCV, Harmonix says embracing Microsoft’s motion accessory rather than PlayStation Move or Wii was an easy choice. Kinect was a no-brainer because you don’t …

What made you want to develop Dance Central?Kasson Crooker, project director: We’ve wanted to do it for a long time. Over five years ago a bunch of us into hip-hop and dance music said someday we need to make a dance game, because it’s perfectly aligned with music. We looked …

Innovate or die. Harmonix says it’s this belief that is key to competing in the increasingly fierce music games market. And this developer is certainly not lacking in innovation. Since producing the first two Guitar Hero titles, the firm was bought out by Viacom and MTV Games in 2006 and …

Not so fast. YouView’s plan to launch an app store for the TV is emblematic of significant changes ahead. Clearly there’s a battle the three format-holders have seen coming. Their integrated channels for iPlayer, Sky and movie content are built to maintain an edge not just over each other, but …

UK studio highlights need of publishing support for independent developers

Studio boss Karl Hilton in talks over franchise revival; team has â??phenomenal enthusiasmâ? for project