Publishing

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has lost the licence for Stargate –which could spell the end for its MMO Stargate Worlds. The company was issued a notice of termination by licence owners MGM Studios last week, according to Nerdvana. The game was originally announced in 2006 but very little has been seen …

Bethesda parent confirms reports of Swedish studio buyout

Call of Duty: Black Ops has made $360m in one day in the US and UK, besting sales of Modern Warfare 2. The Treyarch-developed FPS has sold 5.6m units across both North America and the UK. Almost a million more than the 4.7m units Modern Warfare 2 sold over the …

Loss-making publisher looks to spread its business across XBLA, PSN And PC

Online games developer and publisher K2 has acquired the APB IP from the administrator of collapsed Dundee studio Realtime Worlds, inside sources have told Develop. California based K2 Network, a heavily VC-funded company responsible for the free-to-play service GamersFirst, has reportedly spent in the region of 1.5 million for the …

All Points Bulletin may soon return as free-to-play offering

Sony is to embark on a dedicated marketing campaign in Latin America following a tremendous boom for the PlayStation market in the region. The new ad spots, made by sector specialist Saatchi & Saatchi, feature both the PS3 and PlayStation Move and focus on a character called ‘babyman’ (who has …

A report from TheStreet claims that on its first day of release Microsoft sold just 40,000 Windows Phone 7 units. TheStreet adds that the number doesn’t account for the 89,000 free Windows Phone 7 devices that were handed out to Microsoft employees. The numbers are thon into stark contrast when …

Capcom has revealed that MotoGP 10/11 will be on the starting grid next spring. The PS3 and Xbox 360 title is being developed by Monumental Games and will feature all the content from the 2010 MotoGP season, whilst offering downloadable updates for the 2011 championship. "MotoGP will offer gamers the …

Forget the Red Ring of Death, spilt drinks are the most common cause of console damage, according to insurance firm Protect Your Bubble. Targeting gamers during the biggest release week of the year so far, the online broker highlights the arrival of Black Ops and Kinect, but warns that technology …