Publishing

One shock announcement to emerge from Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show press conference was that cult shooter Radiant Silvergun is scheduled for a surprise release on Xbox Live Arcade. The Treasure-developed game was previously released in both the arcades and on Sega Saturn in 1998, though was never published outside of …

Microsoft has stated that it is looking to address problems with some copies of Halo Reach that are preventing some gamers from playing the game. A number of consumers have claimed that their Xbox 360 consoles are unable to read the game disc. An isolated report on Maxconsole even went …

Nicholas Francis on Unity's future plans in an evolving industry

It has been a difficult period for the UK games market. Toys R Us, Argos and HMV have all blamed the ‘weak’ games sector for a tough summer of sales, while last week the UK games market suffered its worst seven days of sales since May 2006 – before the …

With both the Xbox 360 and PS3 having undergone physical redesigns in the last year, a study by Gamasutra claims that while both have seen an uplift in sales it’s Xbox 360 that has benefited the most. In its first three months of availability the PS3 Slim saw year-on-year sales …

Developer Asylum says only Nintendo’s platforms can help its Doctor Who games reach a family audience. The two upcoming Doctor Who titles – Evacuation Earth and Return to Earth – are due this year for DS and Wii respectively. And Asylum MD Simon Bailey says that the timing couldn’t be …

Kids’ mega-franchise Ben 10 is heading to Leicester Square next month. The event on October 2nd will allow fans to get a first hands-on play with the upcoming Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction game. It will also feature exclusive screenings of the new TV series and kids’ goody bags …

As had been rumoured, Capcom has revealed a fifth game in the Devil May Cry series at its Tokyo Game Show conference. Called simply DMC, is being jointly developed by Capcom and Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory. The Devil May Cry series first debuted on PS2 in 2001 …

Speaking at its ongoing Tokyo Game Show press conference, publisher Capcom has confirmed that a second downloadable Dead Rising game is on the way, and will also be exclusive to Xbox 360. Called Dead Rising 2: Case West, the game will star Frank West, the popular protagonist from the first …

Some highly regarded and popular names in games marketing and PR have taken up new roles. Activision’s senior brand manager Gary Sims – who has worked on Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and Blur, has left the publisher to join toy specialist Hasbro. In his new role Sims will be working …