Publishing

The reliance of traditional publishers on bricks and mortar business has left them powerless to fend off the advances of the growing advances of the social and browser game sector, according to Zattikka CEO Tim Chaney. They can’t do so much; they are bricks and mortar businesses that need retail,” …

Disney Interactive this morning can lay claim to its first ever title to claim the top spot three times in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track Top 40 – licensed movie outing Toy Story 3. It does so despite a 17 per cent drop in sales. So far this year only three …

Ubisoft will launch a Hawx 2 demo for Xbox 360 and PS3 next week. The demo is set to offer two different single player missions. Interception Course sees gamers play a Russian pilot sent to intercept stolen aircraft. Meanwhile, Seek and Destroy puts players in control of an elite US …

Develop on the judges panel at leading game design challenge

Nintendo’s quarterly investors’ meeting saw CEO Satoru Iwata face down questions on whether the firm can keep expanding audiences, and if it’s paying attention to new online technologies. And, of course, the format-holder chief had the right answers. Michael French picks through the highlights… EMBRACING CLOUD GAMING Cloud Computing is …

Forum posts appear to suggest APB will still be supported

Uncooked Media’s 360 Gamer magazine has seen a drop in circulation of 13.5 per cent year-on-year for the six months ending June 30th. Average readership for the three-weekly magazine fell to 14,288 from last year’s 16,527 according to latest ABC figures. However between July and December 2009 circulation rose briefly …

Source claims consultation talks are to take place at the popular APB studio - statement expected soon

The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m. Hardware sales – driven by a great performance from the Xbox 360 Slim – were up 12 per cent at $313.8m, though software sales fell eight per cent to …

French studio acquired by Bethesdaâ??s owner