Publishing

As was predicted earlier this week, the third iteration in Sony’s racing series MotorStorm will play a big role in the platform holder’s E3 press conference on Tuesday. Called MotorStorm Apocalypse, the series for the first time turns to an urban setting – an abandoned city. 13 classes of vehicle …

ITV hopes to have a PS3-specific version of the ITV Player available for Sony’s console by September, a report in The Telegraph claims. The report claims that the service would be supported by advertising meaning that the PS3 is its only possible outlet on current consoles – Nintendo will not …

A senior games industry source has confirmed to MCV the name of the new entry in the Driver series that Ubisoft will be unveiling at E3 next week – Driver: San Francisco. The moniker is not a huge surprise. A teaser video released earlier this week hinted that San Francisco …

Xbox 360 games will receive a revised front cover as part of Microsoft’s plans for a brief redesign to its standardised box art. A number of pack shots from upcoming games display a different banner at the top, including Activision’s Singularity and City Interactive’s Sniper Ghost Warrior. This suggests publishers …

Electronic Arts will be showing off its multiplatform force with a line-up that boasts major titles in all key genres. The publisher will be presenting some of its biggest in-house titles, including the new Medal Of Honor, Need For Speed, Dead Space 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part …

THQ will merge the online business units within two of its key divisions: core games, and kids, family and casual games. The aim is to have all online games handled by two units that will help launch the publisher’s line-up globally. THQ is currently working on several online games, including …

THQ has promoted Martin Good to executive vice president for its kids, family & casual games and global online services business units. He will be oversee the delivery of online games across both units and will report to THQ’s president and CEO Brian Farrell. Martin’s leadership and experience uniquely qualify …

Second Life developer Linden Lab will reduce its workforce by thirty per cent, the company has announced. The company has seen a notable drop in interest in its virtual world service – a trend not mentioned as the firm announced staff reductions. "Today’s announcement about our reorganization will help us …

A new collection of Joystick Junkies peripherals has been announced by Exspect which will arrive in retailers later this year. The accessories feature branding from games clothing label Joystick Junkies, and include DSi play cases, DSi hard shell cases and flight bags that can hold any type of DS or …

Activision says its new Spider-Man title will answer the criticisms made by the firm’s outspoken CEO Bobby Kotick. The Activision boss said in January that recent Spider-Man games had ‘sucked’. But the publisher is confident that its latest Spider-Man title – Shattered Dimensions – won’t be lambasted for its quality …