New online games firm to come from founders of Eidos' Danish team
Read More »Realtime Worlds confirms $50m funding boost
Second round of VC money-raising for Crackdown developer
Read More »Riccitiello: “I’m trying to bring great quality and innovation back”
More from EA CEO on his company's new attitude to game studios
Read More »Infogrames Gardner predicts stable fiscal year
CEO of Atari parent Infogrames David Gardner has said that the company is still on track for a ‘stable’ 2007–2008 FY fiscal performance – and that it doesn’t expect significant losses compared to its previous year. The firm’s Q4 results are due on May 14 th , but have taken …
Read More »IGDA hunts for ‘Leaders’
Call for speakers goes out to support upcoming Leadership Forum event in San Francisco
Read More »Blitz to use Hansoft
Popular project management tool to support UK studios new projects
Read More »UK March Charts – Analysis
ALL FORMATS TOP 50: MARCH 1. Mario & Sonic and the Olympic Games (Wii, DS) Sega 2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (360, PS3) Ubisoft 3. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS) Nintendo 4. Army of Two (360, PS3) EA 5. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) SCE 6. Call of Duty 4: …
Read More »Most casual games are rubbish
Codemasters Online’s vice president David Solari has hit out at the number of developers rushing out casual games after signing a deal to bring a range of Mumbo Jumbo titles to retail. The deal kicks off with ten new games set for release on April 25th on the Funsta label …
Read More »PlayStation Store revamp set for April 15th
The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that PlayStation Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new PlayStation Store also promises much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface. SCE has also lined up a host of new content, …
Read More »Clancy brand going global after breaking 50m sales barrier
Ubisoft has plans to make its Tom Clancy franchise a true heavyweight in the wider entertainment world after the series reached a spectacular 52 million in lifetime unit sales. The newly-acquired IP, which cost Ubisoft €60m and allows the publisher to take full control of the property, will be expanded …
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