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ON FIRST impressions, starting up a games publisher in the current industry climate appears to be like taking on Tyson armed only with Ken Dodd’s tickling stick. True giants of the entertainment world – let alone the games industry – stand in the way of anyone with ambitious ideas of …

Following a period of sustained success in Japan , Sony is celebrating a home console sales victory with the news total sales for the month of November saw PS3 outsell Nintendo’s rival Wii – the first time Sony’s machine has prevailed over a four week period since it launched last …

Yesterday MCV reported that Microsoft looks set to unleash the European version of Xbox 360 video on demand service by the end of the year – and today news arrives that Sony’s PS3 equivalent could be with us just weeks later. Though there’s still no mention of a possible date …

John Riccitiello, the CEO of leading global games publisher Electronic Arts, has stated that he believes there will be less consolidation in the games industry in the future, and that new business models such as microtransactions and in-game advertising will be the driving factors in the years to come. "Is …

It’s been in development for a long time, and the expectations of it are phenomenal – and now Konami has admitted that its PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 must sell a million copies just to recoup the cost of its development. Reuters claims that producer Ryan Payton said the new …

German developer and publisher now planning first DS and Wii titles

New Korean game studio to use Epic's popular next-gen engine

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has boldly claimed that its next-gen console outperformed rival PS3 over the Thanksgiving week in North America – but Sony America has fought back, climbing Microsoft’s figures are ‘way off’. Microsoft says that estimated retail figures suggest that it sold 310,00 units for the week …

Paris Mayor backs ambitious plan by five Parisian studios to build global middleware platform called 'Play All'

Gamestation has rolled out its latest Fat Chris ad strategy – and has promised the most ‘in your face’ marketing campaign yet. The new promotional blitz is the biggest ever for Gamestation, and will take in a striking range of in-store, online and TV-based promotional activities. In 2007 we wanted …