A bold new publisher owned by developers is to be run by Andy Payne. He will step away from his day-to-day duties at Mastertronic to lead the outfit currently called ‘The Games Consortium’. The Consortium is designed to build an operation for UK developers to publish their games digitally, and …

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Dark Souls will be heading to UK retail on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year. It’s the result of a partnership deal between Namco Bandai and hit Japanese developer-publisher From Software. Namco Bandai will handle publishing duties for the firm’s games in the US and Europe. It was announced at …

UK publisher Funbox Media has teamed up with accessories firm Imp Gaming to produce Combo Packs for Wii. Each product combines one of Funbox’s Wii titles with an appropriate Imp peripheral, such as steering wheels and fishing rod controllers. Titles in the deal include Chicken Blaster, Speed, Wild West Shootout …

Sniper Ghost Warrior publisher City Interactive is fast establishing its UK operation. The firm is searching for developers, marketers and sales executives, as well as a new UK distributor, to expand its business in Europe. It has opened a London development studio in December led by Black and Bodycount designer Stuart …

It’s coming up to three years for the Warner UK games team. Are you happy with the progress so far? We always strive to do better, which is why Warner Bros. is one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, and to maintain that position you need to continually …

What sets A Game Distribution apart from other suppliers? We are a full service distributor of video games, accessories and consoles focused on supporting the international independent market as well as the promotions market. We can offer fully branded white label logistics for any store or promoter in Europe. How …

EA has begun 2011 in much the same way as it did in 2010 – by promising fewer, better and bigger titles going forwards. The mantra was repeated by both CEO John Riccitiello and COO John Schappert in a conference call to investors, according to Gamsutra. The claims, though, are …

Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson wants to see a console version of Football Manager. The studio director – who oversees Sega’s popular football sim franchise – just received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to the games industry. Now he’d like to bring Football Manager back to …

The download-only era of games may be closer than ever, but today retail has one key advantage: the High Street is still the first stop for all new releases. While the PC has long since offered digital versions of the latest titles on day one, console gamers are still dependent …