Tag Archives: interactive

Overall company profits rise, but game division loses $55 million

Long-term servant of the games industry and current life president of Eidos Ian Livingstone was awarded a British Inspiration Award for his work in the interactive entertainment sector at this afternoon’s inaugural event. The Awards were set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of …

The legal row between publisher SouthPeak Interactive and developer Paradox Interactive has been resolved, with the former agreeing to pay up. SouthPeak previously failed to pay Paradox $585,000 it had collected from sales of its games due to insolvency. Paradox then filed a lawsuit against SouthPeak. However a new statement …

Sports Interactive has re-booted Football Manager Live to breathe new life into the MMO. The game launched in January last year but hasn’t enjoyed the success its developers were hoping for. Football Manager Live has also been dominated by a handful of players, making it unattractive to new gamers. To …

Trade organisation The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, otherwise known as ELSPA, has confirmed that it is to change its name to the UK Interactive Entertainment Association. The proposal was made and approved at today’s extraordinary general meeting. The organisation will continue under the name ELSPA for the time …

Media giant and powerhouse IP stable Disney has insisted that it won’t release video games based on its popular movie licenses as a matter of routine – instead, it will only do so when the gaming release serves a proven sector of the market. For instance, the next big theatrical …

Online gaming developer-publisher to release and maintain Gods & Heroes MMO with PlayGrid Platform

Californian studio Naughty Dog was jubilant last night after winning a spectacular ten awards at this year’s Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The developers of the widely adored PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2 won the award for Game of the Year and Adventure Game of the Year, as well as Outstanding Achievement …

Disney Interactive Studios is planning to work with stars from upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland in order to promote the accompanying video game. The publisher is once again joining forces with Disney’s Hollywood arm, following the successful collaboration between the teams when marketing last week’s release The Princess and the …

Virginia-based US publisher SouthPeak Interactive has seen the $1.2m profit it enjoyed in the quarter ending December 31st 2008 turn into a $2.6m loss for the same period in 2009. Also down were revenues – they fell from $17.3m to $10.1m, a decline of 42 per cent. Operating costs, however, …