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The mounting pressure on retail has been turned up another notch with news that THQ is planning up to six download-only titles within the next 12 months, some of which will be based on its highest-profile IPs. The publisher’s VP of core games Danny Bilson told Joystiq that THQ’s plans …

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 …

While the Avalanche CEO implies that reckless studio acquisitions are â??an American thingâ??

Warner Bros is hopeful that its library of prominent IPs will be available to its new development studio Rocksteady. It was initially expected that Rocksteady would – in the short-term – act as a dedicated Batman studio. But Warner Bros’ long-serving UK president Josh Berger says that the studio will …

We’re still none-the-wiser as to what games will accompany the launch of Natal later this year, but Microsoft has said that it won’t be throwing its stable of high-profile IP at it without careful consideration. We want the first impression to be a great one, so we are not going …

Reports are claiming that Activision has signed a deal that will see popular kids brand GoGo’s Crazy Bones coming to consoles in an effort to create a Pokemon-rivalling games franchise. That’s according to CVG, which claims that the publisher has already signed a contract with IP holder Magic Box International …

Britsoft publisher Codemasters has confirmed rumours that its Guilford studio is working on a brand new first person shooter IP headed up by creative director Stuart Black – who, as has been noted, was the man behind Criterion’s 2006 outing Black. The title will be built using the EGO Game …

Twelve of the 20 top grossing games in the UK App Store this week are based on console or PC brands. In fact, the top four places in the chart are filled with console/PC-derived titles: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars; Rock Band; Broken Sword: Director’s Cut; and Call of Duty: …

Ubisoft is set to build on 2009 with a blockbuster line-up of established franchises, new IP and unique motion-sensing projects. The publisher has highlighted Splinter Cell: Conviction, Ruse and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands as key releases for the first half of the year and promised there are several …

The importance of new IP in the video games market has, contrary to popular opinion, grown over the current generation of machines according to a new report from analyst firm EEDAR. Between 2006 and 2009 the market share commanded by new franchises grew from 16 per cent to 22 per …