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From Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising to Epic racer FUEL; Ashes Cricket 2009 to Colin McRae DiRT 2, Codemaster’s release roster for 2009 is shaping up to be its strongest ever. MCV today takes a sneaky peek at the Britsoft publisher’s line-up – revealing both behind-the-scenes information about some of the …
Read More »Sony celebrates five years of SingStar
Five years ago on May 21st SingStar was released, and as the anniversary passes, the development team at Sony’s London Studio are already looking forward to the series’ future. While full details are unconfirmed, it appears that London Studio will be adding complete video editing functionality to SingStar’s online element, …
Read More »Video games are more popular than cinema
More people in America play video games than go to the cinema, according to a recent survey carried out by the NPD group. Around two-thirds (63 per cent) of North Americans have played a game in the past six months, whereas only 53 per cent have gone to the movies …
Read More »Ubisoft makes shock move into football genre
Ubisoft has come good on its promise to make an eye-catching splash in the sports genre – with a new football title on Wii. MCV can reveal that Academy Of Champions will be targeted at a young male and family audience when it is released later this year. The game, …
Read More »Stuart Moulder joins Gazillion
Californian MMO publisher Gazillion Entertainment has snapped up the services of industry veteran Stuart Moulder, a former General Manager of Microsoft Game Studios. Moulder joins Gazillion as Vice President of Studios, responsible for the overall management of the firm’s four owned-but-independent developers. The industry veteran has over 20 years of …
Read More »Indie game studios ‘will always be more creative
Starbreeze Studios’ Johan Kristiansson claims that independent developers will always be more creative than a publisher’s own internal division. Speaking to Develop in an interview published today, Kristiansson said that an independent studio is always going to be more creative”, while warning that it is a matter of importance that …
Read More »Moore to keynote EIF 2009
EA Sports division president Peter Moore has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2009. Moore will be delivering a keynote cantered on the challenges of reinventing the EA Sports brand. I am honoured to be invited to deliver the opening keynote at the Edinburgh Games …
Read More »3D Realms back from the dead
Just days after the 3D Realms team bowed out and gave their goodbyes, days after the developer’s twelve-year attempt to finish Duke Nukem Forever ended abruptly, the Texas outfit has made a stunning revelation: 3D Realms has not closed down. In a statement released to the press, 3D Realms has …
Read More »Atari and Namco Bandai – good news for all
So when someone says a big summer/Q4 blockbuster is delayed for ‘extra polish’ they mean ‘the game wasn’t ready for release next month, and we’ve wised up to that just in the nick time’. Certainly, the games industry is no stranger to spin. Or in other words, untruths. You might …
Read More »Report: Production suspended for The Crossing
French developer Arkane Studios has announced that its upcoming FPS The Crossing has been put on hold. According to Arkane CEO Raphael Colantonio, production of the game has suspended due to funding issues. In fact, Colantonio told Joystiq that the developer ran into unexpected financial challenges” a number of months …
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