News Archive: Publishers
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31st October, 2008
Belgium bans videogame rentals
Regional publisher's organisation successfully lobbies government for total ban on the practice from December
EA cuts Spielberg game team?
UPDATE: EA confirm the game is still in development, saying "The rumour is incorrect."
EA at work on Dante's Inferno game
Number of movie studios bidding for movie rights to the publisher's take on the classic poem
Nintendo shares will rise again - Pachter
Wedbush Morgan analyst dismisses risk to company from economic slowdown
30th October, 2008
Atari picks up Riddick, Ghostbusters titles
Publisher grabs titles previously dropped by Activision Blizzard following merger
PlayStation 3 unlikely to break even, says DFC Intelligence
Research firm expects PlayStation 3 to claim between 40 and 50 per cent of games hardware market
29th October, 2008
Bethesda pencils in new Elder Scrolls title for 2010
Fallout 3 publisher will continue to focus on titles for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii
UK industry to introduce traffic light ratings system
ELSPA acknowledges flaws in PEGI system, new symbols designed to be easily understood
28th October, 2008
THQ sues Activision over box art
Baja 1000 games share "identical elements" in front and back packaging
27th October, 2008
Thompson: Educational games will lose you money
Microsoft boss warns of "crossing the line" by trying to combine education and entertainment
"Online is massive and significant opportunity" - EA
Keith Ramsdale underlines importance of "great ongoing content" in attracting new audiences
Too early to determine economic impact - Ramsdale
But London Games Festival chairman believes industry has strong base
Digital distribution won't kill retail - Blitz
But Arcade division director Chris Swan does believe that it will "shift things a bit"
24th October, 2008
23rd October, 2008
Gibeau: It's "imperative" for EA to go online
Company intends to continue push started by Warhammer, Battlefield and Star Wars
GOG.com launches open beta
Digital distribution service to expand to offer more than 50 classic games
22nd October, 2008
EA sued by composer for $1.5 million
Song allegedly used in ten sports titles without musician's agreement
Midway shares drop 12 per cent
Value of Mortal Kombat publisher down 67.1 per cent compared to one year ago
New Star Wars MMO being considered for console - EA
EA assessing feasibility of console versions of The Old Republic and Mythic's Warhammer Online
Harrison: "Sony took absolutely the right decision" to recall LBP
Former Worldwide Studios boss confident that "stumble" won't affect game's success "one iota"
17th October, 2008
Warner president quits SCi board
Kevin Tsujihara is the second director to step down in as many weeks
Nintendo cites controllers as key to success
NPD results show "consumers have truly responded" to entertainment offering
PS3 sales almost double in the US
Sony's flagship platform sees strong growth year-on-year, while software also rockets
Microsoft hails music games success
Publisher notes Xbox 360 as "preferred stage" for Rock Band and Guitar Hero
16th October, 2008
Midway to cancel underperforming licensed titles
Publisher expects further losses in Q3 after reaching mutual agreements with partners
Take-Two faces $50m lawsuit
Former member of the publisher's board of directors sues over broken oral contract
15th October, 2008
Riccitiello: "EA will kill a game or two a year"
EA boss prepared to cancel in-development titles that don't meet quality expectations every year, "forever"
Playlogic becomes Xbox 360 publisher
Dutch company gains licensing rights for Microsoft's console and Games for Windows brand
Riccitiello: Take-Two deal was "waste of ink"
Electronic Arts CEO shrugs off time spent on GTA publisher acquisition attempt
14th October, 2008
Microsoft offers free storage solution for New Xbox Experience
Company prepares users for Live update due November 19
Publisher stocks rebound on confident markets
Government action on banks helps add more green to financial picture
11th October, 2008
Infogrames completes Atari Inc acquisition
Move unites the brand as US company become wholly owned subsidiary
10th October, 2008
Microsoft: Third-parties shifting "from the PlayStation brand to Xbox 360"
Japanese publishers using Xbox to reach global audiences, says Greenberg
Sony: We want Xbox 360 to succeed in Japan
Shuhei Yoshida wants Japanese consumers to embrace "more sophisticated gaming" that PS3 and 360 offer over Nintendo's Wii
No immediate plans to delist Xbox Live Arcade titles - Schappert
XBLA cull put on hold says Microsoft's online and services boss
9th October, 2008
All future Sony Japan PSP titles to be released via download
First-party titles to be offered as digital and physical product on day of release
Tomy to create new IP for videogames
Toy corporation to increase publishing operations in US and Europe
Microsoft: "We've done a great job of innovating"
Schappert admits he gets "riled" when company is accused of copying rivals
TGS: PSP direct Store access to go live next week
Users able to download content directly to PSP rather than use PS3 or PC
Championship Manager had "no vision, no direction," admits Eidos
But Meredith determined to make franchise a serious competitor to Football Manager
8th October, 2008
Ubisoft to spend $10 million on Shaun White ads
Publisher set to launch marketing blitz throughout US for its snowboarding title
7th October, 2008
Jack Sorensen quits THQ
Worldwide studios boss steps down, publisher promotes three product development execs in management shake-up
6th October, 2008
Xbox 360 to get exclusive Tomb Raider: Underworld episodes
Microsoft signs Eidos for six hours of platform-exclusive play
EA pledges Madden sales to breast cancer charity
Partial proceeds from Madden NFL 09 Pink will go towards aiding the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation
Packaged goods best performer for EA in Asia
Despite rampant piracy, packaged PC games show "massive" growth for publisher in Asian markets
3rd October, 2008
THQ and Player One enter distribution deal
UK-based sports games publisher to exclusively distribute mobile titles worldwide
Microsoft: We understand European loyalty to Sony
Game Studios boss hopes to see further success in Europe by continuing to cater to regional consumer demands
2nd October, 2008
Take-Two to remain independent
Board of directors ends review of alternative buyers following EA's failed bid
Japanese videogame market down 21 per cent
Hardware sales down 33 per cent, handhelds strongest in region
1st October, 2008
Europe "definitely not maturing at all yet" - EA
Jens Uwe Intat points to huge potential for growth still in Russia and Germany
