Entries in 'licence' (61)

Nintendo toys get UK distribution

Nintendo toys get UK distribution

Hive Entertainment has signed a deal with Together Plus to distribute its range of Nintendo toys and stationary into the UK market.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 17th 2009 at 11:41AM in News
Gearbox offloading Heat IP

Gearbox offloading Heat IP

Gearbox Software has revealed that it may sell to other studios the right to develop a game based on the 1995 Michael Mann film Heat.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 3:59PM in News
EA lashes out at licensed games

EA lashes out at licensed games

Publisher EA has once again poured scorn over the licensed games market – a sector it was once famed for bossing.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 8th 2009 at 3:50PM in News
Sony appoints new IP licensor for PlayStation IP

Sony appoints new IP licensor for PlayStation IP

MotorStorm alloy wheels, Killzone Zippo lighters, SingStar nail varnish and LittleBigPlanet breeze blocks – all and more could be on the way with SCEE confirming the appointment of Target Entertainment ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2009 at 3:44PM in News

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Konami grabs Gormiti games licence

Konami grabs Gormiti games licence

Japanese games publisher Konami has won the exclusive international video games rights to Italian trading card franchise Gormiti, with the first titles based on the series heading for Wii and ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2009 at 3:37PM in News
Sony outlines widespread Home support

Sony outlines widespread Home support

The Japanese arm of Sony has revealed a number of the high-profile games companies that have currently signed up for licenses to develop content for the firm’s growing virtual world ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 9th 2009 at 2:59PM in News
LazyTown running after video game deal

LazyTown running after video game deal

The rights owner of globally popular kid’s TV show LazyTown is actively seeking development and publishing partners to bring the franchise to the world of gaming.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2009 at 5:52PM in News
Cost of Beatles deal was “very rich”

Cost of Beatles deal was “very rich”

Though the exact numbers remain unknown, the chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Martin Bandier has told Variety that the deal struck between MTV and Apple Corp for the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 31st 2008 at 11:30AM in News

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Nickelodeon seeks new publishing partners

Nickelodeon seeks new publishing partners

Kids’ IP specialist Nickelodeon has told MCV that it is keen to license out its key franchises to new publishing partners, in order to take its games business to the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 31st 2008 at 10:37AM in News
Riccitiello: ‘Crappy’ licensed games take the industry backwards

Riccitiello: ‘Crappy’ licensed games take the industry backwards

It seems that barely a day passes without EA CEO John Riccitiello hitting the headlines – and this time the outspoken boss has lashed out at below-par license-based games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 5th 2008 at 4:05PM in News
Napoleon Dynamite coming to consoles

Napoleon Dynamite coming to consoles

A video game of cult movie Napoleon Dynamite is to be published on PSP and DS in the US by Crave Entertainment

by Tim Ingham
on May 10th 2007 at 12:00PM in News