Entries in 'Publishers' (108)

Dark Nebula

Free Lunch design acquires Dark Nebula

The popular series of iOS games, Dark Nebula, has been acquired by Gothenburg-based outfit Free Lunch Design.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 8th 2012 at 5:45PM in News
Dataspelsgalan Folkets Val

Swedish gaming award's people's choice voting still open

Dataspelsgalan 2012 has been delayed until late March/early April, but the voting for the people’s choice award is still open.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 7th 2012 at 5:30PM in News
Paradox new lineup

Paradox announces three new games at GDC

Paradox Interactive, Sweden's most indie-friendly big publisher, today announced three new games for its 2012 lineup, one of which is created by Magicka developer, Arrowhead.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 7th 2012 at 1:55PM in News
Funcom stock prices up

Funcom stock price 'could triple'

The price of stock in Funcom has risen from 5,20 NOK last summer to 20,30 NOK in March 2012. Analysts expects further growth until the release of Funcom's next big ...

Jon Cato
by Jon Cato
on Mar 7th 2012 at 1:45PM in News

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EA Gothenburg

EA opens Gothenburg studio

EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on “developing new generations of games, and the engine ...

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 7th 2012 at 1:30PM in News
Notch twitters about his profit sharing

Mojang employees split Notch's money

Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has made an unusual decision about what to do with the dividends from his wildly successful game studio: give it to his ...

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 5th 2012 at 4:15PM in News
Angry Birds Land

Angry Birds Land to open in Finland

Finland is not just the home of Angry Birds developers Rovio; soon it will also have its very own Angry Birds amusement park.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 5th 2012 at 4:10PM in News
Artplant-chief Jack Wulff with Game of Thrones-author George R.R. Martin. PHOTO: Artplant

Artplant creates Game of Thrones MMO

BigPoint has announced an upcoming Massive Multiplayer Online RPG based on the popular HBO-series Game of Thrones, with Norwegian studio Artplant on development duties.

Jon Cato
by Jon Cato
on Mar 2nd 2012 at 4:00PM in News

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Mass Effect 3 Space Edition event

EA goes Global in Sweden for Mass Effect 3 Space Edition

Bioware and EA hosted their own version of the Mass Effect 3 Space Edition event in Stockholm last night.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 2nd 2012 at 2:45PM in News
The Gullstikka awards 2012

Skyrim dominates the Gullstikka awards

Gullstikka, the awards show hosted by Norwegian distributors and publishers (NSM), celebrated the Norwegian games industry this evening, handing out awards to local and international games their developers.

Mats Nylund
by Mats Nylund
on Mar 1st 2012 at 9:00PM in News
GAME summit WAS positive, insists suppliers

GAME summit WAS positive, insists suppliers

The recent developments at GAME flies in the face of a 'successful' supplier meeting last week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 1st 2012 at 9:25AM in News
INTERVIEW: Joshua Howard, Microsoft Flight

INTERVIEW: Joshua Howard, Microsoft Flight

MCV grills executive producer Joshua Howard about Microsoft Flight's free-to-play model and why third-party publishers are not allowed to be a part of it, as the game launches today.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 29th 2012 at 12:34PM in News

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Square Enix planning Indian office

Square Enix planning Indian office

Japanese publisher Square Enix is looking to establish a presence in India.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 15th 2012 at 9:17AM in News
MCV's 20-page trade guide to PlayStation Vita is available now

MCV's 20-page trade guide to PlayStation Vita is available now

We have put together a special magazine all about PlayStation Vita - and the 20-page guide is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via iPad.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 1:38PM in News
Games TV ads: The top ten publishers of 2011

Games TV ads: The top ten publishers of 2011

We reveal the top ten games publishers which had the most watched TV advertising campaigns last year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 10:50AM in News
Publishers to Microsoft: 'Don't kick us off the Flight'

Publishers to Microsoft: 'Don't kick us off the Flight'

Microsoft Flight could harm the simulation games market if the company doesn’t open it up to third-parties, publishers have told MCV.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 13th 2012 at 9:30AM in News

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How games TV ads translate into sales

How games TV ads translate into sales

We know millions of pounds are spent on advertising games on TV. But how did this help influence each publisher’s November market share in terms of unit sales?

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 6th 2012 at 10:02AM in News
Moore: Publishers must adapt or die

Moore: Publishers must adapt or die

EA COO Peter Moore has issued a stark warning to his rival publishers – you’ll die off if you’re not ready for the digital transition.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 9th 2011 at 8:27AM in News
Which game won the battle of the TV ads?

Which game won the battle of the TV ads?

We reveal what TV viewers liked most about some of this season’s biggest games advertisements, including those for Skyrim, FIFA 12 and Modern Warfare 3.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 11:34AM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 23rd)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 23rd)

We look at recent TV advertising activity for games and find out how Grand Theft Auto could affect the games advertising market next year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 11th 2011 at 3:47PM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 16th)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 16th)

We look at recent TV advertising activity for games and the leading campaigns for the week ending October 16th year-on-year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 4th 2011 at 1:12PM in News
QA Profile: U-Trax

QA Profile: U-Trax

MCV sits down with U-Trax president Richard van der Giessen about the state of the localisation and quality assurance sector.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 4th 2011 at 11:05AM in News
QA Spotlight: Babel Media

QA Spotlight: Babel Media

Babel Media’s VP of sales and marketing Keith Russell tells MCV about the state of the QA sector and a potential move to Montreal.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 28th 2011 at 10:01AM in News
THQ Australia appoints new marketing director

THQ Australia appoints new marketing director

Col Kennedy, former head of Disney Interactive's EMEA product marketing team, has recently come on board as the marketing director for THQ Asia-Pacific.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Sep 28th 2011 at 5:42AM in News
Publisher stock slumps amidst market turmoil

Publisher stock slumps amidst market turmoil

Shares across the US and Europe were in free-fall yesterday amid warnings that the global economy had entered a danger zone.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 12:07PM in News