Entries in 'publishing' (107)

Free iPads for Imagine Staff

Free iPads for Imagine Staff

Imagine Publishing has announced it has given every member of staff a free iPad.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 27th 2011 at 4:18PM in News
BigBen makes its Move

BigBen makes its Move

It’s not just publishers developing titles for the new motion controllers – peripherals vendor BigBen is also making PlayStation Move games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 8th 2010 at 9:26AM in News
Imagine poised for ‘best year ever’

Imagine poised for ‘best year ever’

Imagine Publishing has bought out its investor and is once again an independent media firm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2010 at 9:17AM in News
Profits up at Future

Profits up at Future

Future Publishing has posted a slight increase in profit for the year ending September 30th 2010.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 24th 2010 at 1:56PM in News

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NESTA fronts new publishing coalition

NESTA fronts new publishing coalition

A consortium of eight UK studios will band together under with a mission to build their own publishing business, in a new scheme backed by key trade associations and the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 15th 2010 at 1:55PM in News
EA assumes greater Old Republic control

EA assumes greater Old Republic control

Publisher EA has announced that it has updated the terms of its global publishing agreement with LucasArts that will see it assume extra responsibilities toward the title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2010 at 10:14AM in News
Tiga turns to games publishing

Tiga turns to games publishing

British games industry association is taking the plunge into games publishing in a landmark partnership with UK stronghold Jagex.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 27th 2010 at 1:58PM in News
£181m Xmas bonanza as industry sets out Q4 ad spend

£181m Xmas bonanza as industry sets out Q4 ad spend

This is the quarter where the UK games industry finally turns things around – and publishers and retailers are splashing the cash to make sure of it.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 21st 2010 at 10:51AM in News

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Team 17 breaks ties with publishers

Team 17 breaks ties with publishers

Team 17 has turned its back on third-party publishers in favour of digital distribution.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 30th 2010 at 2:00PM in News
Cale’s digital download experiment

Cale’s digital download experiment

In a frank interview with MCV, System 3 CEO Mark Cale has stated that the challenging nature of modern High Street retail is the driving force behind his new digital ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 12th 2010 at 4:08PM in News
Future’s Q3 revenue up 2%

Future’s Q3 revenue up 2%

Media group Future has reported what it describes as an “encouraging” two per cent year-on-year rise in revenue for its 2010 Q3.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 4th 2010 at 12:58PM in News
Creative enters publishing sector

Creative enters publishing sector

Croydon-based Creative Distribution has revealed plans to publish games with its first title, Real Heroes: Firefighter, due out this September.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2010 at 3:05PM in News

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Ubisoft opens new digital division

Ubisoft opens new digital division

Ubisoft is to open a new department focused on digital publishing, appointing former Microsoft casual gaming boss Chris Early.

Will Freeman
by Will Freeman
on Jun 14th 2010 at 12:38PM in News
Cloud gaming to transform retail

Cloud gaming to transform retail

This year’s launch of online  streaming service Gaikai will offer publishers and retailers a chance to outdo each other on the emerging digital battleground.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 4th 2010 at 10:48AM in News
Rebrand for Mamba after Lace merger

Rebrand for Mamba after Lace merger

Publisher Mamba is now known as Lace Mamba Global.
The firm has rebranded following its merger with the distributor as it makes a bid to move from budget PC products ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 2nd 2010 at 5:48PM in News
Profits rise at Future

Profits rise at Future

A 13 per cent year-on-year increase in traffic is the headline figure to emerge from Future Publishing’s H2 fiscal results.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 20th 2010 at 1:15PM in News

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Activision signs Bungie

Activision signs Bungie

Publisher Activision has signed a ten year deal with Halo developer Bungie that grants it worldwide publishing rights to a future multiformat release.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 29th 2010 at 2:13PM in News
Griffith relinquishes Activision role

Griffith relinquishes Activision role

It has been confirmed that the CEO and president of Activision Publishing Mike Griffith resigned from both of his roles on April 23rd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 28th 2010 at 10:27AM in News
Future reshuffles games team

Future reshuffles games team

UK media publisher Future has announced a fresh bout of reorganisation in its video games team.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2010 at 12:15PM in News
GamesTM launches new website

GamesTM launches new website

Edge-rivalling UK multiformat mag GamesTM has lifted the lid on its brand new website that intends to give a digital front to the monthly paper.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2010 at 2:09PM in News
Butt on Total PC Gaming closure

Butt on Total PC Gaming closure

Imagine Publishing has spoken up about the closure of Total PC Gaming, which it claims was shut down due to a lack of retail backing.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 23rd 2010 at 10:16AM in News
Total PC Gaming staff jobs safe

Total PC Gaming staff jobs safe

Good news for Total PC Gaming’s staff – the magazine may have closed but ex-team members have kept their jobs.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 22nd 2010 at 1:31PM in News
Total PC Gaming closed down

Total PC Gaming closed down

Specialist gaming mag Total PC Gaming has been closed down by Imagine Publishing, it has been confirmed.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 22nd 2010 at 11:49AM in News
No marketing? No success on Wii

No marketing? No success on Wii

If publishers commit to long-term marketing of their titles they can most definitely succeed on the Wii, Nintendo’s American boss Reggie Fils-Aime has stated.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2010 at 7:53AM in News
Sony admits Demon’s Souls mistake

Sony admits Demon’s Souls mistake

A Sony representative has admitted to 1UP that SCEA’s decision not to publish From Software’s PS3 RPG Demon’s Souls in North America was “a mistake”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2010 at 2:43PM in News