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Canadian developer Roadhouse Interactive has become the latest studio to get its hands on an official Warhammer license. The company has reached an agreement with Games Workshop to make a side-scrolling Space Marine game for smartphones and tablets. The work we have seen to-date from Roadhouse makes us extremely confident …
Read More »Take-Two snaps up WWE license
Defunct publisher THQ hands off wrestling franchise
Read More »Pre-owned Wii U consoles can access former owner’s downloads – report
Claims are circulating that pre-owned Wii U consoles are able to access digital content purchased by the machine’s previous owner. Eurogamer reports that even machines whose hard drives have been wiped and accounts removed are still susceptible to the loophole. Speculation suggests that the problems stems from the fact that …
Read More »UPDATED: BitComposer acquires STALKER licence… maybe
The STALKER IP has a new home. BitComposer, which published the third title in the STALKER series Call of Pripyet, has acquired the licence from its developer GSC Game World. The deal gives BitComposer exclusive worldwide rights to all video games carrying the STALKER name. The acquisition of the STALKER …
Read More »Sega’s Creative Assembly lands Warhammer licence
Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …
Read More »EA settles NFL lawsuit, retains licence though loses NCAA
The Madden NFL series has survived a fierce legal dispute between EA and the NFL. A $27m settlement fee has been paid, according to Kotaku, ending a four-year class action lawsuit that argued the deal was an illegal monopoly. The most crucial news for gamers is that EA has managed …
Read More »Rangers’ inclusion in FIFA 13 in doubt
Fans of Scottish club Rangers may face the prospect of their team being excluded from this year’s incarnation of FIFA. The Glasgow giant was recently liquidated and replaced by a new club – Ranger Newco. However, member clubs of the Scottish league last week voted it into the Scottish third …
Read More »EA and UFC sign multi-year, multi-product deal
EA announced at its E3 press conference todaythat it has picked up the license for mixed martial arts promotion UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Until now, THQ had held the UFC license and developed four games based on it, one being a fitness game. The latest, UFC Undispted 3, was released …
Read More »Codemasters extends F1 licensing agreement
A new multi-year agreement has been agreed between Codemasters and motorsport body F1. Codies released its first licensed F1 title in 2009 and has since gone on to ship 5.5m units, with F1 2010 still holding the record of being the fastest selling F1 game ever released. Codemasters has created …
Read More »FEATURE: How to licence your games
Video gaming merchandise has become big business, but both retailers and publishers are still learning what works. James Batchelor details the possibilities and pitfalls of bringing video game brands to new markets… Video games-branded products are no longer just the impulse buys found in the corner of HMV or specialist …
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