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Read More »Gianluca Vialli’s on the hunt for a publisher
Football legend Gianluca Vialli and developer Geniaware are on the hunt to find a publisher for their first title, Lords of Football. The game challenges players to manage a team. But in a twist on the classic formula, users must deal with off-the-pitch activities and dramas – from training to …
Read More »Tim Schafer ‘scared for publishers’
'I think they're going to see a lot of migration from developers and fans to more open environments'
Read More »Game industry celebrities ‘suppressed by publishers’
'If more of these interesting characters were trusted, maybe we wouldn't have so many sequels' claims Peter Molyneux
Read More »Gem Logistics extends Ubisoft distribution partnership
Gem Logistics has secured a three-year contact with Ubisoft as its primary distribution partner. The company has been working with Ubisoft for seven years already, and has supplied games such as Just Dance, Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to retail. A statement read: The key factors in securing …
Read More »Exploitation of developers ‘is getting worse’
'If a publisher wants to find something that is wrong with a milestone, it's very easy for them to do' says David Doak
Read More »Thatgamecompany to sign new publisher deal this month
A new publishing deal for its next, still secret title should be agreed within the month, indie developer Thatgamecompany has said. Furthermore, it also expects to announce its fourth game before the end of the year. It takes us a little bit of time to basically readjust after the three …
Read More »Marvelous sets up UK social and mobile publisher
The Japanese publisher behind No More Heroes is coming to Europe. Marvelous AQL – the result of last year’s merger between Marvelous Entertainment, AQ Interactive and mobile developer Liveware – has created a new subsidiary MAQL Europe. The firm will be based in Tunbridge Wells and headed up by CEO …
Read More »US retailer shares used profits with publishers
Ek Games hopes to create healthy 'circle of life'
Read More »New UK boss for Tecmo Koei
Publisher Tecmo Koei has flown in an exec from its Japan HQ to run the UK office. Yasutomo Watanabe is Tecmo Koei Europe’s general manager. He takes over from Will Curley, who left the company last year to join Reef Entertainment. Watanabe has been with the firm for over ten …
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