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Endemol, the UK production company behind Deal or No Deal and Big Brother, is expanding to app publishing. The firm will launch new gaming apps next month based on its well known TV shows, which will allow audiences and their friends to play against each other. The publishing division is …
Read More »Bethesda establishes Australian publishing office
ZeniMax owned Skyrim publisher Bethesda has set up camp in Sydney. ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd will oversee all sales, marketing and distribution activity for the publisher in the region. The company already operates out of Tokyo and Hong Kong. Simon Alty has been named as MD of the new office. …
Read More »Warner talks profitability versus market share
Olivier Wolff talks a lot about relevance. And for good reason. Even when you’re an entertainment colossus as strong as Warner Bros, the games market’s often fickle shifts are hard to avoid. So when you ask him about Warner Games’ performance amidst a world of change, he’s bullish and to …
Read More »Square Enix details new UK publishing team
Publisher Square Enix has promoted three long-term employees to new senior roles. Justin Gaffney is the firm’s new general manager of UK and Export. He has a 17-year career in the industry, following stints at Codemasters and Hasbro. He joined SCi Games as European sales manager before moving to Eidos …
Read More »Microsoft turned down Heavy Rain fearing ‘child kidnapping’ controversy
Xbox maker refused to publish would-be hit because of fears over child abduction in plot
Read More »Tilting Point gets new marketing boss
2K's Tom Bass is digital publisher's new VP of Marketing
Read More »55 let go as part of Future restructuring
Future CEO Mark Wood has confirmed in an internal memo this morning that the company is to cut approximately 55 jobs. The company’s video games editorial and art teams are among those affected by the changes. Impacted staff are being informed by email this morning. Why do we need to …
Read More »Lionhead boss leads new European Xbox publishing team
Crytek's free-to-play shooter Warface first game to be published by new team
Read More »Majesco launches indie publishing label
Former IGN editor in chief and Reverb Publishing CEO to head Midnight City
Read More »Xbox creates European publishing team
Microsoft has announced the creation of a European publishing team, which will be led by Lionhead Studio’s boss John Needham. "What we’re trying to do with this team – it’s a first party publishing group – is across Europe find triple-A quality games that we can publish," Needham told GamesInudstry …
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