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Warner Bros has confirmed that it will release LEGO Rock Band on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS this year. The game will come in two versions, with the home console iteration developed by TT Games and Harmonix. The DS SKU was created by the duo in tandem with Backbone …
Read More »Warner backs Square Enix’s bid for Eidos
Warner has thrown its weight behind Square Enix’s bid to buy UK publisher Eidos. The news comes following the announcement last week that Square had made an offer to buy the ailing Britsoft firm. Time Warner owns a 20 per cent stake in Eidos, and although it was often seen …
Read More »Square makes late Eidos bid but Warner in pole position
A battle between East and West looks set to decide the future of Eidos. MCV understands that both Warner Bros and Square Enix are ready to mount rival acquisition bids this month for the ailing British publisher. Although national press reports have fingered EA and Ubisoft as potential buyers, nose-tappers …
Read More »Xbox Live movies hit new Euro territories
Microsoft has revealed that major film companies Warner, Paramount and MGM are set to extend its Xbox Live movie offering to Italy and Spain. Paramount Pictures has been offering movies through Xbox Live for two years, and will now become a content provider in Italy and Spain with movies including …
Read More »SCi shares rocket as it encourages Warner Bros bid
Shares in SCi Entertainment Group jumped 11 per cent today, after it lifted a restriction stopping Time Warner from raising its stake in the company without consultation. As reported by MCV this morning, SCi has scrapped a "standstill" arrangement with Time Warner subsidiary Warner Bros. The agreement – which had …
Read More »SCi waives standstill deal with Warner Bros
SCi Entertainment has announced that it has waived its ‘standstill’ agreement with Warner Bros until December 1st – meaning that the entertainment media giant can increase its share count to 30 per cent without consultation. According to SCi: ‘[The deal] restricts the ability of Warner Bros and its affiliates to …
Read More »Warner: ‘Watchmen release is industry first’
Warner Bros. has told MCV that it is readying an industry-leading approach to movie-based games with the digital download-only release of Watchmen next year. Watchmen, the film based on the cult comic books, is due out in March next year, with the game set to take place before the events …
Read More »Warner: We’ll create more new IP
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay has told MCV that the firm is keen on creating more of its own intellectual property as it establishes itself in the games market. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Tremblay said: It’s going to be natural for us, if you look at Warner’s …
Read More »Warner snaps up F.E.A.R rights
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the F.E.A.R franchise, which was previously owned by Vivendi. The deal is the first evidence of publishers ‘picking off’ unwanted franchises from Activision Blizzard – which is likely to sell more ex-Vivendi properties in the coming months. Development control of F.E.A.R now returns …
Read More »Batman ‘best LEGO game ever’
The unstoppable success of cinema release The Dark Knight has proved a very handy promotional boost for the upcoming release of LEGO Batman, Warner Bros has told MCV – as the developer of the game heralds it ‘the best LEGO game ever’. Despite the secret existence of a Dark Knight …
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