Publishing

The format holder has announced that there are currently over 7.1 million Xbox Live users, reported Games Industry . Chris Satchell, the company’s game developer group general manager, also said that more than 25 million downloads have been recorded on the Xbox 360. The firm claims that the attach rate …

After announcing the 2.0 version of XNA Game Studio during Gamefest’s keynote, XNA general manager Chris Satchell also revealed that the company had made an "unprecedented" move to allow consumers direct, legal access to game content from a number of Microsoft-owned IPs. Effectively immediately, Microsoft has granted consumers "a personal, …

She might not have much interest in discovering the Scion and she’s never fought off the advances of belligerent bears or destructive dinosaurs (as far as we know, anyway). But SCi CEO Jane Cavanagh still has a notable amount in common with Eidos heroine Lara Croft: namely an interminable appetite …

In his keynote at Microsoft’s Gamefest event, XNA general manager Chris Satchell unveiled the latest version of XNA Game Studio – and announced a new strategy for the product, reports MCV sister mag Develop . Previously planned to be split into two packages – Game Studio Express for hobbyist users …

Only Activision, EA and 505 Games manage to break Nintendo’s stunning summer run of sales in this week’s ChartTrack all formats top ten. Heavy promotion on TV and the small matter of an accompanying blockbuster movie help Activision’s Traveller’s Tales-developed action title to fight off the march of Pokemon on …

The Chronicles of Riddick was heralded as one of the Xbox’s best titles upon its release in 2004 – but the bad news for next-gen gamers is that the highly anticipated remake, Assault on Dark Athena, has been delayed until 2008. CVG reports that no reason has been given by …

But, says famed designer, donâ??t underestimate casual gamers

Add to this all the film licences that are currently rumbling through this summer – of those, one has to believe that The Simpsons will be a big player and of course the first party magic that is Nintendo, then you have a big line-up. This year Sega feel that …

ALL FORMATS TOP 20 – JULY 2008 1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (EA) PS2, Wii, DS, 360, PSP, PS3, PC, GBA 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo) DS 3. Shrek The Third (Activision) PS2, DS, Wii, 360, PSP, PC 4. Transformers: The Game (Activision) PS2, 360, PS3, …

For the three months up to June 30th, overall first quarter sales rose to reach a €50.1 million, up around 13 per cent. European sales were the highlight, up 68 per cent to €34.4m, but the US operation suffered a 51 per cent decline in business, while sales in Asia …