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News: EA defends online pass

EA Sports president Peter Moore has claimed that gamers appreciate the need for the publisher's controversial Project $10 anti-trade-in technology. The Online Pass requires that purchasers of some second-hand EA titles must pay an additional fee in order to access their online modes Full story
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Interview: Aaron Greenberg, on Kinect core games, flailing

Interview: Aaron Greenberg, on Kinect core games, flailing
Can you tell us about the decision to have these two separate events and what the Natal event is really supposed to accomplish from a media perspective, that tomorrow's press conference won't be able to do? For us, this is a really special year. It was ten years ago that we unveiled the original Xbox and this is actually my tenth, and our tenth, ... Full story
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Interview: Tenshi’s Ian Baverstock

Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth have been in the business of games for a long time - and are best-known for founding Kuju Entertainment. They recently left full-time employment with the company at the same time new CEO Nigel Robbins took the helm Full story
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First GDC Europe Sessions And Speakers Announced

First GDC Europe Sessions And Speakers Announced
GDC Europe organisers have announced the first sessions and speakers for this August’s event, including talks from Playdom, Crytek, Playfish and Sony representatives. Here’s the initial line-up: All These Platforms and Business Models: How do I Target My Game? Speaker : Don Daglow (Don Daglow Interactive Entertainment) read more Full story
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News: Report: LucasArts president and executives resign

Darrel Rodriguez has resigned from his position as president of LucasArts, with a number of other top executives leaving at the same time, according to online reports. Full story
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Buy Alan Wake new, get first ‘game add-on’ free

Buy Alan Wake new, get first 'game add-on' free
Apparently EA's Project Ten Dollar has had an influence on other publishers, as Microsoft announced that new purchases of Alan Wake will come with a "token code card" allowing for the free download of the first game add-on (said to be coming "later this year"). The Bright Falls Bonus Pack was also detailed, with participating retailers divvying out Avatar gear (the 'I Am Awake' ... Full story
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Sega Sammy Adjusts Full Year Projections

Sega Sammy Adjusts Full Year Projections
Sega parent Sega Sammy Holdings has revised its fiscal projections for the business year ended March 31, 2010. The Japanese company lowered its revenue projection, partly due to “weak” overseas game sales, but raised its profit forecast on improved margins in its pachinko and arcade operations Full story
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News: CDV "reviewing new investors and potential purchasers"

German publisher CDV Software Entertainment AG may be filing for insolvency, but a source close to the company has told GamesIndustry.biz that the business is currently in discussions with new investors, with the possibility of a potential acquisition. Full story
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Capcom: Street Fighter IV owners will get ’special set of things’ in Super version

Capcom: Street Fighter IV owners will get 'special set of things' in Super version
Ever since Super Street Fighter IV was revealed, purchasers of the first game have leveled their criticism directly at Capcom (some of them more vulgar than others) for supposedly devaluing the first title by releasing an updated version with extra features and characters. But now it looks like Capcom may be ready to send some love back the other way: Its VP of Business ... Full story
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News: Binns, Maxwell handed promotions at Future

Future Publishing has handed promotions to games publishing director James Binns and SFX and Total Film director Simon Maxwell. From March 1, Binns will be responsible for the development of Edge, PC Gamer and PC Zone, as head of Edge International and PC gaming. Maxwell will take on all official and unofficial games magazines, as well as specialist games websites Full story
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