Publishing

Koch Media has bought Austrian games production company Games That Matter. The studio was established by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber, founders of Rockstar Vienna, and now merges with Koch’s publishing label Deep Silver. The development house has been renamed Deep Silver Vienna, and will largely concentrate on creating games …

The Games Convention 2007 has opened with record figures, including a massive increase in exhibitor numbers, general attendees and floor space. A record beating 200,000 visitors are expected to attend in total. They will join 503 exhibitors from 31 countries – 34 per cent more than ever previously recorded. "This …

The nominee list has been announced for the Leipzig Games Convention’s ‘Best Of GC Awards’ taking part over the next few days. The award winners will be announced on Friday morning at 11am in the Leipziger Messe Press Conference room. The categories and nominees are as follows: PC: – Sam …

Proposed ban on production of violent games may force hand

Electronic Arts announced further plans for its Harmonix-developed rhythm game Rock Band at its conference in Leipzig today – including the release of a PS2 version of the game. The publisher also confirmed that the titles would be released in the first quarter of 2008 in Europe – as previously …

The latest Argos catalogue has 27 pages dedicated to games – compared to the 18 pages that appeared in last year’s Autumn/Winter edition. In total, 290 software titles are now featured. This increased commitment has enabled us to introduce a dedicated ‘coming soon’ section across the platform ranges, informing customers …

Polish your balls bowling fans, as 505 Games and MCV would like to invite all retail and media to take part in the inaugural Brunswick Pro Bowling Retail & Media Tournament at All Star Lanes, London, on the evening of September 18th 2007. Brunswick Pro Bowling will be published by …

Group aims to further knowledge in the casual game space

Foundation 9 Entertainment has bought Sheffield-based developer Sumo Digital for an undisclosed sum. Sumo has previously worked on titles as diverse as Outrun 2, Broken Sword and the PlayStation Network title Super Rub ‘a’ Dub, and recently established a development facility in Pune, India. The studio will be the first …

The biggest announcement from you guys recently has been the Sony deal. Could you explain how important this agreement is to NCsoft, what it means to you, and give us an idea of what type of games you will be releasing on PSP and PS3? This is the first step …