The rebirth of Atari seems to be very painful, if the latest corporate shenanigans are anything to go by. Today’s announcement by Atari sets out a change of senior management. Phil Harrison becomes a non-executive and Jeff...

More evidence that convergence is finally happening and the console is fighting for its role as the home entertainment hub The Financial Times reports today that from the autumn, Xbox 360 owners will be able to see...

I’m speaking this evening at the Sheridans/TIGA seminar focused on self-publishing for developers. Some illustrious developers are going, many of whom have already started self-publishing. I’m getting a little nervous… But the good news is that I’ve...

Swedish developer GRIN is reported to have laid off over 100 developers in its Stockholm, Barcelona and Gothenburg offices. GRIN is best known for its work on GRAW 1 and 2 and Bionic Commandos and was founded...

I don’t normally cover product launches at Gamesbrief (this is a blog about the business of games after all), but this announcement of the launch of Stronghold Kingdoms from Firefly Studios is different for several reasons: Firefly...

Screen Digest has just released a report covering the in-game advertising market in detail. The report focuses on dynamic advertising (i.e.: that which uses proprietary networks like those operated by Massive, IGA and Double Fusion) and views...