I was recently interviewed by Will Porter (@batsphinx) for PC Zone’s feature on DRM, and particularly Ubisoft’s draconian measures. I’ve transcribed my bit below. You should read the full article on PC DRM on GamesRadar. Nicholas Lovell,...

I saw this ad on GAMESbrief today: It’s a rotating ad, and when I watched it rotate through its (too long) sequence, I discovered it was for Lord of Ultima, EA’s free to play version of my...

I’m just about to kick off a busy season of speaking at a wide variety of very different conferences. My first one is on Monday 24th May (i.e. next Monday). I’m speaking at the Immersion Conference “focused...

I plan to launch my book “How to Publish a Game” next Tuesday (25th May). But I can’t decide on a cover for it. My talented designer Scott Maclean has come up with five different designs. (Actually,...

Titan Gaming just has just raised $1m from a bunch of angels for its tournament gaming platform. I am deeply sceptical about this model for hardcore gamers. The past is littered with tournament gaming failures such as...

Capcom has seen two big flops recently: Dark Void and Bionic Commando. According to an interview with the Financial Times entitled Capcom shuns foreign game developers, Haruhiro Tsujimoto, Capcom president, said that the company would only “employ...

Mind Candy is recruiting. They are looking for a “a highly talented and entrepreneurial Head of Mini Games” for Mind Candy. Their LinkedIn ad says that they plan to “launch a standalone mini games site outside of...