GAMESbrief is about to go through a revamp. It started two years ago as an experiment in whether I would write regularly and whether anyone would want to read it. Two years later the answer to the...

Joystiq reports that High Voltage has laid off 20-30 staff. High Voltage was behind The Conduit and it’s most recent title, Tournament of Legends, was not well received. Joystiq suggests more layoffs may follow. Added to the...

GamaSutra ran a story yesterday about why Activision has no female heroes. The answer: because focus groups say so. It’s a good read on how some publishers struggle with the creative process. And here’s my take on...

Welcome to the eleventh in a series of 12 posts from games developers who have taken the brave step into self-publishing. They have all contributed to How to Publish a Game, and you can get the first...

I’m looking into threats to boycott Zynga following their closure of Street Racing today. I was reminded of the hardcore PC gamers threat to boycott Modern Warfare 2 when Activision decided to remove support for dedicated PC...

MCV today reports that CHIPS has gone bust, with the loss of 29 jobs at head office and at its wholly owned stores. The company is at pains to point out that its franchise stores are not...