Amidst the after-math of its own legal battles, Southpeak Games has become the target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, the charges alleged against the Two Worlds developer’s chairman Terry Phillips and CEO Melanie Mroz include mis-reporting of company finances and failure to follow government regulations on internal accounting. The company received Wells […]
Viacom’s exit from the games industry has unseated several development studios. And while the Rock Band-creators at Harmonix got the first headlines, the folks at Bruckheimer Games, the game studio co-owned by Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV, are also out on the street. Far from closing, however, the studio is being extremely proactive in seeking a […]
Veteran of the Hudson executive board and the industry as a whole, John Greiner has announced the founding of a new studio, MonkeyPaw games. Built with the intent to bring “real Japanese games” to Western markets, believing that there is “a sizable market for games that feed into the fascination with Japanese gaming and culture.”
Bethesda Softworks, subsidiary of Zenimax Media and Publisher of the Elder Scrolls franchise, recently opened two new offices in Europe. Located in Frankfurt, Germany and Paris, France, the new fronts will “directly oversee sales and marketing in their respective territories, underscoring Bethesda Softworks’ commitment to its global publishing operations.” Frank Matzke, former European Vice President […]