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Only 160,000 Wii U consoles were sold worldwide in the quarter ending June 2013. The staggering figure eclipses the fact that Nintendo actually posted some improved numbers for the period with net income and operating income both improving. Net sales for the period hit 81,548m, down from 84,813m the year …
Read More »EA files motion to dismiss latest NCAA suit
Company pushes against judge's ruling that prevents dismissal motions
Read More »Neverwinter MMO hits 2m player milestone
Perfect World Entertainment has announced Cryptic Studios’ free-to-play MMO Neverwinter has run past the 2m player mark. Polygon reports the milestone for the Dungeons & Dragonsonline RPG– which officially launched last month after a long run in beta – is highlighted in a new trailer provided by the publisher. Expansion …
Read More »BioShock Infinite surpasses 4m units sold
BioShock Infinite has crossed 4m sales since launching in March, according to Take-Two. Company CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioned the milestone for 2K and Irrational Games’ hit title during a call to investors, following the release of the publisher’s latest financial report. "BioShock Infinite is North America’s best-selling multiplatform release so …
Read More »Take-Two quarterly revenue sees significant decline
Take-Two has reported better than expected” results for the first quarter of its current fiscal year, despite seeing a significant decline for the period. The firm earned $142.7m in total revenue during the three-month stretch ending on June 30th, a year-over-year decline of 37 per cent. The decline was expected …
Read More »Facebook enters mobile game publishing
Social network giant to promote selected titles to its 800 million monthly mobile users
Read More »Capcom Essentials appears on Canadian EB Games website
A retail listing has suggested Capcom is preparing a very enticing $60 release on consoles. As spotted on the Canadian website of EB Games, the so-called Capcom Essentials release will apparently contain the following games – Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter IV, Dead Rising 2, Devil May Cry 4 …
Read More »Cliffy B appeals for Phil Fish to return to games
Former Epic and Gears of War man Cliff Bleszinski has published an open letter to Fez creator Phil Fish appealing for the outspoken dev to return to the games industry. Fish made a typically spectacular and loud exit from games earlier this week when, following and argument with a journalist, …
Read More »OPINION: FIFA’s Ultimate answer lies in retail
The fastest growing part of the EA’s FIFA game business is its most lucrative… and most perplexing. Ultimate Team is compelling for its committed players, and a cash cow for EA, but is a little impenetrable to outsiders. EA is changing that this year with a more proactive retail and …
Read More »EA: Next-gen FIFA hasn’t hurt PS3, 360 SKUs
FIFA 14 for Xbox One and PS4 may be looking impressive, but that hasn’t impacted the current-gen games, says EA. The game’s producer Sebastian Enrique tells MCV that the firm is full throttle on both current and next-gen versions of the game, and that the development team still has it …
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