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Consolidated revenues down by a third, financial documents show
Read More »MCV’s 20-page trade guide to PlayStation Vita is available now
We have put together a special magazine all about PlayStation Vita – and the 20-page guide is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via iPad. The in-depth look at Sony’s handheld – due to hit UK shelves on February 22nd – includes everything you need …
Read More »Vita climbs above PSP in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation Vita has overtaken its predecessor the PSp for the first time since its launch week in Japan. Andriasang reports that the handheld sold 18,942 last week – that’s over 3,500 more units than in the week before and almost 3,000 units more than the PSP, which sold 17,181 …
Read More »Ngmoco exec Ben Cousins to keynote F2P Summit
NaturalMotion and Jagex to also host speaker sessions
Read More »Star Wars: Old Republic getting 1m log-ins a day
EA has announced that it has sold 2m copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic since its release in December, attracting 1.7m active subscribers in the process. Unique daily log-ins for the game stand at around 1m per day with an average playtime of approximately four hours per day. EA …
Read More »Riccitiello: This is the kind of quarter a CEO loves to report
EA CEO John Riccitiello has spoken positively about the firm’s last financial quarter which its position as the No.1 PS3 and Xbox 360 publisher in the world in 2011. This was the kind of quarter a CEO loves to report,” he told investors. It is one which generated our highest …
Read More »EA digital revenue now a third of boxed sales
Mobile sales climb 17% to $70million; PopCap revenues up a third
Read More »Crytek cloud gaming service begins
GFACE enables users to stream 'console quality' games through their browser
Read More »Co-op mode means no Online Pass for Syndicate
Every Electronic Arts game over the past two years has included an Online Pass, but the upcoming Syndicate reboot will buck this trend. This is because the publisher wants more players to enjoy the online multiplayer modes – the sort of feature EA usually locks with a one-time code included …
Read More »Facebook files $5bn stock market IPO
Global social network Facebook has filed for a $5bn initial public offering which could value the company at $100bn. Facebook filed for the IPO with the US Securities & Exchange Commission yesterday, which will soon see the company float on the stock market and its shares made available to buy …
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