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Apple’s powerhouse status in the consumer tech sector was reaffirmed last night with its reporting of Q3 revenues hitting $20.34bn – that’s up on the $12.21 seen the in same quarter last year and represents a new record for the company. Net profit for the quarter was $4.31bn – up …
Read More »Microsoft chief software man quits
Shares fall as Ray Ozzie prepares to resign
Read More »Steam user count passes 30 million
Digital downloads service sees 200%+ sales growth over the last 12 months, catalogue reaches 1,200 games
Read More »Skills shortage sweeps UK dev sector
Tiga calls Govt to scrap planned immigration cap as studios struggle to find new talent
Read More »Xbox-exclusive DLC for New Vegas
Bethesda has announced that DLC for Fallout: New Vegas will be released exclusively on Xbox Live. The publisher confirmed it would be developing additional content for the highly-anticipated post-apocalyptic RPG for Xbox 360. The first pack will be available by the end of the year. The announcement follows on from …
Read More »Steam hits 30m users
Valve’s digital games retail network Steam now has over 30m active accounts, the company has announced. During the last 12 months it has seen user growth of 178 per cent and sales growth in excess of 200 per cent. Over 1,200 games are now available to buy over the network, …
Read More »Angry Birds hits 2m on Android
Rovio, the Finnish studio that realised the App Store dream of turning an indie studio into a world-conquering money-maker, has found new success on Android devices. The studio that saw its full-price Angry Birds game downloaded nearly seven million times on Apple’s App Store, has now passed two million downloads …
Read More »Medal of Honor shines
As was predicted by EA earlier in the month, the latest instalment to the Medal of Honor franchise has smashed all previous week one sales records for the franchise. This morning the game claimed top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The new Medal of Honor …
Read More »Kinect marketing spend = $500m
The New York Post is reporting that Microsoft is spending $500m on what it calls a major movie-style marketing blitz” to accompany the launch of Kinect next month. The wide-reaching campaign will touch on all manner of sectors including TV, online, print, food and drink. Partners include Disney, Nickelodeon, Burger …
Read More »Facebook leak hits Zynga users
Millions of Facebook users have had their personal information leaked to advertising companies through various Zynga games, it has emerged. A wall Street Journal investigation into the matter concludes that all of the 10 most popular apps on Facebook had been transmitting user IDs to external companies, igniting new criticisms …
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