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American publisher THQ has reported a year-on-year sales increase for the quarter ending June 30th 2009, with revenue jumping 77 per cent to $243.5m. Net income hitting $6.4m – in the same period last year the company suffered a $27.2m loss. The big successes for the publisher included first person …
Read More »Concept art shows Spector’s Mickey Mouse game?
Artist's portfolio shows off preliminary sketches for 'Epic Mickey' steampunk interactive project
Read More »Building up Budget
It is undeniable that this current generation of consoles has changed the face of gaming demographics. The success of Wii and DS has created the highly lucrative casual market. Retail is now enjoying long-tail hits and impressive sales that are unaffected by traditional trading seasons. However, it’s important to remember …
Read More »Ubisoft reports 67% YoY drop in DS sales
Ubisoft has seen Q1 revenue generated by DS titles fall by a huge 67 per cent in the last year. CEO Yves Guillemot reveled the news in the publisher’s Q1 fiscal results announced yesterday. Ubisoft’s share of the DS software market has remained exactly the same, however – suggesting that …
Read More »UK CHARTS: EA takes June crown
Electronic Arts took the title of June’s biggest-selling publisher, after The Sims helped it generate almost a quarter of all UK software revenue in the month. The firm dominated publisher tables in terms of both unit sales and revenue. EA’s share of units sales grew 3.9 per cent in the …
Read More »Codemasters plots Benelux expansion
Codemasters has signed a deal with EBS Sales to increase its presence in Benelux. The agreement, which was signed during IDEF in Cannes, will see EBS Sales market Codemasters’ games, such as the updated Bestsellers series for PC, PS3 Platinum and Xbox 360 Classic, to non-traditional gamers. We are seeing …
Read More »Iceberg sweeps into UK games market
New Netherlands publisher Iceberg Interactive has signed a UK distribution deal with Advantage. Iceberg was created following the collapse of Lighthouse Interactive and is set to launch a series of games this year, including anticipated horror title Killing Floor on PC. The new deal will see Advantage handle all distribution …
Read More »Mark Cook joins THQ
THQ’s UK office has hired popular Midway exec Mark Cook as product marketing manager for UK & Europe. Cook will look after the seven-month marketing campaign for Darksiders. The regional office has also stated that it has adopted the firm’s new global strategy of marketing its games earlier – and …
Read More »Mortal Kombat team gets Warner rebrand
Warner Bros’ newly-purchased Midway studios are emerging as their reformed, restructured and rebranded selves, according to reports. Job profiles of apparent employees from WB Games” have been found dotted around the professional networking site LinkedIn, with Midway’s Chicago studio – responsible for developing Mortal Kombat games – being named on …
Read More »Microsoft dates Forza 3
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that Turn 10’s anticipated race sim Forza Motorsport 3 will be released in North America on October 27th. A European release is likely on either October 23rd or October 30th. [UPDATE: A European release date of October 23rd has now been confirmed.] The …
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