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The release date may be some time off, but that’s not stopping Ubisoft’s plans to promote Assassin’s Creed 2 – the game’s first trailer will debut on UK TV this weekend. Broadcast on Five during movie The Da Vinci Code, the promotional push consists of a teaser and full trailer. …
Read More »Capcom FY profit rises 3.3%
Capcom’s net income for the full year to March 31st, 2009 jumped 3.3 per cent to 8,063 million yen, the firm has reported. Net sales increased to 91,878 million yen, up 10.6% from the previous year. Operating income increased to 14,618 million yen, up 11.4 per cent, whilst ordinary income …
Read More »Blu-ray player sales picking up pace
Whether Blu-ray’s rise to ascendancy will gather the required pace needed before the mainstream adaptation of digital movie downloads arrives is yet to be seen, but sales of HD discs players have performed well year-on-year. TechRadar reports that annual Blu-ray player sales climbed 72 per cent in 2008 in North …
Read More »Supermarket battle hots up as Somerfield enters the fray
Somerfield has unveiled a shock warplan to become a leading games retailer – as fellow supermarkets Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s aggressively expand their buying teams in a bid to grab more market share. In yet another new route to market for UK publishers, The Co-operative, which bought Somerfield for 1.5 …
Read More »Capcom: Console quality hurting arcade business
Publisher deems difference between console and arcade quality as â??negligibleâ??
Read More »Activision: Blur will do for racing what COD did for shooters
Amidst all the numbers and gushing praise for Guitar Hero, Activision Blizzard also found time in its recent financial posting to stoke up the hype machine for Bizarre Creations’ upcoming new racing IP Blur. From a business perspective, we are targeting Blur to do for racing what Call of Duty …
Read More »Guitar Hero outselling Rock Band 10:1 in Europe
Following impressive financial numbers, Activision Blizzard’s Mike Griffith has stated that the franchise now accounts for the majority share of music game genre sales in Europe and North America – in other words, it’s beating Rock Band. The publisher also revealed that 34m DLC tracks have been downloaded by Guitar …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: The Sims 3
Head over to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a look at some of the hottest games approaching retail in the near future. This week, MCV takes a look at EA’s The Sims 3, the third iteration in Will Wright’s renowned virtual dollhouse series that is set to satisfy millions …
Read More »Activision Q1 revenues smash expectations at $981m
Activision Blizzard has excelled expectations by posting revenues of $981 million for its first quarter in 2009, along with profits rising to $189 million, all driven by a strong slate lucrative franchises such as Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft. Those figures had smashed analyst expectations, as …
Read More »EA snares Google Apps chief
The development boss of Google’s AdWords, AdSense and Google Apps services has joined EA’s board of directors. Jeff Huber, who will continue to serve as senior VP of engineering at Google, previously held management positions at eBay and Excite@Home. He said: EA has an exciting vision for innovating and delivering …
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