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Writing exclusively for CasualGaming.biz, PopCap’s senior director of business development for Asia Pacific Giordano Bruno Contestabile has called for casual games publishers to open up their platforms in an effort to stimulate further growth in the sector. While every MMO seeks to become the primary and possibly the only mean …
Read More »Ghostbusters will hit 360, Wii and DS eventually
Ghostbusters on 360, Wii and DS will be published before the end of the year, Atari has told MCV. Concerns were raised over the non-PlayStation editions, following news that Sony had picked up the rights to the PS3, PSP and PS2 versions of the game. An Atari spokesperson told MCV: …
Read More »PC receives high-profile backing from EA
Whilst High Street sales of PC software can paint a picture of decline, the un-monitored online revenues coming from the format are drastically increasing – a fact that helped EA enjoy a strong performance on the format last year. VG247 points out that EA released 32 PC games in its …
Read More »A man for all seasons
What would you pick out as the highlights, either in terms of strategy or products, from your first 18 months at EA Sports?Strategy-wise I think what Wii was doing was a challenge to us, but you’ll see that the next round of products has a very strong focus on that …
Read More »31 EA titles sell more than a million
EA has stated that 31 of its titles sold more than a million copies in the last 12 months – an improvement on the 27 1m+ sellers the firm published in 2007. Furthermore, three titles sold over 5m copies each – FIFA 09, Need for Speed Undercover and Madden NFL …
Read More »Sony to publish Ghostbusters
Platform holder picks up title from Atari in shock move; Release date on track for June 19th; 360 version coming â??later in year'
Read More »Annual EA losses pass $1bn
North American based publisher EA has reported a GAAP net loss of $1.088bn for the year ending March 31st 2009 – an increase of over 100 per cent compared to the $454m loss in the same period the year before. Revenue for the period hit $4.212bn, up 15 per cent …
Read More »EA zones in on market share
The past year was ‘not great’ for Electronic Arts – and the firm is gunning to grab back market share from rivals Activision and Ubisoft this year. That’s according to UK boss Keith Ramsdale, who has boasted of EA’s ‘amazing line-up’ for the next 12 months. FY09, which I have …
Read More »Gamecom details easy travel plans
Ahead of the first ever Gamescom in Cologne this August, the event’s organisers have released details about the many ways visitors will be able to get to expo. Travelling by air will be easy with European flights to Cologne/Bonn costing as little at €75. International travellers will fare well, too, …
Read More »Confirmed: Empire goes into administration
Empire Interactive has finally and officially been put into administration, MCV can reveal. KPMG was appointed to handle the administration of the firm on Friday, May 1st. 49 staff have been made redundant at the company with six being kept on to help KPMG with the process, the administrator told …
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