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In a carbon copy of the festive sales success the firm saw in Europe at the end of 2008, Microsoft is celebrating both a record month and record year for Xbox 360 in North America. Xbox 360 sold 1.4m units in December according to NPD stats, with sales climbing 38 …
Read More »NPD: Nintendo shatters records in 2008
Nintendo was the main beneficiary of a record-breaking year for the video games market in North America last year, with Wii breaking the record for the number of unit sales enjoyed by a single platform in one year – 10.17m units. In addition to this, DS shattered the territory’s monthly …
Read More »Women earn more than men in the UK games industry
Who said the games industry was just a boys club? Whilst women are still a minority in the sector’s workforce, they are earning more than their male counterparts, according to research conducted by MCV. Average female annual salaries are 2,000 higher than the male wage, at 33,260. The data comes …
Read More »Dare to be Digital invites public submissions
BAFTA-connected design competition expands its format
Read More »Audiokinetic joins Epic’s IPP
Wwise integration now available for UE3
Read More »NPD: 2008 video game revenues top $21bn
Following the trend seen in the UK market and shunning the falls seen in Japan , the North American video games market grew to record levels in 2008, hitting a total value of $21.33bn according to data from US body NPD. The figure represents an increase of 19 per cent …
Read More »NPD: Record December lead by blistering Nintendo hardware sales
The North American games market enjoyed a record month in December, with monthly overall revenue hitting $5.1bn – the first time any single month in the region has passed the $5bn mark and an increase of nine per cent compared to the same month in 2007, stats from NPD confirm. …
Read More »Eidos on verge of buyout?
Eidos has confirmed that it is in early talks for a potential acquisition of the publisher. The confirmation comes off the back of a share price jump for the Britsoft firm, which owns the Tomb Raider and Hitman IPs and a number of studios around the world. "The Board can …
Read More »EA Partners signs up Red Eagle
Red Eagle has signed up with EA Partners to produce games based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. Under the agreement, Red Eagle will develop and publish games for consoles, PCs, handhelds and mobile platforms, including an MMO based on the themes, characters and world of The Wheel …
Read More »Sega Unleashed
What was the highlight of 2008 for Sega?Alan Pritchard: Mario and Sonic at The Olympic Games. With two million games sold, you can see how that was a big deal for us. John Clark: Agreed – we re-advertised this game, which was a first for Sega, and it has proved …
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