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EA’s illustrious list of high profile third-party development partners has swelled, with the publisher signing up to publish new IPs from Epic Games and Grasshopper Manufacture. The two join the likes of Harmonix, Valve, Crytek, and id, all currently key partners for EA’s third-party publishing Partners label creating the games …
Read More »US: Industry takes $1.19bn in July
The US industry thrived in July – with total revenues jumping up 28 per cent to break the $1 billion mark. The market hit $1.19 billion, with $446.9 million coming from the video games hardware category, up 17 per cent year-on-year. Software sales had a month to remember, up 41 …
Read More »US: Nintendo dominates July
Nintendo is celebrating another month as the biggest selling platform holder in the US – with both Wii and DS proving the two best perfoming consoles in July. DS sold the most in the month, with a whopping 608,400 units shifted. Wii sold 555,000. PlayStation 3 shifted 224,900 in the …
Read More »Dale becomes Take Two COO
Take Two has promoted Gary Dale to the position of chief operating officer. Dale held the role of executive VP before the move, which will see him take responsibility for Take Two’s publishing labels, as well as sale’s activities, global expansion and business development. "Gary Dale has been a valuable …
Read More »EA inks new global dev deals
New IPs from Epic's Polish studio and Japanese Grasshopper Manufacture snapped up by EA Partners
Read More »ABCs: ‘We’re top for unofficial 360 mags’ says Imagine
Today’s ABC circulation figures reveal that X360 is the top-selling unofficial title in the Xbox magazine market, according to a statement from publisher Imagine. X360’s average sales are 30,203, and alongside fellow Imagine title 360, which ABCed at 13,007, Imagine states that it now owns 49 per cent of the …
Read More »Microsoft looks to bridge the gap between XBLA and PCs
New 360 web service to make Marketplace content sale easier for developers and publishers
Read More »Activision-Blizzard’s High Moon to lose staff too, says report
Fall out from merger continues to mean pink slips for developers
Read More »Batman ‘best LEGO game ever’
The unstoppable success of cinema release The Dark Knight has proved a very handy promotional boost for the upcoming release of LEGO Batman, Warner Bros has told MCV – as the developer of the game heralds it ‘the best LEGO game ever’. Despite the secret existence of a Dark Knight …
Read More »ABCs: Future mags on the up as online gathers pace
For the six months to June 31st 2008, six of the nine titles ABCed by Future saw a boost in circulation, while flagship website GamesRadar.com saw its unique users rise 35 per cent year on year. James Binns, publishing director of Future’s games portfolio, said of the results: Future’s console …
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