Game industry business news

Sony has unveiled up-to-date sales figures for its PlayStation ‘family’ in PAL territories – revealing that PS3 has hit the 5 million mark. In addition, the PSP has sold 12 million units in PAL regions – the bulk of which are made up of Europe and Australia, as well as …

Sony’s PS3 hit 10.5 million global sales at the end of 2007, the platform holder has revealed. Showing off stats at its PlayStation Day ’08 in at the O2 Arena’s Indigo room in South East London, SCEE president David Reeves also revealed the global sales for other PlayStation hardware at …

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has claimed that PS3 has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox 360 month-on-month in Europe since October last year. Speaking as part of Sony’s PlayStation Day at the O2 Arena’s Indigo room in South-East London, Reeves also talked much about the passion” of PlayStation – and …

Passes available for summer event - early bird rate runs until July 1st

EA isn’t likely to alter its bid for Take Two in the wake of GTA’s exceptional first week of sales – and Take Two shareholders wouldn’t expect them to. That’s according to industry analyst Michael PAchter, who has told MCV that EA CEO John Riccitiello is a very savvy and …

Nintendo has shelled out big money to ensure its Wii console is the exclusive sponsor of Sky’s flagship summer show Gladiators. According to Marketing Week, the agreement is one of Sky Media’s most valuable for a single series. Nintendo said it hopes to cash in on the show’s nostalgia and …

Electronic Arts’ Casual Entertainment label VP Russell Arons has said that she disagrees with the idea that casual gaming needs to be for ‘everyone’ – stating that the genre can succeed by targeting niche audiences. Speaking to new MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, Ms. Arons admitted that EA has tried to …

Vivendi-owned Sierra has told MCV that the release of much-anticipated sandbox title Prototype has been delayed until next year. The publisher has decided to shift the Radical-developed title’s release because it ‘needs more time to deliver the game the team initially set out to create’. Sierra showed off the game …

Silverlight-powered drag 'n' drop web software allows creation and sharing of casual games

Football Manager 2008 has held off the competition to secure yet another number one in the Metaboli Top Ten Download to Own charts. The Sega-published simulator was pushed all the way by new entry Test Drive Unlimited: Mega Pack from Atari, which knocked Eidos’ Championship Manager 2008 down into third. …