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Nintendo boss thinks bricks and mortar will remain dominant gaming force until 2029
Read More »EA: Flips can grow DS audience
Electronic Arts is confident that its new Flips range of e-books for kids can not only be a sales success – but actually widen the audience of Nintendo’s DS. And the firm told MCV this week that it believes any prospect of introducing Harry Potter books into the range would …
Read More »343 Industries anxious of Halo saturation
Yet group head Frank O'Connor says Halo hasnâ??t clogged the market yet
Read More »EA: PES is struggling
With FIFA 10 taking EA’s football series to new critical and commercial heights, the publisher has lashed out at Konami’s rival series Pro Evolution Soccer. PES is struggling like most other non-mainstream franchises,” EA UK’s vice president Keith Ramsdale stated at an EA press event earlier this week, according to …
Read More »Guitar Hero sales up year-on-year
Viacom’s luke-warm analysis of its Rock band franchise earlier this week added fuel to the fire of those questioning the long-term viability of the music game franchise – making the news that sales of Guitar Hero are radically up year-on-year all the more impressive. Year to date through September 30, …
Read More »Loss turns to profit at Activision
In news that has exceeded expectations, publisher Activision Blizzard has revealed that it made a profit of $15m in the last financial quarter – a huge improvement on the $108m loss seen in the same period the year before. Net revenues for the quarter ending September 30th hit $703m – …
Read More »Play.com: ‘MW2 sales to eclipse Dark Knight’
Play.com anticipates Modern Warfare 2 to be the best selling entertainment product ever, eclipsing sales of GTA IV, Mama Mia and The Dark Knight. The firm has also revealed that it has taken 150 pre-orders a minute during peak times, and will guarantee launch day delivery as long as consumers …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 CE announced
Electronic Arts has lifted the lid on the Collector’s Edition of highly-anticipated BioWare RPG, Mass Effect 2. Featuring a copy of the game and a variety of extras in a premium tin case, the Collector’s Edition will be released alongside the standard version on January 29th. Purchasers will be given …
Read More »Epic releases free version of Unreal Engine
UE3-powered UDK is 'an unprecedented milestone in game development' studio says
Read More »INTERVIEW: Activision UK (Part Two)
For part one of our Activision Blizzard interview, click here. Activision Blizzard isn’t know for its new IP, but that’s about to change with Blur and Singularity scheduled for release early next year. In the second of our three part interview with Activision’s UK management team, the firm discusses the …
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