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Publisher Activision has announced that Tony Hawk RIDE, complete with skateboard, will be released on November 20th for Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. The firm has also announced a special limited edition of the game will be available via retailer GAME. This version features a unique red and black …
Read More »Konami stung by sales slump
Publisher fails to replicate its strong 2008 performance, sales down 45%
Read More »Activision dominates with strong Q2 results
Revenues climb to $1bn, profits hit $195m
Read More »Activision: ‘Our Q4 line-up is strongest ever’
In its Q2 earnings announcement this evening Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that the firm’s Christmas line-up was its strongest ever. While some titles had postponements confirmed, revenue for the last quarter surpassed $1bn, and Activision made it clear ti thinks the trend will continue through the year given its …
Read More »$1bn Q2 revenues for Activision
Activision made over $1bn in revenues during the June financial quarter, the firm reported this evening. Results for the second quarter 2009 saw GAAP net revenues at $1.038bn. Non-GAAP net revenues were $801 million. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that the publisher has posted consecutively increasing revenues. Despite beefing …
Read More »Rising Star champions new Hello Kitty
Rising Star Games is planning a major summer push for Angel Cat Sugar – a game based on the latest creation from the founder of the Hello Kitty franchise. Angel Cat Sugar has already become an immediate success in Japan, with the character chosen as the official mascot for one …
Read More »Modern Warfare aims for Wii
Activision Blizzard has followed up the recent news of a DS version of military shooter Modern Warfare with news of a port of the 2007 original destined for Nintendo’s Wii. Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty 3 and the recent Call of Duty: World at War, is said to …
Read More »Revenues climb 14% at EA Mobile
Alongside its success on the Wii and PC, EA also enjoyed a strong quarter in the mobile sector in the three months ending June 30th with news that revenues at the EA Mobile division were up 14 per cent year-on-year at $50m. CasualGaming.biz has more through the link.
Read More »EA looks to low-cost development markets
20 per cent of current workforce based in cheap labour regions â?? and publisher wants more
Read More »Pride of the North
What’s new for this year’s Festival?We’re in a new venue this year, the Corn Exchange. It’s certainly going to be funkier than in the past. It has nice features and we’re trying it out. It has the same benefits for attendees, but might be even more fun. Also, this is …
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