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Activision Q4 earnings call reveals duo of 007 titles underway at Project Gotham studio
Read More »More Mario and Sonic details revealed
The next edition of Official Nintendo Magazine contains further details on the newly-announced Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games. The new Sega-published title, announced earlier today, follows on from the mega-selling original. The Wii version was the fifth best selling individual SKU of 2008, so the sequel, due …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 confirmed
Speaking in last night’s company earnings call, Activison president Mike Griffith confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is scheduled for a Q4 2009 release. No other details about the game have yet been released, but speaking about the success of the Call of Duty series, Griffith stated: "2009 …
Read More »Activision Blizzard posts $72m Q4 loss
Activision Blizzard has posted a $72 million loss for its fourth quarter – but reported a combined yearly revenue of $5 billion. Driven by strong sales of Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft games, the US company reported revenue of $1.6 billion for the quarter – the …
Read More »Sony pledges to reinvigorate PSP in 09
‘SIGNIFICANT’ NEW titles are heading to the PSP this year that will revitalise the format and attract new consumers, Sony has told MCV. Now over four years-old, the PSP has steadily established itself throughout the current generation, selling over 40 million units globally – 3.2m of them in the UK. …
Read More »Square Enix swoops for Eidos
It has been confirmed that Japanese publisher Square Enix has made a firm offer for Britsoft rival Eidos, estimated to be around 84mn – a total that represents a 129 per cent premium on Eidos’ current market value. Square Enix believes that the acquisition represents a highly attractive opportunity for …
Read More »NCsoft UK hit by more layoffs
UK operation downsized as development resource is moved to the US
Read More »Nvidia reports large losses
Graphics chips vendor Nvidia’s results for fiscal Q4 revealed a $147.7 million net loss, while for the year as a whole the firm made a loss of 30 million. Q4 revenue was $481.1 million, compared to $1.2 billion for the same period the previous year. The firm blamed a ‘difficult …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Imagine brand hits 1m sales
Ubisoft is celebrating after a stellar performance by its Imagine range over Christmas pushed the series to just under one million annual sales. The line-up of mass-market titles shifted over 300,000 units in the four weeks to Christmas, MCV has learnt, with Imagine Teacher and Imagine Dream Weddings leading the …
Read More »1.1m games sold off cheap at EUK
The administrator of EUK is to auction off the contents of the wholesaler’s warehouse stock this week for a cut-price – including 1.1 million games. In news that is sure to worry the publishing community, Deloitte is reportedly accepting tender offers for the outstanding stock, which also includes 2.9 million …
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