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Nintendo has been found guilty of infringing on a patent while designing controllers for GameCube and Wii. The hardware developer has been told to pay Texas-based gaming company Anascape $21 million, the Associated Press reports. The jury found that Nintendo infringed on Anascape’s patent during the design process for the …

The co-ordinators of Games Convention 2008 have revealed attendance is set to beat the levels set in 2007. The event, which the organisers have called Europe’s benchmark fair for the games industry” is set to take place in Leipzig on August 21st to 24th this summer. A game music concert …

Boss of Microsoft Games Studios Shane Kim has told CVG that Microsoft is confident the Xbox 360 will have a seven-year lifespan. That would mean the console continuing to thrive until 2012 – seven years after its first launch at Christmas 2005. Speaking at the Microsoft spring media summit in …

Video game firm Sega’s parent, Sega Sammy Holdings, has reported a net loss of 52.47 billion Japanese Yen ($499 million) for the 12 months to March 31st, 2008. The figure compares unfavourably to the firm’s net income from FY 2006-2007 of 43.46 billion Yen ($413.4m). Revenue also dropped sharply – …

Sony expects to sell 10 million PS3 units in the next financial year. That’sonly slightly up from up from the 9.24 million the firm this morning announced it had shifted for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2008. PSP hardware sales – which led the way for the PlayStation family …

The full transcript of EA’s earnings calls following the announcement of its Q4 and full year fiscal results is available online now . In the discussion with investors, EA CEO John Riccitiello, CFO Eric Brown, COO John Pleasants and more top execs discuss subjects ranging from the firm’s fiscal outlook …

Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has stuck the knife into the state of PC gaming – but backed the casual sector to strengthen the format. Riccitiello said that the figures suggesting the PC market was slowing didn’t take into account the success of microstransaction and subscription models. However, he added …

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello isn’t just interested in GTA IV because it’s owned by acquisition target Take Two – he actually loves” playing the game. Speaking in a earning call with investors following EA’s announcement of its fiscal results last night, Riccitiello refused to give away any more information …

Electronic Arts has posted a $454 million net loss for the year ended March 31st, 2008 – down from a net profit of $76 million in FY 2006-2007. The company’s acquisition of development duo Bioware and Pandemic back in October, 2007 took its toll on the figure – a combined …

Special territory report on Developmag.com explores how NY can be a world-class 'games city' like Montreal, Tokyo or Brighton