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Sony forecasts 10m PS3 sales in 2008-2009

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 …

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EAs Q4 earnings call in full

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 …

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Riccitiello: Casual saving soft PC market

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 …

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Riccitiello: I love playing GTA

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 …

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Electronic Arts posts $454m FY loss

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 …

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Xbox unveils full 2008 software line-up

Unfortunate internet leaks may have reduced the wow factor, but Microsoft Game Studios has finally revealed its list of big-hitting 360 software releases from now until the end of the year. The platform holder is set to confirm the list at its product showcase in San Francisco later today. Epic’s …

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Industry is failing females

Two thirds of women with access to the internet play casual games, according to a new survey – however, despite the financial potential this emerging sector remains largely untapped. While 70 per cent of women who are aged between 16 and 45 and live in households connected to the internet …

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Pitfall coming to Wii

Activision has announced that a new iteration of its classic Pifall franchise will be released on Wii in the autumn. Pitfall: The Big Adventure is in development at Activision studio Edge of Reality. Pitfall is one of the most legendary franchises in the history of videogames, so we look forward …

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