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Activision and Hasbro have cleverly identified a great cross-market opportunity by announcing a range of toys to accompany upcoming release Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Eight action figures have been announced so far, the most notable of which is undoubtedly the huge combiner Bruticus figure, which is comprised of five Combaticons. …
Read More »EA: Releasing Reckoning after Skyrim is an opportunity
Record-breaking RPG Skyrim has paved the way for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, says EA. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was a smash hit for Bethesda after going on sale last November, shipping well over 10m units, topping the Christmas sales chart and breaking records on download platform Steam. As EA …
Read More »Top five kids gaming sites’ share of TV ad market
Children’s social gaming sites such as Moshi Monsters accounted for almost ten per cent of all video game TV advertising last month. From January 1st to 22nd 2011 there were just two of these sites advertising on UK TV, Moshi Monsters and Fight My Monster.These accounted for 5.9 per cent, …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Wargaming’s new King, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, industry veteran Al King returns to games and we run through the best job opportunities. WARGAMING.NET RECRUITS KING The company behind online games such as World of Tanks and World of Warplanes has hired Al King as global …
Read More »Diablo III due in Q2 2012
RPG fans still have a while to wait for the return of Blizzard’s hugely popular Diablo series. The publisher’s CEO Mike Morhaime announced that Diablo III will be released in the second quarter of 2012 – anywhere between April and June. The new release window was given during an investor …
Read More »Activision Blizzard’s revenue hits $4.7bn
Activision Blizzard has posted record breaking revenue of $4.76bn for the financial year. $1.6bn of this was generated from digital markets. That’s 34 per cent of the company’s total revenues. The $4.76bn is well ahead of Activision’s projections (almost $800m more) and is up over the previous year’s $4.45bn. Net …
Read More »Analyst forecasts Zynga Q4 revenues above $335m
Michael Pachter predicts strong growth for social gaming company
Read More »Batman boosts Warner’s full-year fiscals
Revenues for Time Warner’s Filmed Entertainment division rose to $12.6bn in 2011, thanks in part to stronger games releases from Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The firm’s full-year financial report highlights Batman: Arkham City, Mortal Kombat and the continued success of various LEGO titles, such as LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. …
Read More »EA CFO Eric Brown departs
Electronic Arts chief financial officer Eric Brown has left the company. He leaves on February 17th to become CFO and COO of communications company Polycom. According to Gamasutra, chief accounting officer and senior VP Kenneth Barker will serve as CFO in the interim. Brown is an EA veteran, joining in …
Read More »Stewart Kosoy to head Digital Capital product dev
Recently announced game funding vehicle to scoop 25 year veteran.
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