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Japanese publisher Sega Sammy has reported a net income of $189.5m for the nine months ending December 31st. The news is all the sweeter for the firm as in the same period a year before it suffered a $121.3m loss. There were also sharp increases in operating income, which hit …

An annual report from Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) claims that Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade download service generated revenues in excess of $100m in 2009 – a new record for the digital outlet. More precisely, FADE reckons XBLA made $103.4m worldwide in 2009, representing a 34 per cent year-on-year …

Digital Media Prototyping program helps aid local talent

Square Enix’s cherished RPG series Dragon Quest has once again lived up to the hefty expectations placed upon it in the publisher’s homeland with news that Dragon Quest VI sold nearly 1m copies on its first week of release. The title is actually a remake of the mid ‘90s SNES …

Studio uses free Unreal toolset to create Dungeon Defense in four weeks

Sega has confirmed that the Collector’s Edition of upcoming Japanese gangster title Yakuza 3 will be the only SKU released in PAL regions. Kotaku reports that, despite the extras, the game will carry a standard RRP. Included in the package will be a copy of the PS3 game on Blu-ray, …

Chinese media group made undisclosed cash injection during Red 5 walkout

MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. MCV visited Romford for our regular price check, where Tesco has undercut specialist retailers GAME and HMV, as well as rival supermarket Asda, on our selected titles of the week. However, of the five titles we …

Regionâ??s development army bolstered by new deal; threat to UK continues to grow

Millions of pounds will be spent on the marketing campaign for Final Fantasy XIII, MCV understands. The publisher plans to make the game’s launch a true event” with a heavyweight TV campaign that will kick off on March 1st and run through Easter and into April, including spots during football …