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Age of Conan publisher Funcom has reported a bad set of financials for its fiscal Q3, with revenues falling 68.5 per cent year-on-year to reach $5.7m. In total Funcom’s losses hit $9.6m for the period. In Q3 last year it recorded a profit of $3.3m. The drops were blamed on …

The potential for a modern-day game based on classic sci-fi IP Bladerunner is obvious – and such a reality very nearly came to pass, developer Gearbox has admitted. Speaking to OXM, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford admitted: One of my partners, Brian Martell, had Bladrunner on the list of IPs we …

Nintendo maestro hints at sequel to 2008 release as he admits original title underperformed

Which makes new publisher Enjoy Gaming an interesting company. They might have picked a tough year to start in – but at least from that point of view things can only get better for them. And starting small on some specialised DS, Wii and PC games should prove to be …

Robomodo confirms new Activision deal and discusses expanding into other genres

Facebook may be coming to PS3 in the near future, but the Xbox 360 integration of the famed social network is live and ready to use right now. Xbox 360 owners who turn on their machines now will suddenly find new entries for Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM – as well …

EA has launched specific retail stores for its Sports Active range of games in the US. GoNintendo is reporting that the shops can be found in Boston and San Francisco, and opened on November 15th. The stores are open seven days a week, and will close on December 14th. EA …

Whilst triple-A release Modern Warfare 2 keeps itself busy by tearing up the record books in the traditional games industry, Activision has released yet another Call of Duty title – World at War: Zombies on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at 5.99, the title in an extension of …

Part One; Tony Hawk Ride studio discusses its new board peripheral, and why it avoided Natal

A higher marketing spend can increase a game’s gross revenue three times more than positive review scores. That’s according to new research by EEDAR, presented at the Montreal International Games Summit by the firm’s Jesse Divnich. During the presentation, Divnich explained that poorer quality games will a bigger marketing will …