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$641m Q3 losses forces publisher to up previous redundancy estimates

As part of its Q3 financial statement , EA has named FIFA 09 as its top performing title of Q3 2008, with sales topping an impressive 7.8m units worldwide – four per cent up on the performance of FIFA 08 the year before. The publisher’s second best seller, surprisingly, was …

North American publisher EA has announced that it suffered losses totalling $641m for the three months ending December 31st 2008 – this compares to losses of $33m in the same period the year before. Revenue was up, however, hitting $1.65bn compared to $1.5bn in 2007. In further bad news, EA …

German studio swoops for beleaguered UK team, says report

French publisher picks up Action Pants in spite of economic trend

Finger-tapping Wii release on course for the summer

Sega has confirmed that Let’s Tap will be released in Europe this summer. The Wii game is being developed by Prope, the studio set up by Sonic creator Yuji Naka, and requires gamers to lay a Wii controller on a table or box and tap their way through the game. …

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is reviewing its partnership with its media planning and buying agencies across Europe – including OMD in the UK. OMD and its rivals are being invited to pitch for accounts. Estimates put SCEE’s annual media spend at over 8 million for 2008. The review is being …

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ESA, the organizers of America’s leading video games trade show E3, has revealed its initial list of exhibitors for the upcoming event – confirming the support of all three console platform holders. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will be joined by the likes of EA, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, THQ, Sega, Disney, …