Tag Archives: 2008

New data from market research body OzToys has claimed that the Australian video games market grew by an impressive 47.8 per cent year-on-year in 2008, hitting a total value of AUS $1.96bn. In 2006, by comparison, the total Australian video game market was worth AUS $928m. Unit sales grew by …

The games industry continues to demonstrate its resilience to the tough global economic climate with news that North American based games retailer GameStop enjoyed its eighth straight year of growth in 2008. Full-year results for the fiscal year ending January 31st 2009 saw like-for-like sales climb 12.3 per cent for …

Whilst the publishing world may be vocal in its increasing interest in free-to-play online game models, a new report by Screen Digest shows that the subscription based MMO market grew by 22 per cent in 2008. Consumer spending in the sector reached $1.4bn across Europe and North America, with the …

Whilst Apple continues to redefine the definitions of what a mobile phone operating system should be capable of and Goole Android fights to fulfil the lofty ambitions placed upon it, Symbian remains by far the most popular smartphone OS on the market. New research shows that for the fourth quarter …

Catalogue retail specialist Argos has posted sales figures above what most were expecting, stating that whilst the year ahead will be tough it expects to maintain a strong position on the High Street. For the eight weeks until the end of 2008, Argos saw like-for-like sales decline 1.6 per cent. …

Gamespot reckons it is the UK’s biggest games site – and has ABCe figures to back up the claim. An ABC Electronic audit from December 2008 has shown a significant increase in monthly unique users, the site’s parent CBS Interactive has revealed to MCV. GameSpot’s readership has risen from 3.5 …

Funcom’s chief financial officer Olav Sandnes has stood down from his position at the MMO to take up a role in a different sector publisher following the firm’s confirmation of losses in Q4 2008. He will remain in the role until a successor is found. In total, Funcom suffered an …

Leading US video games retailer GameStop has announced strong results for its 2008 fiscal year – and it predicts that it will see the same again in 2009. Total sales for the year ending January 30th hit $8.8bn – a 24 per cent increase on the same period the year …

UK PC sales in the fourth quarter continued to grow at a rapid pace, despite a rising dollar, on-going recession and stalling shipments worldwide. According to figures released by IDC, more than 3.8 million PCs were sold during the fourth quarter, an increase of 13.3 per cent on the same …

Korean MMO specialist NCsoft has recorded a fall in both operating profit and net profit for its 2008 fiscal year, though its results for the final quarter of the year were all positive, leading to a strong outlook for 2009. Fiscal 2008 operating profit fell 15 per cent year-on-year to …