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GAME Group CEO Ian Shepherd has outlined the company’s Strategic Update in which he has expressed his intention to triple the Group’s online and digital revenue from 100m to 300m by 2013. The exec said that recent behind the scenes investment in GAME’s digital infrastructure will start to become apparent …
Read More »GAME to unveil new £15m strategy today
Video games retailer GAME will today lift the lid on a significant change to business strategy that will position the Group for life in an increasingly digital world. Later this morning group chief executive Ian Shepherd will reveal the company’s 15m secret. "Today is an important day for GAME as …
Read More »Digital focus for new-look Activision
As it attempts to adapt to the ever-changing games market, publisher Activision has pledged to realign its focus on its digital business. The strategic move has come at the cost of key brands such as Guitar Hero, and has also resulted in the loss of some 500 jobs. "Digital distribution …
Read More »Activision: We’ve had to make some difficult decisions
With the games industry still coming to terms with the shock death of the Guitar Hero series, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has outlined the reasons for the dramatic decision. Primarily, he argues that the transition to new business models – and ones that are primarily digitally driven – is …
Read More »Digital revenues soar at Future
Media firm Future has reported a significant increase in online ad revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2010. Digital now accounts for 32 per cent of the company’s total ad revenue, which is up an impressive 25 per cent compared to the same quarter the year before. Future’s UK …
Read More »UK-based digital analytics firm founded
A game analyst group has announced its tall ambition to help generate $1 billion for games companies over the next four years. GamesAnalytics, formed in February last year, is a data mining and monetisation firm. It offers behavioural analytics, predictive modelling and individually targeted in-game marketing products. The UK firm …
Read More »Amazon looks to sign up indies
Amazon is looking to recruit games retailers to join its Marketplace sector and help them boost their online offering. The firm has always worked with third parties, but is now looking to seriously strengthen its network of sellers in key categories, including video games. A spokesman for Amazon said: In …
Read More »Start-Up Spotlight: GLPeas
Innovation is at the heart of this after hours development outfit
Read More »EA promises ‘fewer, better, bigger’ titles
EA has begun 2011 in much the same way as it did in 2010 – by promising fewer, better and bigger titles going forwards. The mantra was repeated by both CEO John Riccitiello and COO John Schappert in a conference call to investors, according to Gamsutra. The claims, though, are …
Read More »Jacobson wants to score on consoles
Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson wants to see a console version of Football Manager. The studio director – who oversees Sega’s popular football sim franchise – just received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to the games industry. Now he’d like to bring Football Manager back to …
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