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Korea-based free-to-play publisher Nexon has reported fourth quarter and full year financial results for its 2013 fiscal year, revealing a growth in revenue during both periods. Total revenue for 2013 went up 43 per cent to 155.3bn yen, while operating income was up 7 per cent to 50.7bn yen. Net …
Read More »Sony: PS3 has a lot of life left
Sony is aiming to support its PlayStation 3 hardware with new releases for at least another two years, the company has revealed. In an interview with GameSpot, SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller discussed the importance of not overlooking PS3’s established install base – specifically in the wake of …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth goes gold
Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Ubisoft has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth has at last gone gold. The game is due out on March 4th–and with development actually finished, that date will hopefully hold up this time around. The title suffered its latest (and apparently …
Read More »Warner confirms layoffs at Turbine
Boston-based development studio Turbine has been hit with a round of layoffs this week, publisher Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has confirmed. The company told CVG they layoffs were part of its normal business process,” and the result of strategic alignment.” Unfortunately, in order for us to invest in growth areas …
Read More »Microsoft’s PC gaming ambassador no longer with company
Microsoft’s PC games guy Jason Holtman has apparently moved on, a move that comes after less than six months on the job with the firm. VG247 points to an update on Holtman’s LinkedIn profile, indicating the industry veteran left Microsoft at some point last month. Holtman was hired on by …
Read More »NPD: US spent $15.39bn on games in 2013
NPD has revealed new US sales figures for games in 2013 – and this time around, the research group has included digital revenue and second-hand sales in their findings. Following its 2013 US retail report – which showed a 2 per cent year-over-year decline in industry sales – NPD has …
Read More »Microsoft invests in FourSquare
Microsoft has invested in location-based social networkFourSquare to reportedly help develop the firm’s rumoured voice-activated assistant app, Cortana. The investment was confirmed by FourSquare CEO Dennis Crowley, but no details were disclosed at the time. However, Bloomberg cities an anonymous source who claims the deal is worth $15m and was …
Read More »Borderlands 2 Vita revealed alongside slim Vita bundle
Borderlands 2 is heading to PS Vita – alongside a hardware bundle packaging the game with the new, slimmer Vita. Sony’s John Koller announced the news at California PlayStation event this week, adding that a Vita Borderlands 2 hardware bundle will launch alongside the game this spring. The package includes …
Read More »Ubisoft quarterly earnings dip 35 per cent
Ubisoft reported earnings for the quarter ending December 31st, 2013 – revealing a significant year-over-year decline. The firm brought in €520m in sales during its Q3 period, a 35.2 per cent drop from the same quarter in 2012. Overall sales for the first three quarters of the company’s current fiscal …
Read More »Watch Dogs Wii U delayed
The Wii U version of Watch Dogs is still in development, but won’t launch alongside the rest of the game’s platforms this spring. The delay was confirmed during Ubisoft’s call to investors this week, where the publisher again committed to a spring release target for the title on PC, PS3, …
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