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Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has declared the current financial year is "a turning point" for the publisher after higher-than-expected Q4 sales. The exec said the company’s decision to strengthen its core gamer offering, venture into free-to-play and grow its online revenues is paying off. His comments follow today’s announcement of …
Read More »Ubisoft sales rise as Assassin’s Creed breaks records
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft saw its sales rise to over €800m last quarter, beating the previous Christmas season. Sales for the three months ended December 31st, 2012 generated €802m – up 23 per cent when compared to the €652m for the same period in 2011. Ubisoft has originally targeted €740m …
Read More »Gree sales up, profits down
Aggressive company expansion comes with big price tag
Read More »Zynga weighed down by OMGPOP purchase
Social gaming giant plans 150 total layoffs
Read More »Gameloft posts record sales
R&D expenditures result in lower profits
Read More »DeNA reports record revenues for Q2 2012
Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA generated $609m in revenues during Q2 2012. The company reports that’s a 37 per cent increase when compared to the same period last year and the highest quarterly revenue it has ever achieved. Operating profit for the three months ended June 30th came in at …
Read More »Activision beats Q2 outlook by $100m
Revenue soars to over $1bn
Read More »THQ sales up, but outweighed by expenses
Company hemorrhages $239m this year, but operating expenses down for the quarter
Read More »Ubisoft posts £30m profit FY2012
Q4 earnings down, but French publisher's sales up for the year
Read More »Sony shares fall to 31-year low in Japan
Sony Corporation’s share price has fallen to its lowest position in a generation in both Japan and the United States. One day after Sony reported a 3.5bn loss for the financial year, Sony’s shares on the Tokyo Stock exchange hit a 31-year low, while its price on the New York …
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