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Following the news that leading Australian games distributor Red Ant has been placed into administration , publishers have confirmed to MCV that they have already begun evaluating their options in the territory. Red Ant had official distribution agreements in place with Capcom, Konami, Bethesda and Midway. Whilst the firm is …
Read More »Is this the weirdest recruitment ad ever?
Denki's Gary Penn asks the industry "Are You Denki or Not?"
Read More »Riccitiello: Creativity and profit go hand in hand
John Riccitiello, the boss of US publishing giant EA, is back on the quality bandwagon after telling The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences that the quest for profitable games in no ways jeopardises the quality of titles being released. Some of my greatest beliefs regarding gaming are that our …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Market jumps by 47 per cent
Australia has become the latest nation to following the footsteps of the UK , USA and Canada (though sadly not Japan ) by reporting impressive rises in the value of its video game industry in 2008. The market reached AUD 1.96bn ($1.3bn) last year, up 47 per cent on 2007. …
Read More »CANADA: Annual games market soars
Following last week’s news that the North American video games market grew by 19 per cent to hit $21.33bn last year, NPD figures have also shown that the Canadian industry in isolation also enjoyed significant growth, CBC reports. Sales of consoles, games and accessories in the region totalled $2.09bn in …
Read More »NPD: Games industry already being affected by the recession
The latest stats from NPD show that 2008 was a record year for the video games industry in North America – but signs that the worsening global economic climate is beginning to hit the games market are now materialising. 2008’s annual market value of $21bn was 19 per cent up …
Read More »NPD: 2008 video game revenues top $21bn
Following the trend seen in the UK market and shunning the falls seen in Japan , the North American video games market grew to record levels in 2008, hitting a total value of $21.33bn according to data from US body NPD. The figure represents an increase of 19 per cent …
Read More »Trivial Pursuit coming to next-gen
US publisher EA is set to bring family board game favourite Trivial Pursuit to a host of games platforms this March, with versions planned for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, mobile phones and online on Pogo.com. CasualGaming.biz has the complete story – click here for more details.
Read More »50 things to look out for in 2009 Part 2
2008 was a year filled with top new games, record breaking sales and high drama. MCV provides 50 reasons why 2009 is set to be even better. In this part, we look at numbers 25 to 1… Click here to read the full feature.
Read More »Cafe.com sells Boonty to Nexway
Casual games portal Boonty, which is owned by US-based Caf.com, has been sold to French digital content firm Nexway for an undisclosed amount. Boonty co-founders Mathieu and Roman Nouzareth claim that the sale will allow them to focus on their other social games site Caf.com. The news was exclusively revealed …
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