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EA Sports president Peter Moore has announced that the publisher is to release five new sports franchises by 2010. According to ShackNews, Moore confirmed in an analyst meeting that one of the five would arrive before March, 2009. This title was described by Moore as a "casual IP". The other …
Read More »Ubisoft wins $13.2m in Bratz dispute
Ubisoft has obtained a $13.2 million judgement in a copy and trademark infringement dispute MG Entertainment, the owner of the Bratz dolls. Greenberg Glusker represented Ubisoft in the American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration that led to the judgment. "We are thrilled with the result, and we feel completely vindicated," said …
Read More »NCsoft profits up
Lineage and Tabula Rasa were the key drivers in NCsoft’s full-year financials, which saw an overall sales drop of three per cent, but an operating profit, pre-tax profit and net profit of 14 per cent, 24 per cent and 18 per cent respectively. Fourth quarter consolidated net sales stand at …
Read More »Introducing the Retail Advisory Board 2008
Gerry Berkley, Woolworths A retail stalwart boasting many, many years of expertise, Berkley has mentored many of today’s most successful retail buyers, earning him the moniker ‘the godfather of games buying’. His first involvement with games was at BHS in the 1980s, dealing with Sinclair Spectrum and C64. After a …
Read More »Games Convention off to Cologne in 2009?
The oft-rumoured relocation of Games Convention away from the Leipzig Messe finally looks to be becoming a reality today – as a prominent German national newspaper reports the show is to move to Cologne next year. According to financial newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the expo will move across Germany in …
Read More »PS3 hits 1m in UK
SCE UK has confirmed to MCV that PS3 has sold a million units in the UK since its launch on March 23rd. ChartTrack has also revealed that the Sony console has been outselling 360 for the last month. It has been outselling 360 for the last four weeks, but they …
Read More »‘The British Goverment is stupid’
They are changing the law so that every game needs to be classified by the BBFC, just like films are. Here are a few reasons why this is stupid: – Television is more violent and has more sex than video games. Even an early evening soap opera like Eastenders has …
Read More »Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel and more join PC Gaming Alliance
MCV sister site Develop has the full story – click here for more.
Read More »Licensing Show leaves New York
As predicted by MCV’s sister site Licensing.biz , The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) and show producer Advanstar has confirmed that the Licensing International Expo, better known as the Licensing Show, is to move to Las Vegas. The show’s first non-New York City edition will be in June next …
Read More »Atari Q3 revenues down, but losses cut
Net revenues for the third quarter ended December 31st 2007 show that the publisher’s net revenues were down year-on-year to $41.1 million from $47.3m the year before. While publishing net revenues were also down from $46m to $35.2m, Atari’s distribution network earned the company $5.9m for the quarter, up significantly …
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