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Vivendi Games has revealed that its revenues reached a record €1,018 million in 2007, a rise of 26.6 per cent on the previous year. Blizzard Entertainment’s revenues took up most of this whopping total, coming in at €814 million – up 58 per cent. The media giant’s Sierra Entertainment, Sierra …
Read More »US PC CHART: COD 4 holds off Warcraft
Activision’s Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US’s PC chart for the week of January 13th – 19th, according to NPD data. Three World of Warcraft titles follow the FPS, with the original Blizzard MMO in second, the ‘Battle Chest’ compendium in third …
Read More »World of Warcraft hits 10m subscribers
Having just passed the 9 million milestone in November, MMO giant Blizzard has now announced that its global phenomenon World of Warcraft has accrued over 10 million users worldwide. Of those users, 2 million are based in Europe, 2.5 million in North America and 5.5 million in Asia. Blizzard CEO …
Read More »Vivendi Games’ Q2 earnings rise 91.9%
French telecoms and media group Vivendi has posted a 48.6 per cent year-on-year drop in earnings for its second quarter – but its games division has reported a whopping 91.9 per cent jump in operating profit. The firm’s overall sales grew 7.4 per cent year-on-year to €5.2 billion, up from …
Read More »WOW numbers hit nine million
World of Warcraft’s ever growing subscription base has reached nine million, ahead of the release of the expansion pack World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade in mainland China. The game has risen to become the most popular MMORPG since debuting in North America in 2004, while The Burning Crusade expansion …
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