Entries in 'expectations' (27)

Platinum Games gives itself a 'D', says it needs to sell more games

Platinum Games gives itself a 'D', says it needs to sell more games

The president of Platinum Games may be pleased with the quality of the studio’s output, but he’s less than happy with its sales.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2013 at 10:38AM in News
Multi-million marketing campaign to ensure Top Five status for Tomb Raider

Multi-million marketing campaign to ensure Top Five status for Tomb Raider

Forget next-gen console excitement: one of the year’s best-sellers will be a current-gen release and it’s just under two weeks away, says Square Enix.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Feb 26th 2013 at 10:03AM in News
Sony's PS4 announcement - what and what not to expect

Sony's PS4 announcement - what and what not to expect

It’s nearly here. After years of speculation and weeks of rumour, tomorrow night we will finally get our first look at Sony’s next console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 19th 2013 at 12:38PM in News
Capcom almost halves DmC sales expectations

Capcom almost halves DmC sales expectations

DmC: Devil May Cry is going to fall well short of Capcom’s initial expectations for the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2013 at 9:51AM in News

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Analyst: GameStop's Wii U sales were "below expectations"

Analyst: GameStop's Wii U sales were "below expectations"

Sales of Wii U hardware and software failed to meet expectations at leading US games retailer GameStop, an analyst has claimed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2013 at 8:45AM in News
Dishonored sales exceed Bethesda's own expectations

Dishonored sales exceed Bethesda's own expectations

Yes, launching new IP is a gamble. But when it pays off, it pays off big.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 28th 2012 at 9:37AM in News
Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets

Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets

EA's space-age campaign has already had an astronomical effect, with pre-orders placing ‘well ahead’ of where the publisher was at the same point with Mass Effect 2.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 27th 2012 at 12:47PM in News
THQ drops guidance after uDraw sales lag

THQ drops guidance after uDraw sales lag

Publisher THQ has dropped its Q3 financial estimates after the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the uDraw tablet peripheral failed to hit sales expectations.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 8th 2011 at 10:01AM in News

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Activision predicts Skylanders shortage

Activision predicts Skylanders shortage

Bobby Kotick has warned the markets to expect shortages of its innovative kids title Skylanders this Christmas.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2011 at 10:07AM in News
Take-Two reports increased losses

Take-Two reports increased losses

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has reported a drop in revenues and increased losses for the quarter ending September 30th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 9th 2011 at 9:09AM in News
Nintendo: 3DS has not met expectations

Nintendo: 3DS has not met expectations

Platform holder Nintendo has admitted that the early performance of the 3DS at retail has fallen some way short of the company's internal expectations.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2011 at 1:21PM in News
3DS has made 'smaller impact' than expected

3DS has made 'smaller impact' than expected

American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 9th 2011 at 2:46PM in News

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Profits double at Apple

Profits double at Apple

Apple has posted net profits of $5.99bn for the quarter ending March 31st – that a jump of nearly 100 per cent compared to the $3bn reported in the same ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2011 at 11:39AM in News
Big digital expectations for EA

Big digital expectations for EA

Underlining the growing digital aspirations of the major third party publishers, EA has set itself a lofty goal for the years ahead.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2011 at 3:38PM in News
High hopes for Test Drive Unlimited 2

High hopes for Test Drive Unlimited 2

Word-of-mouth, strong predicted sales and post-launch DLC will make Test Drive Unlimited 2 an evergreen success, Namco Bandai says.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2010 at 8:45AM in News
Mirror’s Edge ‘fell short’, EA says

Mirror’s Edge ‘fell short’, EA says

EA DICE’s highly-anticipated first-person title Mirror’s Edge missed commercial and critical targets within Electronic Arts, a key exec has said.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2010 at 3:55PM in News

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Move has ‘exceeded’ Sony’s expectations

Move has ‘exceeded’ Sony’s expectations

The boss of SCEA’s Latin America division has said that PlayStation Move has exceeded the company’s expectations and that it’s struggling to keep up with demand in some key regions.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 16th 2010 at 8:22AM in News
GameStop thinks Kinect will trump Move

GameStop thinks Kinect will trump Move

Leading global games retail GameStop has predicted that Kinect will emerge as the winner in the fight of the next-gen motion controllers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 9th 2010 at 10:28AM in News
Sega raised expectations too high

Sega raised expectations too high

Publisher Sega has admitted that it has in the past been over-enthusiastic with its forecasting, resulting the perception that its titles have failed to deliver as expected.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2010 at 5:06PM in News
PSPgo has ‘met expectations’

PSPgo has ‘met expectations’

We’ve never been given any firm sales numbers for the PSPgo, leaving the industry to draw its own conclusions about the device. But Sony has insisted that the portable has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2010 at 10:03AM in News
MS predicts 3m+ Kinect sales this Q4

MS predicts 3m+ Kinect sales this Q4

Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect will sell over 3m units this holiday period following its launch this November, platform holder Microsoft has claimed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 16th 2010 at 4:55PM in News
Singularity and Blur ‘fell short’

Singularity and Blur ‘fell short’

Activision’s recent efforts to introduce new IP into two key genres appears not to have paid off, with the publisher admitting that both Raven Software’s Singularity and Bizarre Creations’ Blur ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 6th 2010 at 11:42AM in News
Viacom: Beatles sales ‘terrific’

Viacom: Beatles sales ‘terrific’

Despite charting at number four in the UK Charts this week behind fierce rival Guitar Hero 5, EA’s The Beatles: Rock Band has so far exceeded the sales expectations ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2009 at 11:06AM in News
PS3 Slim sales ‘ahead of expectations’

PS3 Slim sales ‘ahead of expectations’

The UK office of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is unsurprisingly delighted with the week one success of its newly redesigned PS3 Slim console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 7th 2009 at 5:24PM in News
Bionic Commando disappoints

Bionic Commando disappoints

Whilst the news from Capcom has been good for its first fiscal quarter of 2010, the publisher has admitted that recent release Bionic Commando has not met the company’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 31st 2009 at 11:13AM in News