Entries in 'growth' (79)
Q1 2013 halts decline of US games market as digital grows 15% to claim majority share
The US video games market has ceased its decline, according to the latest numbers from NPD.
Decline in boxed software sales is hitting Japanese market hardest
A failure to keep pace with changes to the international games market has hit the Japanese games industry hardest.
Microsoft: Console still accounts for 42% of the total video games market
With Microsoft and Sony about the throw millions and millions of pounds at launching their next-gen consoles, some observers may quite rightly ask one question – why?
Indian video games industry grew 16% in 2012
The Indian games industry grew to Rs 15 billion ($277m) in 2012, recording a growth of 16% over the previous year, the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2013 has ...
Advertisement
The Japanese video games market actually GREW in the last 12 months
The Japanese video games market grew by 1.2 per cent year-on-year for the 12 months ending March 31st.
Global ad spend grew in 2012
After the disastrous collapse of 2009, global advertising revenue is again on the rise.
Twitch records strong growth, attracts 28m users in February
Justin.tv owned gaming video service Twitch has posted some very impressive numbers for February 2013.
US video games market slips 9% in 2012
The total value of the US video games market declined nine per cent in 2012.
Advertisement
Further digital growth at Future as UK leads the way
Future PLC has announced digital revenue growth of 24 per cent for its most recent financial quarter.
Samsung expected to increase lead over Apple in 2013
Annual growth of 35 per cent is expected to further increase Samsung’s lead over former market leader Apple in 2013.
Retail narrowly avoids Christmas drop, grows 0.3% YOY
UK retail sales values were up ever so slightly by 0.3 per cent year-on-year fro December.
UK digital games sales pass £500m in 2012
A report being published by the Entertainment Retailers Association will this morning say that digital sales in the UK passed £1bn in 2012.
Advertisement
Will Black Ops II outsell Modern Warfare 3? Does it matter?
All the research suggests that Call of Duty has peaked.
The Hut Group reports 54 % sales growth
Etail specialist The Hut Group has bucked the struggling retail trends by posting strong results for H1 2012.
F2P expected to drive Japanese social games market up 30.7% in 2012
The Japanese market for social network games is expected to soar over the course of the current year.
EA is well positioned for next-gen success, analysts believe
The management team at EA has convinced analysts that the publisher is well positioned to thrive in the next-gen games market.
Advertisement
Apple misses analyst forecasts but reports annual growth
A jump in both iPad and iPhone sales has lead to a strong quarter for Apple, although its numbers fell short of analyst’s expectations.
Digital growth keeps Future on track
Future PLC has revealed strong digital revenue growth in its interim results for the half-year ended March 31st 2012.
Apple reports yet more staggering growth
The Eurozone crisis, global debt levels and international recession. None of which are terms respected by Apple.
Microsoft reports UK growth for Xbox Live
Paid-for Xbox Live games and content are enjoying “good growth” in the UK year-on-year, says Microsoft.
Huge growth predicted for Indian games industry
The Indian games industry is expected to grow by 38 per cent to Rs 18 billion ($359m) in 2012 and to a staggering Rs 46 billion ($917m) by 2016.
GameStop "expects to open stores opportunistically"
Retail giant GameStop has said it “expects to open international stores opportunistically while keeping square footage flat”.
MS: Xbox can defy economy and grow for 7th consecutive year
The world may be waiting for news of a new console, but Microsoft is focused on making 2012 the biggest year in Xbox 360 history.
Sony keen on free-to-play PSN growth
PlayStation’s digital publishing arm wants developers to pitch free-to-play games for PSN, an executive at the company has said.
Facebook gaming on the decline
Just one year ago it seemed that Facebook WAS gaming, but 12 months down the line and it looks as if playing games on the world’s leading social network is ...
