Entries in 'economy' (37)
ELSPA applauds Digital Economy Bill
Following Her Majesty’s broadcast earlier today, European video games regulator ELSPA has backed the pro-copyright and age restriction measures outlined in the Queen’s Speech.
Further decline in UK economy
The British economy contracted by 0.8 per cent in the last quarter – more than double the figure predicted by analysts.
Budget 2009: Govt has ‘failed to back the games industry’
Games industry group Tiga has slammed the Labour government for “failing again to back one of the principal creative industries of the future.”
Budget 2009: Economy turnaround ‘by 2010’
A daring and contentious budget speech by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was punctuated with an interesting promise: the UK economy is set to grow at the start ...
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AMD losses widen
Chip maker AMD saw losses widen in the first calendar quarter as the PC market went through a painful sales drought.
Budget 2009: Tiga’s demands
Game interest group Tiga has called on the government to introduce a set of schemes in the forthcoming budget that could aid the game development sector.
Activision Blizzard considering further acquisitions
Activision’s president and CEO of publishing Mike Griffith has stated that the global economic crisis, and more importantly resulting deflated company values, could pave the way for his firm making ...
UK officially enters recession
The UK government has confirmed that the nation’s gross domestic product fell by 1.5 per cent in the final three months of 2008, and following the 0.6 per cent drop ...
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UK economy suffering “frightening deterioration”
A survey conducted by The British Chambers of Commerce have found that the nations’ economy is in the midst of a “frightening deterioration”, with December’s High Street numbers proving the ...
Sony to cut 8,000 jobs
Sony has announced it plans to cut 8,000 jobs from its electronics business, as well as shut ten per cent of its manufacturing plants.
Nintendo eyes up stock market for next DS title
Leading global games publisher Nintendo has said that it has teamed up with Tokyo-based stock exchange Nikkei to make a new game based on the workings of the stock market.
Hirai: Gaming will be “less affected” by credit crunch
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuro Hirai has expressed his belief that the games industry can whether the storm of the increasingly volatile global financial unrest.
