Entries in 'financial' (104)
Xbox sales up year-on-year
Whilst the overall picture for Microsoft is yet again one of declining revenues and income, its Entertainment & Devices Division – which houses its Xbox operations – has reported its ...
Nokia and Sony Ericsson report grim results
Two of the biggest mobile phone firms foolish enough not to have invented the iPhone have delivered very bad news this morning, with both Nokia and Sony Ericsson suffering declines ...
Tesco’s UK sales up 4.3 per cent
The UK’s biggest retailer Tesco has posted another strong set of numbers for the 13 weeks ending May 30th 2009 that show both domestic and international growth.
Sony hit by $1bn annual losses
PlayStation platform holder Sony has reported losses of $1.04bn for the year ending March 31st – a stark dip compared to the $3.7bn profit seen in the same period in ...
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THQ annual losses sink to $431 million
THQ reported an annual net loss of $431 million, a considerable drop from its $35 million loss the year prior.
Annual EA losses pass $1bn
North American based publisher EA has reported a GAAP net loss of $1.088bn for the year ending March 31st 2009 – an increase of over 100 per cent compared to ...
Analysts pin EA sales at $631.9m
A Thomson Reuters poll has revealed that analysts expect EA will later today post sales of some $631.9 million.
HMV like-for-like sales climb 1.9%
Entertainment chain HMV is projecting fiscal year profits will meet high-end market expectations, as annual and quarterly sales saw encouraging gains.
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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: 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 earnings ahead of expectations
Ahead of the release of its upcoming quarterly report, publisher Activision Blizzard has said that net revenues are likely to be in excess of the $860m it had previously predicted.
Argos sales better than expected
Catalogue retail specialist Argos has posted sales figures above what most were expecting, stating that whilst the year ahead will be tough it expects to maintain a strong position on ...
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Take 2 posts $50m Q1 loss
Publisher Take Two has revealed that it has suffered a year-on-year increase in losses, following a $50.4m loss in its fiscal Q1 – up from the $38m loss suffered in ...
Funcom CFO steps down after Q4 loss
Funcom’s chief financial officer Olav Sandnes has stood down from his position at the MMO to take up a role in a different sector publisher following the firm’s confirmation of ...
GameStop enjoys growth in 2008
Leading US video games retailer GameStop has announced strong results for its 2008 fiscal year – and it predicts that it will see the same again in 2009.
SouthPeak revenues and income jump
North American publisher SouthPeak has announced the results for its fiscal quarter ending December 31st, showing revenues of $17.3m – a rise of 76 per cent from $4.2m in the ...
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NCsoft profits fall in 2008
Korean MMO specialist NCsoft has recorded a fall in both operating profit and net profit for its 2008 fiscal year, though its results for the final quarter of the year ...
Nvidia reports large losses
Graphics chips vendor Nvidia’s results for fiscal Q4 revealed a $147.7 million net loss, while for the year as a whole the firm made a loss of £30 million.
Sega confirms job losses after $119m loss
Sega Sammy Holdings has revealed a net loss of YEN 10.8bn, around $119m, for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 – an improvement of around 33 per cent compared ...
Games give Warner a boost
Ahead of what it hopes will be its defining year in the games industry, US media giant Warner has named gaming as the one bright spark in its otherwise dreadful ...
THQ appoints new CFO
THQ has named Paul Pucino as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president.
Farrell: We will take strong action
Following THQ's latest financial filing, Brian Farrell, the chairman, president and CEO of THQ, has stated that his firm is to both aggressively cut costs and place a stronger ...
Capcom income drops 95% year-to-date
Japanese publisher and developer Capcom has revealed that net income for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 fell a massive 95 per cent to YEN 179m, down from the ...
Disney Interactive sees losses despite revenue hike
Disney Interactive Media has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2008, but has nonetheless suffered a loss for period.
EA: More job cuts coming as Q3 losses reach $641m
North American publisher EA has announced that it suffered losses totalling $641m for the three months ending December 31st 2008 – this compares to losses of $33m in the same ...
