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Mad Catz signs Rock Band deal

Mad Catz signs Rock Band deal

Mad Catz has signed a five-year deal to provide peripherals for the Rock Band franchise.

by Colin Campbell
on Apr 23rd 2010 at 9:33PM in News
US: Blu-ray sales surge

US: Blu-ray sales surge

In news that can only mean good things for Sony’s PS3, sales of Blu-ray discs in North America have shown an impressive year-on-year increase for the three months ending March ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 7th 2010 at 11:26AM in News
No Champions Online for console

No Champions Online for console

After more than a year of 'will they, won't they', Cryptic Studios and Atari have backed away from bringing Champions Online to consoles.

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 25th 2010 at 12:42AM in News
Kongregate: Virtual goods rising

Kongregate: Virtual goods rising

Free online games aggregator Kongregate says revenues from sales of virtual goods is increasing by 30 percent every month.

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 23rd 2010 at 8:35PM in News

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Valve reveals scale of Mac plans

Valve reveals scale of Mac plans

Valve believes the upcoming launch of Steam for Mac is "the biggest event in Steam's history since the service was first launched".

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 18th 2010 at 11:18PM in News
Pre-owned specialist gets cash injection

Pre-owned specialist gets cash injection

In news that hits home the importance of the second hand video games market, Maryland based pre-owned specialist Game Trading Technologies has secured a substantial $3.9m worth of investment.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2010 at 11:36AM in News
IGN cuts staff

IGN cuts staff

Reports are surfacing that IGN has made significant lay-offs to its main U.S. operation.

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 16th 2010 at 11:44PM in News
EA CFO talks CoD spat

EA CFO talks CoD spat

Speaking at a GDC panel on Wednesday, Electronic Arts' chief financial officer John Schappert expressed doubts over the future of rival Activision's Call of Duty franchise, following the public spat ...

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 11th 2010 at 12:14AM in News

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EA signs 38 Studios deal

EA signs 38 Studios deal

Electronic Arts has announced a deal with 38 Studios to publish the company's first game, an RPG called Project Mercury. 

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 9th 2010 at 11:26PM in News
PlayStation phone reports resurface

PlayStation phone reports resurface

A report in the Wall Street Journal says an oft-rumoured PlayStation Phone - co-developed with Sony Ericsson - will arrive in 2010. It will “shares characteristics of netbooks, electronic-book ...

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 5th 2010 at 1:40AM in News
Losses decrease at Take-Two

Losses decrease at Take-Two

Take-Two has announced Q1 revenues up $14 million on last year, from $149m to $163m. The firm took a loss of $34m, down from $54m for the same period in ...

by Colin Campbell
on Mar 4th 2010 at 12:48AM in News
Ngmoco makes big iPhone buy

Ngmoco makes big iPhone buy

iPhone game publisher Ngmoco has bought developer Freeverse and announced that it has raised a further $25 million in funding bringing its total - after three rounds - to over ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 23rd 2010 at 1:48AM in News

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EA offers guide to better times

EA offers guide to better times

Electronic Arts' troubles - fiscal losses, massive job cuts, a thinning roster, waning market confidence - serve as an illustration of the whole industry's troubles. The firm's second-in-command, COO John ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 20th 2010 at 3:59PM in News
OnLive shown live at DICE

OnLive shown live at DICE

OnLive, which streams top-notch games direct to any device, including TV, has its share of skeptics. Since the service's announcement at GDC last year, critics have cast doubt on its ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 18th 2010 at 11:22PM in News
DICE: Bobby comes clean

DICE: Bobby comes clean

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick delivered a winning keynote at DICE in Las Vegas that was full of charming anecdotes about his own mistakes, as well as a vision for ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 18th 2010 at 9:14PM in News
US: Disney kicks off DICE

US: Disney kicks off DICE

Today's social networking technologies and consumer offerings are direct descendants of ideas pioneered by Walt Disney, such as the theme park, according to Disney Interactive boss Steve Wadsworth. 

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 18th 2010 at 3:30AM in News

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X10: Microsoft shows its stuff

X10: Microsoft shows its stuff

Microsoft held its X10 invitation-only press event in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the media to sample some of the products Xbox 360 has lined up for the year ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 11th 2010 at 11:17PM in News
Music tails off for Activision

Music tails off for Activision

During its post-fiscals conference call, Activision became the latest publisher to ring the death knell for big-bundle, hardware-based music games. 

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 11th 2010 at 12:19AM in News
E3 2010 open for business

E3 2010 open for business

Preparations for the game industry's annual jamboree are underway. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today opened attendee and media registration for this year's event, due to be held  June 15-17 ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 10th 2010 at 1:03AM in News
Mad Catz scores big in Europe

Mad Catz scores big in Europe

U.S. peripherals manufacturer Mad Catz has announced a Q3 jump in sales of 19 percent, from $41 million to $49 million. For the quarter ended Dec 31, the firm scored ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 10th 2010 at 12:48AM in News
EA: Gloomy outlook

EA: Gloomy outlook

Electronic Arts has warned of lower-than-anticipated earnings for the year ahead. Reporting its financials, the company told investors to expect revenue of between $3.65 billion and $3.9 billion for the ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 8th 2010 at 11:33PM in News
US: GameStop investigation

US: GameStop investigation

New York General Attorney Andrew Cuomo says he has issued a subpoena to 22 leading online retailers, including GameStop, as part of an investigation into 'deceptive practices' which lure buyers ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 5th 2010 at 1:18AM in News
FarmVille heads to Microsoft

FarmVille heads to Microsoft

Runaway Facebook hit FarmVille is set to appear on Microsoft's entertainment portal MSN Games and Windows Live Messenger.

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 4th 2010 at 11:40PM in News
New digital focus for THQ

New digital focus for THQ

Reporting slight profits for its Q3, THQ has slashed 60 jobs and announced plans to realign some of its studios towards digital distribution platforms.

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 4th 2010 at 3:37AM in News
Global games decline measured at 8%

Global games decline measured at 8%

The world's three biggest retail markets for video games saw a combined decline of eight per cent in sales last year according to a new report.

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by Michael French
on Feb 3rd 2010 at 1:01PM in News