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Xbox hardware and rising Surface tablet sales boost computing company's finances
Read More »InnoGames revenue rises by record 50% in 2013
Online and mobile game developer and publisher plots recruitment drive of 100 staff in 2014
Read More »Mobile firms Kontagent and PlayHaven to merge
PlayHaven CEO Andy Yang to head up newly formed company
Read More »Reggie on fan pressure: 100,000 signatures doesn’t mean 100,000 sales
Nintendo has said that online petitions and fan outcries don’t play a part in shaping its overall strategy. When asked about the likes of Operation Rainfall – a pressure group that is trying to get Nintendo to localise a handful of Japanese-only Wii games – Nintendo of America president Reggie …
Read More »Sainsbury’s to cease online sales of games and consoles
Sainsbury’s is to stop selling physical entertainment products online in favour of an entirely on-demand model. The UK supermarket announced it is to halt sales of physical products across its Sainsbury’s Entertainment website from March 2014. As a result, Sainsbury’s will cease online sales of physical products including video games …
Read More »Sony set to make $100m in cuts to entertainment division
Meanwhile, Hirai will seek to convince investors that own its entertainment IP is good business sense
Read More »Start-up Special 2013: Nine vital steps to establishing your business
Zero Dependency's Andy Esser breaks down the process of setting up a new studio as a registered company
Read More »Kickstarter heading to Australia and New Zealand next month
Crowdfunding site hosting four events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to field developer questions
Read More »Activision completes $8bn buyout from Vivendi
Bobby Kotick-led investment group also acquires 25 per cent of company
Read More »Ubisoft investing $370m in Quebec operations
Publisher looks to create 500 new jobs over seven years in the province
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