Tag Archives: Financials

Konami profits are up year-on-year

Publisher Konami has reported a 147 per cent increase in net profit for the year ending March. The numbers don’t quite fit the wider narrative of a company in decline, what with the recent fallout with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and the cancellation of Silent Hills – both of …

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EA’s Q4 revenues exceed expectations; Need for Speed due this year; Mirror’s Edge 2 early 2016

Q4 was more prosperous for EA than the publisher had predicted, with GAAP revenues of $1.19bn. Digital accounted for the majority of that number at $614m while physical claimed $571m. That’s a reverse on the previous year when digital stood at $491m and physical at $632m. Full year revenues hit …

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PS4 sells 14.8 million in a year, PlayStation annual profit up to £261.5m

Sony’s latest financials have revealed a bright 12 months for the company’s games business. For the fiscal year ended March 31st, the platform holder reported 14.8 million unit sales for PS4. This is almost double the 7.5 million seen in FY2013, although given that the console was only around for …

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GAME CFO steps down as profits dip

The honeymoon period for the new GAME shows no sign of returning with a drop in profit and the news that the retailer’s CFO is stepping down. Group revenue for the 26 weeks ending January 24th fell 0.7 per cent to 586.4m, with gross profit down 1.6 per cent at …

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