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Majesco Q4 and FY2012 report confirms closures

Majesco has released its financial report for both the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2012, sharing sales data for its products as well as confirming previously reported job cuts. The publisher reported net revenue of $26.6m for Q4, which marked a six per cent increase from the same …

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Major redundancies at Majesco UK – report

Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco has reportedly laid off a significant number of staff at its European HQ in Brompton. Games Industry claims to have first hand reports that the job losses could be fairly wide ranging”. It is also understood that Majesco’s Boston studio has also been closed, although the …

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Majesco shuts down Boston branch – report

Social games studio Majesco Boston has closed down, at least according to a former employee. GI.biz reports that the developer’s former senior producer Chris Pasley claimed as much in a Facebook update. I enjoyed my time at Majesco,” Pasley said. I hate that it ended so abruptly with the whole …

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Zumba Fitness passes 2m worldwide sales

Wii, PS3 and 360 title Zumba Fitness has now sold over 2m around the world. As well as being a consistent top five hit in the UK, the title has also been been the No.2 selling Wii game since its launch in the US. It has now surpassed sales of …

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Hulk Hogan slamming onto Kinect

‘Real American’ Hulk Hogan is to front a brand new Kinect title from Majesco this autumn. Called Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, the game "is the first performance-based wrestling game on Kinect for Xbox 360" and "lets players train with mentor Hulk Hogan as they build their own wrestling personalities and …

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Download-only BloodRayne announced

Majesco has dusted off the BloodRayne series for its first digital-only outing. 2D side-scroller BloodRayne: Betrayal is currently in development for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, according to Eurogamer. It is being developed by Wayforward Technologies and is due to go live this summer. The game puts players in …

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Year-on-year declines at Majesco

US publisher Majesco has reported net revenues of $29.2m for its first quarter ending January 31st – down from the $32.8m seen in the same period in 2009. Operating income hit $2.5m in the period compared to the $3.7m reported last year. Net income fell from $4.2m to $3.8m. The …

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Majesco threatened with Nasdaq delisting

Majesco’s American arm faces potential delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange if it fails to improve its share price. The publisher has been given 180 days to bring its share price above $1 and maintain that for 10 consecutive days of trading. It will then be able to appeal the …

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Majesco to release Scholastic titles

Scholastic Interactive’s line-up of games will finally hit European shores via publisher Majesco, MCV can reveal. The deal will see Goosebumps HorrorLand on Wii and DS and Ultimate I-Spy for Wii hit European shelves before the end of October. Majesco MD Jason Dutton explained: "We’re really excited about bringing these …

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Majesco signs Alvin and the Chipmunks

Majesco will bring Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel to Wii and DS in December. Developed by ImaginEngine, Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel will hit shelves ahead of Twentieth Century Fox’s theatrical release of the same name on Christmas Day. The first Alvin and The Chipmunks film was a …

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