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Global software and hardware company Microsoft has suffered its first quarterly drop in revenues and sales in its 23 years as a public company, though its Xbox operations remained one of strongest parts of the business. Revenues for the quarter ending March 31st were down six per cent on the …
Read More »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 same quarter of 2007. Net income was up too, hitting $1.2m – nearly a million up on the $281,000 net …
Read More »XBLA enjoys most successful ever month
Microsoft has confirmed that August was the most successful month it’s ever had for its Xbox Live Arcade service – and has also announced that a brand new instalment to the famous R-Type series is on the way. August saw a string of critically acclaimed titles arrive on Microsoft’s gaming …
Read More »Future revenues down
Specialist publishing powerhouse Future reported revenues of 40.6 million for the three months ending December 31st 2007 – down 1.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2006. Future attributed the drop to ‘project phasing of customer publishing revenues’ which despite being down in the first quarter are expected …
Read More »Nintendo pips Sony to become global software leader, says report
A new report from data analyst iSuppli shows worldwide revenue for Nintendo DS and Wii surpassed that taken by Sony on PS2, PS3 and PSP in the third quarter of each companies’ fiscal year. According to iSuppli – as reported on Gamasutra – global revenue for Nintendo DS and Wii …
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