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Activision Blizzard Beats Quarterly Forecasts, Raises Outlook
Activision Blizzard Beats Quarterly Forecasts, Raises Outlook
Publisher Activision Blizzard reported quarterly sales of $745 million, well ahead of corporate guidance, thanks to strong performances from the Call of Duty franchise, StarCraft II_ and World of Warcraft.
Nov. 4, 2010
Konami First-Half Revenues Flat As Profits Jump 88%
Konami First-Half Revenues Flat As Profits Jump 88%
Metal Gear Solid publisher Konami announced nearly flat first-fiscal half revenues of ¥115.8 billion ($1.4 billion), as overall profits for the period rose 88 percent to ¥4.2 billion ($52.1 million).
Nov. 4, 2010
Square Enix Ships 630,000 FFXIV Copies, Working On 'Regaining Trust'
Square Enix Ships 630,000 FFXIV Copies, Working On 'Regaining Trust'
Despite complaints about the MMORPG from reviewers and players alike, Square Enix says it's shipped some 630,000 units of Final Fantasy XIV and hopes to start "regaining [subscribers'] trust."
Nov. 4, 2010
Crystal Dynamics Veteran Actualizes Sony Ad Parody Lame Castle
Crystal Dynamics Veteran Actualizes Sony Ad Parody Lame Castle
Former Crystal Dynamics programmer Bradley Johnson tells Gamasutra about provocative indie title Lame Castle, named after the fake app in a recent anti-iPhone advertisement from Sony.
Nov. 4, 2010
Get Set Games' Key Lessons From Going Free-To-Play With iOS Mega Jump
Get Set Games' Key Lessons From Going Free-To-Play With iOS Mega Jump
As part of today's Gamasutra feature, we speak to developers Get Set Games about their experiences going free-to-play on the App Store with six-million user iOS ti
Nov. 4, 2010
2011 DICE Summit Hosting Talks From Polyphony, 5th Cell
2011 DICE Summit Hosting Talks From Polyphony, 5th Cell
The annual Las Vegas-based DICE Summit will host speakers from companies including GT5 studio Polyphony Digital, Scribblenauts dev 5th Cell and other notable firms.
Nov. 3, 2010
Aspyr, Kaplan Partner for iPhone SAT Prep Game
Aspyr, Kaplan Partner for iPhone SAT Prep Game
Games publisher Aspyr Media announced that it has established a partnership with Kaplan Test Prep to bring the SAT preparation game futureU to iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad platforms.
Nov. 3, 2010
THQ Sales Down, Losses Up, But Still Meets Guidance
THQ Sales Down, Losses Up, But Still Meets Guidance
THQ today announced a quarterly drop in sales and widening losses as the company continues to invest in the near-term, hoping for long-term profits. [UPDATE: CEO says THQ "well-positioned" for Kinect success.]
Nov. 3, 2010
Microsoft Raises Kinect Holiday Forecast From 3m To 5m
Microsoft Raises Kinect Holiday Forecast From 3m To 5m
Microsoft president of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick said his company now expects the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to sell 5 million units during the holiday, up from previous forecasts of 3 million.
Nov. 3, 2010
Schilling's 38 Studios Lands Initial $13m
Schilling's 38 Studios Lands Initial $13m
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. said today that it is a step closer in bringing former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios to the state with $13 million as a first installment of bond sale proceeds.
Nov. 3, 2010
Zynga, DreamWorks Partner For First FarmVille Film Promotion With Megamind
Zynga, DreamWorks Partner For First FarmVille Film Promotion With Megamind
Zynga has teamed up with DreamWorks Animation to promote upcoming animated movie Megamind in FarmVille -- the company's first global ad campaign and feature film integration into its farming sim.
Nov. 3, 2010
Casual Game Developer Omgpop Raising Millions In Latest Round
Casual Game Developer Omgpop Raising Millions In Latest Round
New York City-based Omgpop, which develops casual/social titles and operates an online multiplayer gaming portal, is reportedly raising as much as $10+ million in its latest round of funding.
Nov. 3, 2010