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Analyst: THQ Could Run Out Of Cash By Q1 2013
Analyst: THQ Could Run Out Of Cash By Q1 2013
Reacting to THQ's lowered revenue guidance for its third quarter, Wedbush's Michael Pachter warns that a substantial loss for FY12 could have dire consequences in FY13.
Dec. 8, 2011
Grasshopper Manufacture And Digital Reality's Sine Mora Exclusive To XBLA
Grasshopper Manufacture And Digital Reality's Sine Mora Exclusive To XBLA
Today, Grasshopper Manufacture and Hungarian studio Digital Reality announced that their upcoming downloadable shoot 'em up Sine Mora will be published by Microsoft as an XBLA exclusive.
Dec. 8, 2011
Raptr Names Skyrim Most Played Game Of 2011
Raptr Names Skyrim Most Played Game Of 2011
The team behind game-tracking application Raptr has released details of the most played games of 2011, naming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as the most played game of the year overall.
Dec. 8, 2011
F2P MMO Publisher Neonga Receives New Round Of Funding
F2P MMO Publisher Neonga Receives New Round Of Funding
Free-to-play MMO publisher Neonga announced today that it has successfully completed a new round of financing, with venture capital investor Tengelmann Ventures leading the round.
Dec. 8, 2011
Top-Grossing Android Games: Defender, Tap Fish Battle For Top Chart Spot
Top-Grossing Android Games: Defender, Tap Fish Battle For Top Chart Spot
Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Defender and Tap Fish leading today's rankings, as World of Goo and Blood & Glory also report top earnings.
Dec. 7, 2011
Windows App Store Offers Up To 80% Cut For Developers
Windows App Store Offers Up To 80% Cut For Developers
Developers will take as much as an 80 percent cut from their sales on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 app marketplace, 10 percent more than the industry standard set by Apple and Facebook.
Dec. 7, 2011
The Last Guardian Producer Leaves Sony For Social Games
The Last Guardian Producer Leaves Sony For Social Games
Yoshifusa Hayama, executive producer on delayed PlayStation 3 adventure title The Last Guardian, has left Sony to join social games company and Monstermind developer Bossa Studios.
Dec. 7, 2011
THQ Drops Outlook After Weak uDraw Debuts
THQ Drops Outlook After Weak uDraw Debuts
The company's line of uDraw video game tablets and games failed to make a splash on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, despite last year's surprise success on Nintendo's Wii.
Dec. 7, 2011
Take-Two CEO Hopes For Comeback Following NBA 2K12's Lockout-Fueled Slow Start
Take-Two CEO Hopes For Comeback Following NBA 2K12's Lockout-Fueled Slow Start
Though the delayed NBA season affected NBA 2K12's sales, Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said the publisher prepared for that setback, and is anticipating the season's start.
Dec. 6, 2011
Mario Kart 7 Is Japan's Quickest Selling 3DS Title
Mario Kart 7 Is Japan's Quickest Selling 3DS Title
After almost a week on the market, Nintendo's Mario Kart 7 is on pace to become the fastest-selling title for the 3DS in Japan, with more than 420,000 units sold according to Nintendo's internal projections.
Dec. 6, 2011
Tekken's Harada 'Not Really Worried' About Market Saturation
Tekken's Harada 'Not Really Worried' About Market Saturation
With five announced games on top of a 2011 release -- Tekken Hybrid -- is the Tekken series on the verge of overexposure? Chief producer Katsuhiro Harada comments to Gamasutra on the issue.
Dec. 6, 2011
Zynga Settles Copying Claim Dispute With Social Startup Vostu
Zynga Settles Copying Claim Dispute With Social Startup Vostu
Social games giant Zynga and Brazilian startup studio Vostu today announced they have settled their lawsuit, ending a six-month disagreement between the two companies.
Dec. 6, 2011