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Battlefield 3, The Old Republic drive healthy Q3 for EA
Battlefield 3, The Old Republic drive healthy Q3 for EA
Today, Electronic Arts reported that it exceeded its guidance for its fiscal third quarter, with revenues driven largely by healthy sales for both Battlefield 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Feb. 1, 2012
EA tight-lipped on social plans to guard against 'mimicry'
EA tight-lipped on social plans to guard against 'mimicry'
EA CEO John Riccitiello explained today that the company is hesitant to publicly discuss its current and future plans in the social market, as it hopes to guard against "mimicry" from its competitors.
Feb. 1, 2012
Facebook made $445M in revenue off of Zynga alone in 2011
Facebook made $445M in revenue off of Zynga alone in 2011
Facebook's biggest customer, social gaming giant Zynga, was responsible for 12 percent of the $3.7B it generated in revenues last year between microtransactions, ads and impressions.
Feb. 1, 2012
Facebook readies $5B IPO
Facebook readies $5B IPO
Social network giant and gaming platform Facebook will soon be a publicly-traded company, following a year that saw $1 billin in profits on $3.7 million in revenue.
Feb. 1, 2012
Want retention? Don't make user rewards confusing
Want retention? Don't make user rewards confusing
In Gamasutra's latest feature, a postmortem of Appy Entertainment's iOS game SpellCraft, co-founder Paul O'Connor explains how the daily reward feature of th
Feb. 1, 2012
Facebook adds new features to drive game discovery, engagement
Facebook adds new features to drive game discovery, engagement
Facebook has implemented several features meant to drive discovery and engagement for its social games, including a condensed list of games users' friends have played recently that appears on News Feeds.
Jan. 31, 2012
Best of iOS news: From Paper Monsters to Baseball Superstars 2012
Best of iOS news: From Paper Monsters to Baseball Superstars 2012
Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Paper Monsters, Baseball Superstars 2012, Azarashi, and Off the Leash.
Jan. 31, 2012
Zynga's Hidden Chronicles debuts strong in Facebook charts
Zynga's Hidden Chronicles debuts strong in Facebook charts
Every other week, Gamasutra examines the most popular Facebook games, this time looking at the rapid rise of Zynga's newest release and first hidden object game, Hidden Chronicles.
Jan. 31, 2012
Valve games now available via GameStop's Impulse
Valve games now available via GameStop's Impulse
GameStop has announced that a number of games from publishing giant Valve are now available to purchase via the Impulse digital distribution service.
Jan. 31, 2012
U.S. marketing costs per loyal iOS user reached all-time high in December
U.S. marketing costs per loyal iOS user reached all-time high in December
The average cost of marketing per loyal user of iOS apps in the U.S. increased to an all-time high in December 2011 thanks to "extreme marketing" from app advertisers, according to marketing firm Fiksu.
Jan. 31, 2012
THQ may be delisted from Nasdaq in July
THQ may be delisted from Nasdaq in July
THQ has been told that it has 180 days to raise its stock prices above the minimum threshold in the NASDAQ stock exchange, or else it will be delisted -- although this warning does not mean that a delisting is certain.
Jan. 31, 2012
Report: Sony offers digital PS Vita games for less than their retail counterparts
Report: Sony offers digital PS Vita games for less than their retail counterparts
While the PlayStation Vita allows users to purchase the same games either at retail or digitally, Sony confirmed today that online customers in the United States will receive a bit of a discount.
Jan. 31, 2012