A report by a market analysis firm expects video game revenues to hit $US64.9 billion by the end of 2013. That would be a growth of 40 percent over what they were at the end of 2009.
Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows.
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo could very well cut its earning forecast and announce that annual profit will decline. The reason? Decreasing Wii sales and the strong Japanese yen.
Rumours can be powerful forces in the economy, as evidenced by an 8.1% rise in Electronic Arts stock today following unsubstantiated rumours that Microsoft was interested in buying the publisher out.
Blizzard set its sights on one “front line release” for 2009, a title that we expected to be StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the first of three StarCraft II games. One analyst isn’t so sure Blizzard can make it.
Piracy, the video game industry’s multi-billion dollar problem, may have met its match.
Gaming’s most-quoted financial analyst shared some unconventional wisdom about used games today.
When Oblivion and Doom meet, the Fallout is bound to yield surprises; and perhaps offer some insight into the future of the video game industry.
Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter — the guy that was so harsh on the PSPgo’s price tag — thinks the Wii will drop to $US199.99 this holiday season