LA Noire Slips Again?

LA Noire, a crime thriller to be published by Rockstar, was first revealed in 2005. It’s now 2010, and despite an early glimmer of hope, it’s still not out.


February 21, 2010
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Report: Online Sales Help Push Games To $64 Billion By 2013

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.


November 5, 2009
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Xbox 360 Owners “Defecting” To PS3 For Sequels?

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.


October 20, 2009
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Report: Nintendo Might Cut Profit Forecast

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.


September 24, 2009
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EA Stock Soars On Microsoft Buyout Rumours

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.


July 11, 2009
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Analyst Sees StarCraft II Inevitably Delayed To 2010

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.


July 7, 2009

My Pirate, My Friend

Piracy, the video game industry’s multi-billion dollar problem, may have met its match.


June 30, 2009
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Pachter: Used Games Sales At 100 Mil Annually In U.S., Not A Threat

Gaming’s most-quoted financial analyst shared some unconventional wisdom about used games today.


June 27, 2009

Bethesda’s Big Move

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.


June 13, 2009
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Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop

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