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Global Game Sales Down 6% In 2009
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While the worst of it seems to be behind us, 2009 will still be remembered as the year of the global economic crisis. And when people are in times of economic crisis, well, they buy less video games. More »
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Konami Might Buy Music Label
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Game maker Konami is currently in talks with JVC Kenwood over the sale of music subsidiary Victor Entertainment Inc., reports Japanese newspaper The Daily Yomiuri. More »
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2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | During an earnings Q&A earlier today, Activision spoke a little of their 2010 product line-up. A line-up that you may be stunned to hear includes new Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Spider Man games. More »
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More »
Australia Defies Global Industry Downturn, Grows 8% in 2009
1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More »
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Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Great Q3 Results
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Things are lookin’ up for old Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that business is good, better than expected even, resulting in a $US755 million quarter for the company. More »
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Al Michaels Instrumental In Epic Mickey Storyline
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yeah, it’s the Al Michaels you’re thinking of. You may know him as a veteran sportscaster, but did you know that, in a roundabout way, he was also a key contributor to the storyline for Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey? More »
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Square Enix Fire Some People
3:20PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s already been announced that the severance payouts to Taito employees has drained money from parent company Square Enix. Those were the only cuts Square Enix has made post Eidos-buyout. More »
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Konami Forecasts Sharp Fall In Revenue
12:00AM Brian Ashcraft | 2008 was a good year for Konami — you could say it was solid. This year isn’t so solid. More »
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Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion From Square-Enix
1:40PM Owen Good | Square Enix amended its consolidated results forecast today, lowering its income projections for the fiscal year, which is now half over. Severance payments to get rid of some Taito employees and the company’s takeover of Eidos were blamed. More »
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