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Sega Does What Nintendon’t (Namely, Make Money)

12:00PM July 31, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

While Nintendo managed to lose a cool $US290 million USD this past quarter (for very good reasons), its one-time rival Sega actually managed to have a showing in the black. More »


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Sony Is Making Money Again

6:00PM July 29, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

And thank the PS3 in part for that! More »


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Nintendo Financials Show Big Losses, 2011 Zelda And Games Sales Figures

5:30PM July 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Nintendo today released its financial results for the period April-June 2010, and amidst all the boring stuff are some points of genuine interest. More »


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In 2009 PSP Sales Were Down, PS3 Sales Were Up

8:00PM May 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Sony released today its fiscal results for the 2009 financial year (April 1 – March 31), and where there’s fiscal results, there’s hardware sales figures. More »


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Wii Sales Down 21% In A Single Year

5:30PM May 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Could the huff finally be running out of Nintendo’s puff? As far as the current generation of hardware is concerned, it certainly looks that way. More »


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Electronic Arts Scaling Back Third Party Distribution Plans

3:00PM February 10, 2010 | Owen Good

Top-flight titles like Rock Band and Left 4 Dead are distributed by Electronic Arts but the association doesn’t mean as much to the company’s bottom line. The publisher will be moving away from distributing third-party titles in the coming year. More »


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Ubisoft Sales Dip Slightly In The Third Quarter

4:15AM February 10, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Ubisoft reported sales for the third fiscal quarter of 2009-10 today, indicating a 2.7 per cent drop in year-over-year sales, a marked improvement over the first half drop of 52 per cent. More »


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Tecmo Koei Says Nothankyou To Profits

11:00PM February 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

As previously posted, Tecmo Koei has delayed not one, but two titles: Both Quantum Theory and Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll. That’s not good. More »


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Namco Bandai To Cut Over 600 Jobs

9:00PM February 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

By March 2010, Japan’s Namco Bandai estimated that net income was going to be ¥8.5 billion ($93 million) in the black. That figure has changed from profit to loss — a big loss at that. More »


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Capcom Turns A Profit!

11:30PM February 1, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

It’s been a bad year for video game companies. Big losses, big layoffs. But one company, Capcom, appears to have sailed right on through, announcing today that over the past nine months things are looking just fine. More »