Opinion
A Tale of Two Publishers
EA and Activision's battle for revenue supremacy is less interesting than their divergent strategies.
Business (Page 231)
Feature
The Edge of Reason
Simon Parkin charts Tim Langdell's trademark battle that's had implications for anybody using the word "Edge"
Feature
A Tale of Two Publishers
EA and Activision's battle for revenue supremacy is less interesting than their divergent strategies.
News
Glu Mobile revenue drops 16% on 2008
Q2 financial report shows total revenue of $19.9 million; Activision deal expected to lift company's 2nd half results
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Miyamoto: Rivals face "big challenge" with new motion controllers
Doesn't believe digital distribution will ever replace traditional retail
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RealNetworks suffers 15% drop in Q2 games revenue
Profit from games, music and technology products predicted to decline further in third quarter
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Capcom sees record Q1 profits up 23 per cent
Japan sales strong, but games aimed at Western market not hitting project numbers, says publisher
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Gameloft sales up 20% in first half-year
Half-year growth reaches 16%; North America sees strongest revenue rise
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PlayStation 3, PSP and software sales down for Sony
Q1 results reveal 1.1m PS3 units sold, 1.3m PSPs and a decline in software sales
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Foundation 9 scales back development capacity
Company reacts to current market conditions by closing studio and merging Amaze and Griptonite
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DreamWorks to negotiate new videogame licensing deal
Existing Activision contract will be replaced in 2011, says exec
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Investors nervous over possible Starcraft 2 delay
Activision shares under-performing in anticipation of slip for new Blizzard title
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Jackson's Wingnut studio still working on original properties
Halo Chronicles canned by Microsoft as part of budget cuts; but studio that was creating it is still operating
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THQ prevails in WWE arbitration with Jakks Pacific
Company awarded a 40 per cent royalty rate drop; one-off benefit of USD 23 million reported
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Amazon blames profit drop on games "slowdown"
Online retailer's profits fall ten per cent; poor games performance contributes
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Ex-Cake Group director launches new PR agency
Boom! to offer consultancy and creative solutions to videogame businesses
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MySpace to be transformed into online videogaming portal
News Corp believes games could revive the popularity of its social networking site
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Zemi Interactive partners with Gameforge for 4Story release
Gameforge deal will make the free MMORPG available across North America
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Microsoft posts 3% annual revenue decline
Software giant blames market weakness as profit tumbles by 18%
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GTA film will only be made with Rockstar's creative control
If it's terrible, at least we will know we ruined the property ourselves, says Houser
Feature
Price Warfare
Activision's move to £55 is bold, risky and unpopular - but it will probably work.
News
Rein: Sony financial issues prevented PS3 price drop
But company will get around to price reduction, says Epic VP; though new consoles are "a long way off"
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Official music charts to include tracks downloaded for gaming
Move would increase interest from music labels to distribute through games, says charts boss
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Nintendo: Games market could grow by 150 million users
Market could increase by 50% 'if the right game comes along' says Prata
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5.2 million iPhones sold during Q2
Sales up a massive 626 per cent on last year as Apple struggles to keep up with iPhone 3GS demand