Game Industry
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A Web site for crushes and votes
Insight newsmaker Astute young businessman Ian Lim believes helping video bloggers become stars will also rake in money for a site he's founded.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Business development/management, TV, micropayment, Video, Singapore, Platform, blogging, revenue
The video game sector is recession-proof?
News With strong sales in recent weeks, and a perceived truism that people want inexpensive entertainment in tough times, some think video games could stay strong.
Tags: Gamer, Sales/revenue, Video Game, Video, Stock, Sales, Video Game Industry, Van Baker, Electronic Arts Inc., NPD Group Inc.
Nintendo reveals online plans
News The company announces plans to bring Internet play to its GameCube, making it the last console maker to step into the as-yet unproven online market.
Swedish antipiracy law stirs up political waters
News In a country with a strong tradition of peer-to-peer networks, a new law requiring some ISPs to hand over data on alleged pirates is a hot-button issue.
Tags: Piracy, Law, Survey, P2P, game industry, IPRED, antipiracy, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider
EA cutting 1,100 jobs
News In its Q3 earnings, the video game giant gave more information about layoffs it first announced in October. But instead of 10 percent, it's 11 percent.
Tags: Layoffs, Games, Microsoft Corp., Video Game, Workforce, Video, Video Game Industry, layoff, Electronic Arts Inc., job
Video game industry sales down 17 percent--again
News NPD Group says that despite the latest figures showing a year-over-year decline in sales, it's hard to reach the conclusion that the industry has begun to soften.
Tags: Digital media, Games, Game players, Video Game, Video, Sales, Digital media, Nintendo Wii, console, handheld
'PS3 Slim' rumor fervor hard to fathom
News commentary Given that Sony's flagship video game console has lagged badly behind its Nintendo and Microsoft rivals, it's hard to see why people are so worked up over a device that might not even exist.
Tags: Game players, Product marketing, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Nintendo Wii, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp.
Video game industry sales finally take a hit
News Industry still performing better than most, but in March, for the first time in the recession, its year-over-year revenues dropped.
Tags: Games, Game players, Video Game, hardware sale, Video, Sales, Nintendo Wii, Hardware, Sony PlayStation 3, NPD Group Inc.
EA boosts layoffs to 10 percent of workforce
News Electronic Arts announces plans to broaden the scope of its layoffs, to close or consolidate nine locations, and to reduce its product line.
Tags: Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Budgeting/cost control, HR policies and procedures, Workforce, Europe, Sales, British Columbia, layoff, Forecasting
Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales
News Microsoft said its Xbox 360 had the strongest holiday season of its lifetime, while Sony and Nintendo both tout their own sales success.
Tags: Games, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Microsoft Corp., Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sales, Video Game Console, Forecasting
Thailand's video games potential
News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone
ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits US$534M
News The Thanksgiving weekend was all right, according to ComScore and the National Retail Federation. Predictions for the entire holiday shopping season aren't so rosy.
Tags: E-commerce, Consumer Technology, Games, E-business, Electronics, Sales, PriceGrabber, Nintendo Wii, e-tail sale, ComScore Networks Inc.
Social games score in the recession
News Zynga, the company behind Texas Hold 'Em on Facebook, and other game makers are attracting millions of users. Will the shine wear off?
Tags: Games, social networking, Facebook, recession, network, Web 2.0, revenue, Silicon Valley, Apple iPhone, industry
Nintendo banking on GameCube
News Nintendo is counting on brains to beat brawn in the video game wars, with its upcoming GameCube console--which will arrive in America mere days before Microsoft's Xbox.
S'pore: Where games mean big business
News The host of this year's World Cyber Games, Singapore kicks off its national playoffs where hundreds of gamers will fight to represent the country in the grand final this November.
Tags: Government, Gamer
