Video Games Industry
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Video games industry defies recession
News Sector's sales in February increases 10 percent year-over-year to reach US$1.47 billion, according to data released by analyst NPD Group.
Tags: Digital media, Games, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Sales, Digital media, Video Games Industry, Nintendo Wii
Game show to focus on Asian business
News Game developers can tap next month's Games Convention Asia 2008 for collaboration opportunities and to access expertise in Asia, say show organizers.
Tags: Games, Business development/management, Business plans, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Germany, China, managing director, U.S.
A Wii bit more fun than Second Life
Insight Nintendo Wii's success boils down to its entire package, which smartly combines great usability with a high fun factor, and players enjoy immediate gratification, says ZDNet Asia's Isabelle Chan.
Tags: Web 2.0, Games, Game players
'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.
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
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 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
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
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.
Free speech under Net attack, study says
News In today's "remix culture," free-expression group says that copyright law is squelching rights.
Tags: Web sites
Microsoft nails down Xbox distributors
News Toy maker Bandai and Internet investor Softbank will be the sole distributors and marketing agencies of the Xbox game console in Japan, Microsoft said Wednesday.
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.
Plans for Linux game console fizzle
News Indrema, which hoped to carve a niche in the lucrative video game industry with a console based on the Linux operating system, announced Wednesday that it is going out of business.
Microsoft gives S'pore schools developer tools
News The software giant announces a plan to give students in all schools island-wide free access to its developer tools, starting with tertiary institutions.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Digital media
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