News tagged with game publishers

Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook

(AP) -- A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.

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Activision Blizzard: 'Call of Duty' has made $1B

(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has brought in more than $1 billion in revenue since it went on sale in November.

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created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Electronic Arts lowers 2010 guidance as sales weak

(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its full-year guidance on Monday, as ongoing weakness in its game disc sales didn't ease up over the holidays as the company had hoped.

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Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges

(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported ...

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No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'

(AP) -- No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.

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Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack

(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.

Technology / Software

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Video game group files lawsuit over CTA ad rule

(AP) -- A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for "mature" and "adults only" games violates the right ...

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social network for gamers helps friends play

(AP) -- Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such as the Xbox 360 and personal computers.

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Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3

(AP) -- Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.

Technology / Software

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Iowa town seeks status as video gamers' mecca

(AP) -- For a brief shining moment in the 1980s, Ottumwa was the unlikely hot spot of the fledgling video game industry as gamers around the globe flocked to this sleepy Iowa city and its video game arcade ...

Technology / Software

created May 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EA posts smaller 4Q loss as costs decline

(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.

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Nintendo's big challenge: letting others win

One would think Nintendo Ltd. has little to worry about in the video-game market the company seems to rule, having sold more than 50 million of its Wii consoles to date.

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Will Wright to leave Electronic Arts

(AP) -- Will Wright, the video game designer behind such hits as "The Sims" and "Spore," is leaving game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. after 12 years.

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