News tagged with game publishers
Activision 3Q earnings soar, 2011 outlook raised
(AP) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income nearly tripled thanks to strong demand for its video games. The company also raised its full-year outlook on the heels of Tuesday's launch of ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Sony PlayStation Network releases exclusive games
Sony Computer Entertainment America this week will begin rolling out exclusive new games as part of a strategy to lure players with fun titles only available on its PlayStation Network (PSN).
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Late 'Madden' saps August video game sales
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in August to $649 million, according to market researcher NPD Group, partly because the popular "Madden NFL 12" released later in ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Google plans social games debut
Google Inc. is planning to debut a platform for social games that would compete with offerings on Facebook.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Apple's got its eye on mobile games
In the eye of the typical beholder, Apple's iPhone is simply a popular device, great for fun, on-the-go applications-and phone calls.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 17, 2011 |
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Ubisoft jumps on Nintendo's 'Wii U'
French videogame titan Ubisoft is throwing its weight behind Nintendo's second-generation Wii U videogame console.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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EA to bring 'Sims' game to Facebook
(AP) -- Major video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is bringing its popular "The Sims" role-playing game to Facebook.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Jackson estate licenses virtual 'Planet Michael'
(AP) -- The man who made the moonwalk famous will soon be getting a planet of his own.
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Microsoft teams up with Japanese game studios
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. kicked off the Tokyo Game Show Thursday by unveiling plans to help Japanese game makers - recently seen as insular and lagging overseas competitors - to aggressively pursue a bigger share of the global ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Game company Electronic Arts posts 1Q profit
(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts said Tuesday that it earned a net income in the latest quarter, reversing a loss a year earlier as revenue grew sharply.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Zynga plants 'FarmVille' app
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is expanding his farm. Zynga's ultrapopular Facebook game FarmVille, which has 70 million active monthly players, has launched a mobile app for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad touch-screen tablet.
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Game companies ready to show new ways to play
(AP) -- Video game makers are about to try to convince you that fancy 3-D screens, gesture-recognition cameras and ultra-sensitive motion controllers topped with brightly glowing spheres are what you need ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Game sales strong for EA but outlook hurts shares
(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday that strong sales of games such as "Battlefield: Bad Company" and "Mass Effect 2" gave the company a quarterly profit above expectations. But its outlook fell ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
(AP) -- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Former studio heads sue Activision after firing
(AP) -- Two game studio heads fired by Activision this week are suing the video game publisher, saying it let them go to avoid paying hefty royalties from the popular "Call of Duty."
Mar 05, 2010 |
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