News tagged with video game publisher
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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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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.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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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.
Jan 11, 2010 |
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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 ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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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.
Oct 29, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jul 22, 2009 |
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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.
Jun 05, 2009 |
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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 ...
May 17, 2009 |
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