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20 Nov 19 : 50 | Xbox 360 sells over 7 million in Europe Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Microsoft has recent price drops and an aggressive marketing campaign to thank for its latest success in Europe, with Xbox 360 sales surging past 7 million in the region. The system previously reached the six-million milestone in September. The veep of... Source : Joystiq 10 hours ago |
20 Nov 18 : 20 | You wanna see wrath?! Lich King sells 2.8 million copies in 24 hours Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, MMO Blizzard announced today that World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, sold a paltry 2.8 million units in its first 24 hours. That's only 400,000 more units than Burning Crusade did on its launch day. We're guessing Activision is... Source : Joystiq 12 hours ago |
20 Nov 20 : 22 | PSN IDs on PlayStation.com, 'Underground' closes Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Online Synergy. Can you dig it? Sony does, finally noticing those 14 million accounts stranded on the console-side of PlayStation Network. We imagine the meeting went a little something like this: Exec One: You see, we've got 14 million people... Source : Joystiq 10 hours ago |
12 Nov 15 : 10 | Gears of War 2 sells 2 million 2 fast, sets new Live record Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Microsoft's Major Nelson reveals that Gears of War 2 sold two million copies after its emergence at retail last Friday. More than 1.5 million people signed into the game over the weekend, helping it achieve a new record for concurrent players on Xbox Live.The... Source : Joystiq |
11 Nov 20 : 55 | Far Cry 2 sells a million copies worldwide Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, First Person Shooters Ubisoft just announced that Far Cry 2 has achieved a million sales worldwide in under three weeks across Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Even with the holiday wallet onslaught (and recession) in full effect, it's... Source : Joystiq |
19 Nov 01 : 45 | Mad Catz purr-ipherals see strong sales Q2 Filed under: Peripherals, Business Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz saw net sales up over 50% to $25.8 in the second quarter, but that didn't stop it from experiencing a net loss of $1.2 million at the end of the balance sheet. CEO Darren Richardson believes the company's strong sales come from... Source : Joystiq |
06 Nov 17 : 00 | Fallout 3 irradiates homes globally with $300 million in sales Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure, RPGs Bethesda Softworks announced this morning that Fallout 3 has dropped 4.7 million units on retail and (Geiger) counted sales of over $300 million. Initial retail data from the UK shows the game is a hit on every platform it was... Source : Joystiq |
05 Nov 19 : 30 | Riccitiello blows $1 million on EA stock Filed under: Culture, Business John, Ricci -- can we call you Ricci? -- what are you doing, man? Look, we know being the big shot CEO of one of the world's biggest publishers affords you plenty of opportunity to, well, afford a bunch of expensive stuff ... but blowing your cash on EA stock? Worse... Source : Joystiq |
18 Nov 01 : 00 | Report: Wii games dominate top 5 US sellers in '08 (so far) Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Still obsessing over sales statistics, Gamasutra has crafted a report on 2008's five top-selling games in the US -- so far. Though some figures are approximated, there's assurance that "the maximum possible error in each figure should... Source : Joystiq |
17 Nov 22 : 00 | Revenue results show Infogrames/Atari continuing its comeback Filed under: Business Although Infogrames won't announce profit/loss figures for a couple of weeks (it's a French thing), the company's sales figures show that it's surviving. The half-year fiscal results show that net revenues are up by 44.5%, with Atari seeing the largest growth of 145% to $46... Source : Joystiq |
31 Oct 00 : 00 | EA loses $310 million in Q209, 6% of employees being let go Filed under: Business Electronic Arts has revealed its second quarter fiscal results (ending Sept. 30) ... and things aren't pretty. The company lost $310 million in the quarter, another big hit following Q1's $95 million loss. Highlights from the quarter were the sales of Madden NFL 09 (4.5 million... Source : Joystiq |
28 Oct 19 : 25 | World of Warcraft of reaches 11 million mark Filed under: Mac, PC, MMO We decided we weren't going to make any sort of snide comments about how little Blizzard needs the money, this time. Nope, we're just going to hit you with the facts: World of Warcraft recently hit 11 million subscribers, up from 10 million in January. The nine months that... Source : Joystiq |
14 Nov 21 : 29 | Xbox 360 to surpass original Xbox in units sold Filed under: Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Following October's sales boost, Xbox 360 is now poised to do in three years what its predecessor, Xbox, failed to do in its four short years in production. "By the end of this month, we expect our global installed base to reach 25 million... Source : Joystiq |
13 Nov 17 : 00 | Midway cuts Chicago staff Filed under: Business According to multiple reports, Midway has laid off approximately 20 to 30 people at its Chicago studio following the completion of Blitz: The League II and Mortal Kombat vs. DC. The publisher wouldn't confirm the number of staff laid off, but said it was "below 10%" and that... Source : Joystiq |
12 Nov 22 : 46 | Wheel of Time rolling onto video game scene Filed under: Culture, PC, Business With nearly 44 million copies sold, the late Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels continues to be one of the world's most bankable franchises, something not lost on Red Eagle Games. The newly founded LA studio announced that it has optioned the... Source : Joystiq |
12 Nov 18 : 15 | Major Nelson confirms recent Xbox Live bans Filed under: Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineMicrosoft continues its war against enemy solders, with Xbox Live's Major Nelson confirming the latest round of shock and "Aww, I've been disconnected!" banishment. "In our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than... Source : Joystiq |
11 Nov 19 : 54 | NFL retirees awarded $28m in Madden suit, appeal pending Filed under: Sports, Business Score one for the old guys! A U.S. District Court jury in San Francisco has ruled in favor of a group of retired NFL players who filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League Players Association for the underhanded use of their likenesses in various... Source : Joystiq |
10 Nov 23 : 00 | Midway report $76m in losses for Q308, pins Q4 hope on MK vs. DC Universe Filed under: Business For its third fiscal quarter of 2008, Midway has reported net losses of $75.9 million, more than twice the $33.5m net loss in Q3 2007. According to the press release, the publisher cites three "well-received games" as highlights for its third quarter: TNA iMPACT, the Xbox 360... Source : Joystiq |
10 Nov 20 : 00 | Madden tramples Wii Fit in Q3 global sales Filed under: Sports, Exergaming, Business The Top Global Markets sales data from NPD, Chart-Track and Enterbrain (via GameDaily) reveals that Madden NFL 09 blitzed the global charts to become the best selling game in the third quarter of '08 (that's July to September). Trailing Madden were Wii Fit... Source : Joystiq |
07 Nov 05 : 00 | Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick: Vivendi franchises lacked 'potential to be... Filed under: Business Whereas Electronic Arts has been actively pursuing a more diverse portfolio of original IPs, rival publishing powerhouse Activision Blizzard is looking to take a less risky approach of focusing on a narrow field of franchises and, in CEO Bobby Kotick's words, exploit it. Hey,... Source : Joystiq |
05 Nov 23 : 00 | Capcom posts 'favorable' Q2 results (thanks, Monster Hunter!) Filed under: BusinessIt says so right at the top of the press release -- "favorable." But just how favorable were Capcom's fiscal fortunes in its second quarter, ended September 30th? Well, provided you're not horribly offended when the words-to-numbers ratio starts changing for the worse in this... Source : Joystiq |
04 Nov 04 : 30 | EA: 'There will be a Mercenaries 3' Filed under: Action, Business EA boss John Riccitielo is the latest company bigwig talking up more sequels, just as his publishing megalith struck gold with Dead Space, one of the best original titles it's had in years. This time it's Mercenaries, which Riccitielo confirmed will see a third... Source : Joystiq |
31 Oct 21 : 00 | Burnout Paradise sells 20k copies via PS Store Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Driving, Business In an earnings call yesterday, Electronic Arts revealed that Burnout Paradise had been downloaded over 20,000 times in the first three weeks of launch on the PlayStation Store. "In the future we see slower growth in the basic packaged goods... Source : Joystiq |
28 Oct 09 : 00 | SCi invites Warner Bros to buy more stock Filed under: Business SCi is getting used to being on a dinner plate, so much so that the financially despondent publisher has invited Warner Bros. to the table for seconds. In the wake of the home entertainment giant's £60 million investment earlier this year, the Eidos parent put a freeze on... Source : Joystiq |
