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13th May, 2008
Sony platforms dominated EA fiscal Q4 2008 sales
Publisher numbers reveal that the PS2 and PS3 accounted for 61 per cent of all console revenue generated
EA reports 15 double platinum titles in 2008
Company also confirms that it was the number one publisher across all platforms
EA's Q4 revenues up, but losses widen
Publisher posts financial results noting USD 1.13 billion in Q4 revenues, and USD 3.67 billion for the year
Virtual Worlds Expo dated for September 3-4
Registration is open for the second annual event, taking place at the LA Convention Center
Shane Kim Gears up for War sequel
Microsoft Game Studios boss is looking ahead to "biggest" first party title of 2008
GTA IV smashes Guiness World Record
Rockstar's game takes the accolade for highest-earning entertainment product in the first 24 hours of release
Image Metrics appoints Dave Rolston to board
CEO of Forterra Systems joins the facial animation specialist's board of directors
Blizzard's Rob Pardo to keynote Paris GDC
The senior VP of game design will be interviewed on a variety of topics in a Q&A style format
Age of Conan attracts 1 million beta sign-ups
Funcom's forthcoming MMO is generating huge interest, the company claims, while the European release date slips 3 days
Xbox 360 in GTA IV 2-to-1 sales advantage over PS3
US retailer GameStop claims Microsoft's platform has claimed around 64 per cent of the title's total sales
Funcom posts cautious Q1 figures
Publisher's financials are on track, but the company notes risks ahead of huge Age of Conan launch
PS3 GTA IV beats 360 in Europe
Sony platform version of the title comes out on top of the Xbox version in both the Spanish and German charts
Black Rock confirms platform parity for Pure
Game director Jason Avent explains how the studio's relationship with Sony helped its arcade racer to run just as well on both consoles
Tiga consortium wins Creative Industries bid
Developer body hopes to spread knowledge on "technological practice and innovation" throughout the industry
EA changed under Riccitiello, says Cousins
DICE's executive producer talks about the company's relationship with the big publisher

