News Archive: Financial

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July 2008

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31st July, 2008

Alone in the Dark boosts Infogrames sales 80 per cent

Published at 08:09PM

Dragon Ball Z also helps struggling publishing outfit

Q1 profits hit $27m for Square Enix

Published at 03:37PM

Profits rise for Final Fantasy publisher despite drop in sales

THQ losses nearly triple to $27.2 million

Published at 07:50AM

Wall-E and Big Beach Sports helps sales to $137.6 million

30th July, 2008

Monster Hunter helps Capcom sales climb

Published at 02:19PM

Sales up 15 per cent, operating income up 44 per cent

Wii drives Nintendo profits up 34 per cent

Published at 09:09AM

5.17 million Wii units sold worldwide in past three months

29th July, 2008

EA reports net loss of $95m for Q1

Published at 09:28PM

But Battlefield: Bad Company sells 1.6 million units to help sales more than double to $804 million

Heatwave secures $7.5 million investment

Published at 03:39PM

Ultima vet's new studio nets funding for multiple titles

Future reports 1% revenue growth

Published at 11:48AM

Advertising up 4 per cent due to increase in online revenue

PlayStation business brings in JPY 229 billion sales for Sony in Q1

Published at 09:33AM

17 per cent rise year-on-year due to decrease in hardware costs and improved software sales

28th July, 2008

EA will report $111m loss, say analysts

Published at 12:05PM

Publisher is expected to experience stock volatility amid fears of uncertain future titles' release dates

25th July, 2008

Vivendi Games H1 revenues down 11%

Published at 10:03AM

Drop attributed mostly to comparison with Burning Crusade launch last year

22nd July, 2008

Leaner SCi now "in good shape" to challenge

Published at 08:28AM

Trading update claims "good progress" has been made with re-structuring plans

17th July, 2008

Microsoft entertainment division posts $426 million gain

Published at 10:15PM

The company shipped 1.3 million Xbox 360 units during Q4, with FY 2008 revenue up 34% to $8.14 billion

16th July, 2008

Activision Blizzard makes self-tender offer

Published at 04:34PM

Company offering to purchase up to 22% of its outstanding shares at $27.50 per share

14th July, 2008

Activision reports record $650 million Q1 revenues

Published at 10:05PM

Prior to its merger with Vivendi, Activision's Q1 2009 net revenues were $150 million higher than expected

Activision Blizzard approves two-for-one stock split

Published at 08:55AM

Newly merged company confident of future growth, says Kotick

10th July, 2008

9th July, 2008

Cavanagh gifts 1.9m SCi shares to family

Published at 09:08PM

Former publisher boss still holds 7.7m shares in the company

4th July, 2008

Nvidia stock falls the most in four years

Published at 09:06AM

Company's share price falls USD 5.54 a piece to USD 12.49 following a cut to its revenue forecasts

3rd July, 2008

GAME Group shares drop 18%

Published at 07:25PM

Shares in the retailer fall amid fears that profits have hit their peak, as CEO disagrees with assessment