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New £15m fund for Yorkshire and Humber developers
Screen Yorkshire brings new funding to games, digital content, TV and film
6th February 2012 @ 9:26am
Financial
Nintendo expects wider full-year loss of ¥65 billion
Company swings to loss in 9 month results; 3DS sales expected to be below estimates at 14m
GameStop closes Northern Ireland stores
Customers met with shuttered store fronts, commercial director Michael Finucane confirms
FIFA 12 still the chart champion
Seventh appearance at the number one spot and fifth week in a row for EA title
23rd January 2012 @ 10:36am
Financial
Retail
€247 million loss for Sony Ericsson
CEO blames economy and natural disasters for falling sales and profit
Majesco's annual revenue up 66% to $125m, with profits of $6.8m
Zumba Fitness credited with performance boost for year ending October 31, 2011
New Zynga titles struggle
Hidden Chronicles and Scramble With Friends fail to repeat previous successes
18th January 2012 @ 10:36am
Financial
Social Network
Jagex sells majority stake to VC firm
Now 55 per cent owned by US company Insight Venture Partners
9th January 2012 @ 4:40pm
Financial
Developers
$1.1M for developer service Playerize
Successful first round of funding for the "Google AdWords" of online and mobile gaming
House: PS3 on track for 15 million sales
Sony's Andrew House confirms figures for year to end March, won't reveal Vita targets
Robomodo crowdfunding XBLA title
Using Kickstarter to fund new Robomite Kinect game Bodoink
29th November 2011 @ 8:45am
Financial
Developers
Nintendo 3DS gets paid DLC
Reggie Fils-Aime says "it makes sense to the consumer"
GAME: Total group sales down ten percent
Retailer in trouble as major software release sales drop sharply after week one
New digital wallet for GAME customers
Offers online gamers an alternative to credit and debit cards
Sales up, profits down for Microsoft games business
Xbox 360 sales drop to 2.3 million during quarter, but Xbox Live pushes revenues up
20th October 2011 @ 8:44pm
Financial
Business
iPad sales, full year profits soar for Apple
Results below expectations but revenues top $108 billion for financial year
Forza Motorsport 4 races into pole position
New Spider-Man, Spyro, Ace Combat and Dead Rising miss top ten spots on release
Xenonauts Paypal dispute halts pre-orders
Indie developer Goldhawk Interactive's first project disrupted by account freeze
10th October 2011 @ 9:09am
Financial
Developers
GamesAid charity vote open
Public asked to choose 5 charities to receive 2011's funds
7th October 2011 @ 3:14pm
Financial
Games
Xfire: $4 million in funding and new exec team
Gamer social network also breaks partnership with Titan Gaming
7th October 2011 @ 7:41am
Financial
Online
US games spending hits $4.5 billion in Q2
Used sales and digital business models drive 1 per cent y-o-y increase
5th October 2011 @ 3:19pm
Financial
Retail
Sega Sammy lowers revenue forecast
Poor game sales in overseas markets to blame
5th October 2011 @ 10:16am
Financial
Business
Publishers
THQ increases credit limit to $75 million
Homefront publisher enters new agreement with Wells Fargo
28th September 2011 @ 9:41am
Financial
Business
GAME Group losses double in first half to £51m
Retailer blames weak games market in a period where only L.A. Noire proved to be successful
Nvidia: PC revenue will surpass console in 2014
Technology company forecasts rise of the PC in investor presentation
Gamification start up scores $6 million in funding
CrowdTwist's small team already works with clients like Sony Music, Live Nation and Zumiez
20th September 2011 @ 8:13am
Financial
Developers
Digital Harmony accesses Tapjoy dev fund
Latest company to sign up to Android Developer Fund
19th September 2011 @ 8:39am
Financial
Mobile
Subscription revenue drops for online games
Falls five per cent between 2009 and 2010, but microtransactions are on the rise
MindJolt: Virtual goods a third of total revenue
Developer sees results after acquisition of SGN and Hapless Media
15th September 2011 @ 10:16am
Financial
Casual
Blizzard adopts PayPal for Diablo III
Online payments service will allow users to trade items for real world money
15th September 2011 @ 7:22am
Financial
Publishers
