Business (Page 212)
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GameInvest inks RealGames deal extension
Portuguese developer and online casual games publisher to collaborate on additional titles
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Japanese online publisher opens office in San Francisco to "intensify its international presence"
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Microsoft: $4.8bn spent on 360 product in US
$1.1 billion spent in December, 10 million 360s sold in 2009
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Record December sales for US market
Wii sells 3.8m, PS3 and 360 both top 1.3m; Mario No.1 in software sales
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The industry is fragmenting, and life is only going to get harder for companies who don't specialise
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US videogame market down 8% in 2009
$19.66 billion generated but console hardware sales decline 13% and software down 10%
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Lasky: EA is in the wrong business
Commercial failure of new EA Games IP "a very ugly scene"; Former exec questions Riccitiello's strategy and points to acquisition target
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Ubisoft refocuses on core market as casual sales drop 50%
€50m loss expected for full year; Splinter Cell and RUSE delayed; Xbox 360 and PS3 are priorities in 2010
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Redundancies at UK vet The Code Monkeys
Studio scales back in line with 2010 workload
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Modern Warfare 2 surpasses $1bn in retail sales
Activision and Infinity Ward shooter passes sales milestone
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Industry expects PlayStation 3 to bounce back in 2010
Renewed interest in Sony hardware, but support for Nintendo drops significantly in annual GamesIndustry.biz survey
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Shanda Games acquires Mochi Media for $80m
Online multiplayer developer snaps up US-based Flash firm
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Warner lays off staff at three studios
UPDATE: Monolith, Surreal Software and Snowblind Studios hit as publisher consolidates development teams
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Rebellion to close Derby studio?
Staff being consulted as developer focuses on Oxford and Runcorn locations
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GamesIndustry.biz Network passes 10,000 members
Milestone reached ahead of registration next week
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Riccitiello: Retail in "pitched battle" for market share
As sales of boxed product fall, retailers "even more aggressive than we ever imagined," according to EA CEO
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Christmas sales down 18 per cent for GAME
Market decline hits specialist retailer; growth in second hand games offset by console bundle deals on competitive High Street
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Weak Euro sales force lower guidance from EA
Decline in boxed software sales in Europe and lower margins in the US hit Madden publisher
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UK boxed product sales down 18% in 2009
Detailed sales data shows decline in majority of software and hardware formats; only PS3 and 360 show gains
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Funcom appoints new Canadian CEO
Miguel Caron to help boost staff numbers at Age of Conan company
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Halo: Reach to be biggest seller in 2010
Industry professionals also back new IP Alan Wake and Heavy Rain as sleeper hits this year, in exclusive GamesIndustry.biz survey
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Did the games business shrink in 2009 - or did savvy consumers just abandon High Street retail?
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SouthPeak to distribute Deep Silver titles in US
Koch Media gains minority stake in SouthPeak as part of deal
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Sony reveals unified PSN plans across product line
Hirai to head up new studio dedicated to digital product
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Sony claims 3.8m PS3 sales over Christmas period
3D Stereoscopic gaming and Motion Controller both set for 2010