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UK Charts, week ending 6 December
Chart Track - December 8, 2008
Submitted by soupsoup (7) at 11:16AM PST on December 8, 2008
Individual formats top ten: 1. Mario Kart Wii, 2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training, 3. Call of Duty: World at War (360), 4. Wii Fit, 5. Wii Play, 6. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3), 7. Gears of War 2, 8. Fallout 3 (360), 9. Fable 2, 10. Resistance 2. Follow the link for the full top 40.
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Midway wins Psi-Ops copyright infringement lawsuit
Joystiq - December 7, 2008
Submitted by afsplat (42) at 8:07AM PST on December 8, 2008
Earlier last year, screenwriter William L. Crawford III sued Midway, claiming they had stolen the plot, characters and designs featured in his 2001 screenplay, titled Psi-Ops, for their 2004 action game ... titled Psi-Ops. We kinda see the similarities therein, and were fairly certain Crawford would leave the courtroom with 1.5 million of Midway's dollars in his pocket.
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Square Enix's Sales Down 74%
FFUnion - December 7, 2008
Submitted by OuterHaven (130) at 6:07PM PST on December 7, 2008
In a recent study, it was unveiled that this year Square Enix's sales were down by 74%. This was partly because the bulk of Crisis Core's Japanese sales came in 2007, but it still performed well when it was released in other regions earlier this year. The main reason for Square Enix's lacklustre sales this year is the absence of any other strong titles, which is where Dissidia: Final Fantasy comes in.
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Sega launches online casual games portal
GamesIndustry - December 5, 2008
Submitted by dryden (247) at 1:31AM PST on December 5, 2008
Sega has announced the launch of an online portal for casual games, entitled PlaySega.com, which will target "all types of gaming and social networking fans," read a statement.
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Japanese PS3 sales double
GamesIndustry - December 5, 2008
Submitted by dryden (247) at 1:27AM PST on December 5, 2008
Sony's PlayStation 3 saw sales more than double that of last week's, coming in at 34,978 units, according to data provided by Media Create
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Valve reveals retail sales figures
Gamasutra - December 3, 2008
Submitted by soupsoup (7) at 6:58AM PST on December 4, 2008
Valve has released lifetime retail sales figures for most of its own titles released over the company's ten-year history. Some of the games mentioned: Half-Life 2 (6.5 million), The Orange Box (3 million), Half-Life 2 Episode 1 (1.4 million). More in the article. These are retail sales only - Steam downloads are not included.
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Famitsu and MC Nov 24 - 30 Console Sales
Famitsu/MC - December 4, 2008
Submitted by PhilHarrision (714) at 6:50AM PST on December 4, 2008
Famitsu: DS/DSi = 112K, PSP = 58K, Wii = 42K, PS3 = 35K, Xbox = 12K Media Create: DS/DSi = 114K, PSP = 55K, Wii = 50K, PS3 = 35K, Xbox = 11.5K
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SquareEnix Looking at Eidos Too
Gamasutra - December 4, 2008
Submitted by PhilHarrision (714) at 6:40AM PST on December 4, 2008
Following on the heels of the Dec 1 report that said EA and Ubisoft were looking at Eidos/SCi, Gamasutra now says Square Enix is in the mix. This would mesh with SE stating awhile back that they wanted to expand to the west and cement themselves in the multiplatform space.
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TDG Analyst: 190 Million Consoles by 2012
TDG - December 1, 2008
Submitted by PhilHarrision (714) at 7:12PM PST on December 2, 2008
Colin Dixon, former MS.WebTV exec now consults for TDG. They have an interesting report about the use of consoles for video delivery (includes Wii). Their projections call for 190 Million Consoles WW by 2012. (Our current Console projections GLS are 330 Million)
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Shanda revenues jump 42.7%
GamesIndustry - December 2, 2008
Submitted by dryden (247) at 5:24PM PST on December 2, 2008
Chinese games provider reports USD 136m in net revenue with an increase in its MMO business of 39.9 per cent
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