2007 Posts Record Game Sales

MAY 29, 2008 • Led by the PlayStation 2 (PS2), the “128-bit” generation of video game systems has reached a record global installed base that is expected to exceed 180 million units.  Of course, the PS2 was the best-selling game system ever.  With high hardware prices and a slow start for most .....

Disney Revs Web Content

MAY 29, 2008 • There is a great deal of interest around virtual world online games.  Much of this interest is occurring in companies that are not traditional players in the game space.  This includes the large media companies that are interested in the significant user numbers that popular online games are now able to command. While big massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) like World of Warcraft and Age of Conan costs tens of millions of dollars to produce, and can take five .....

Sony Wants TV Standards

MAY 28, 2008 • Sony Corp. is very serious about managing the digital entertainment gateway in the home. The electronics firm signed an agreement of understanding with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association that establishes the fundamentals of retailing digital cable-ready televisions. Such TVs would have b.....

GTA IV Sells More On 360

MAY 27, 2008 • Grand Theft Auto IV is selling more units on the Xbox 360 platform in the U.K. than the PlayStation 3, according to research form Chart-Track. In the four weeks after the game’s launch 750,000 units out of a total of 1.3 million have been Xbox 360 versions. What’s more, during that time, sales of the Microsoft console ha.....

Diplomatic Nintendo DS

JUNE 26, 2008 • Foreign Ministers attending the G8 summit in Kyoto were presented with special gifts, including a specially lacquered Nintendo DS, including their own Mii avatar. Impact: Nintendo is getting very savvy with its marketing. With media from throu.....

The Australian Game Market

MAY 17, 2008 • In school, children learn about the seven continents. When it comes to Australia, the discussion often turns to what exactly is that land mass: the world’s largest island or the smallest continent. This highlights the unique nature of Australia, how exactly is this country/island/ continent classified? Until the 1.....

Singapore Begins Rating Games

APRIL 28, 2008 • Singapore put into place a new video game rating system. Retail boxes will now have to carry either Age Advisory or M18 stickers if they meet certain requirements. Games with moderate amounts of violence and/or sex will receive the Age Advisory rating intended for those age 16 and above. Titles containing strong.....

Nvidia’s Roy Taylor On PC Gaming

APRIL 23, 2008 • What’s next for the PC as a gaming platform? That question is on the mind of many executives, especially when a publisher the size of Electronic Arts decides to cancel the PC version of Madden NFL 2009 – EA Sports primary franchise. So DFC turned to industry veteran Roy Taylor for his perspective. Taylor has been a long-time advocate of the PC as the “fourth console system” and he is a fou.....

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