- NPD: January U.S. video game sales decline well below estimates
[02.09.12]
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With no hit games released and unfavorable comps versus last year, January retail console video game sales dropped an astounding 38 percent, far below analyst consensus.
- Analyst questions validity of unusual January NPD results
[02.09.12]
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Following the extremely low NPD sales figures for January's U.S. video game retail business, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said he finds the results a bit dubious.
- Call of Duty franchise sees 40 million monthly active users
[02.09.12]
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Activision's popular Call of Duty franchise has grown to host more than 40 million monthly active users across all its releases, while the relatively new Call of Duty Elite service has attracted 7 million users and 1.5 million paid annual members.
- Activision Blizzard reports better than expected 2011 thanks to MW3, Skylanders
[02.09.12]
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Activision Blizzard today reported better than expected financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter, with much of this revenue earned from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Skylanders, and the company's digital products.
- DICE 2012: Putting story before gameplay 'a waste of time' says Jaffe
[02.09.12]
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Twisted Metal designer David Jaffe told DICE 2012 attendees that the trend of putting story over gameplay "has stuffed the progress of video games, to our own peril."
- UKIE calls for new crowd funding regulations in the UK
[02.09.12]
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In the wake of Double Fine's astonishingly successful Kickstarter campaign, industry trade body UKIE called for legislation changes that would allow UK video game companies to use crowd funding to finance their businesses.
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