GameStop’s Q1 Software Sales Up, Hardware Sales Down
After recording a slight decrease in revenues over the holiday season, GameStop is back on pace. In their earnings call today (via Gamasutra) , GameStop reported that year over year sales have risen 5.1 percent to $2.08 billion in the first quarter
Walmart Introduces New Games Shopping Portal Gamecenter
Walmart has launched ” Walmart Gamecenter ” a new gaming website and shopping portal that promises to be a “one-stop destination for the latest game previews and first-look exclusives.” The site already features several pieces of perhaps surprising exclusive content, such as interview and gameplay footage for Toy Story 3 and UFC Undisputed 2010, with each game’s page featuring special offers for pre-ordering through the site; an exclusive theme for Toy Story 3 and a $10 gift card with UFC 2010. The site also offers a $50 gift card for customers who pre-order three games.
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Japanese Tracks Coming to Rock Band?
While some might say rhythm games have reached a saturation point in the U.S. and Europe, Japanese gamers are still waiting for the original Rock Band .
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Japanese Tracks Coming to Rock Band?
Japanese Tracks Coming to Rock Band?
While some might say rhythm games have reached a saturation point in the U.S. and Europe, Japanese gamers are still waiting for the original Rock Band . Lumines developer Q Entertainment was tapped to deliver a localized version way back in 2008, but it’s been crickets on that front ever since
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Creative Assembly Reportedly Working on Olympics Game
Word spread yesterday that Creative Assembly — makers of the Total War strategy game series — was working on a new “next-gen” sports game with a casual bent. Now, Eurogamer reports that a source “close to the developer” has told them Creative Assembly is in fact working on a videogame for the London 2012 Summer Olympics
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The Top 11 Greatest Mario Video Moments
Feature The Top 11 Greatest Mario Video Moments Mario’s funniest moments caught on film. By 1UP Staff No, this isn’t a celebration of Mario’s in-game triumphs — it’s a look at how the series’ influence has jumped to home-made videos, TV shows, and movies (with Mario and Luigi duetting on the marimba)
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Ubisoft: 50% of Games Will Be 3D by 2012
There’s barely an action movie coming out these days that isn’t either being shot in 3D or converted to it later, and according to Ubisoft’s estimations, the same could be happening in gaming over the next couple of years. During their investors’ conference call yesterday (via GamesIndustry.biz ), CEO Yves Guillemot said he expects as many as 50 percent of all games to be 3D by 2012
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Ubisoft: 50% of Games Will Be 3D by 2012
Square Enix Achieves Record Profits in Fiscal 2009
Square Enix has just released their financial results for the last year, and it’s been a record-breaking year for the company. According to the investor relations report, Square Enix achieved 27.8 billion yen (roughly $300 million) in profits during the fiscal year ending March 2010 — a new all-time high for the company. Square Enix also moved a record total of 26.66 million games worldwide during fiscal 2009, with major releases like Dragon Quest IX , Final Fantasy XIII , and Batman: Arkham Asylum accounting for a great deal of the publisher’s increased profits.
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Square Enix Achieves Record Profits in Fiscal 2009
Dark Void, Bionic Commando Sales Fueled Capcom’s Foreign Developer Stance
Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto recently declared in an interview with the Financial Times that the company would no longer look outside of Japan for development of new IPs. Instead, overseas developers would only be trusted with porting games or developing sequels to established franchises
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Dark Void, Bionic Commando Sales Fueled Capcom’s Foreign Developer Stance
American Heart Association Endorses Nintendo Wii
Today’s Nintendo press conference with the American Heart Association seemed like the perfect place to detail the Vitality Sensor , but no such luck.
