- Report: UK Console Installed Base Nearly Doubles In Twelve Months
[09.30.08]
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New stats for the United Kingdom have revealed the current-gen console installed base nearly doubled from 8.8 million to 17.3 million in the last twelve months, with the Wii tripling its sales -- from 1.1 million units to 3.6 million units. Full stats within.
- Analysts: Game Biz Sustains Even As Stocks Fall
[09.30.08]
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Yesterday saw the biggest overall drop in history for the Dow Jones and a big hit for the NASDAQ -- but as the industry tallies up its share value losses, analysts tell Gamasutra that "there really is no impact" for the credit crisis on the games biz, and that it may even benefit in tough economic times.
- Activision, IGA Partner For PS3 In-Game Ads
[09.30.08]
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An exclusive multi-year deal between Activision Publishing and in-game advertising firm IGA Worldwide will incorporate dynamic in-game ads into the publisher's future PlayStation 3 titles, the first of which will be Guitar Hero World Tour.
- Intel, Havok Launch Physics Innovation Contest
[09.30.08]
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Intel and middleware developer Havok have launched a new Physics Innovation Contest with $40,000 in prizes, challenging amateur game developers to create an inventive, playable PC game demo using the free Intel-sponsored PC version of Havok Physics.
- GAME Group Sees Record First Half Profits
[09.30.08]
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UK-based specialty retailer GAME has reported £36.4 million ($65.7m) in profits for the first half of the year, revealing 17 million current-gen consoles in the UK just three years into the console cycle (as opposed to seven years for the previous gen.)
- UK Charts: Star Wars Loses Fitness Battle
[09.30.08]
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Wii Fit knocks The Force Unleashed off the top spot in the UK game charts after just one week, with a 75 percent increase in the former's sales due to a new influx of stock. The highest new entry of the week is Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway.
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