THQ has had a very difficult year, losing $240 million , but on the bright side, digital revenue is growing and CEO Brian Farrell outlined on the earnings call why THQ will be able to bounce [...]
US stats collector NPD’s report on US games industry sales in March shows that the numbers across hardware and software are down 25% compared to the same period last [...]
The March NPD numbers are in and as usual, sales are down compared to 2011, about 25% down, even with big releases like Resident Evil, Mass Effect and Street Fighter filling out the [...]
This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% [...]
Bytes & Flops 12.29.11: End of Year Awards/Wrap-Up! Posted by Vince Osorio on 12.29.2011 Is Uncharted 3 the best game of 2011? Duke Nukem the most disappointing game of the year? Is Rayman Origins the most overlooked game? 411’s Vince Osorio takes a look in this week’s Bytes & Flops! Some context first: I played a bit of two different games: The … [...]
Sony’s PlayStation 3 is a modern video game console that packs quite the punch. Not only does it have all the latest games, but it’s also got a built-in Blu-ray player and can connect to online services like Netflix [...]
On a day when EA’s been caught in accusations of hijacking Activision’s Modern Warfare website URL , THQ’s has kicked off a marketing war on Google against Saints Row: The Third rival November big-hitters. A deliberately intrusive Google ad for THQ’s open-world stunner appears when you search for keywords such as ‘Battlefield 3′, ‘Skyrim’, [...]
Love Call of Duty? Love Star Wars ? German modding outift Black Monkeys has a treat for [...]
So the cat is out of the bag. Last week, Activision confirmed the worst-kept secret in the video games industry that the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series would return this autumn for a third outing [...]
Games retailer GameStop has posted financial results for the first quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, noting a rise in both profits and revenue thanks in part to an increase in digital game [...]
