Reuters - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said quarterly profit at its Activision unit more than doubled on sales of “Kung Fu Panda” and “Guitar Hero: On Tour,” and it raised its 2009 forecast for the newly merged company.
Reuters - Video game developer Activision Blizzard on Thursday posted a profit that just topped estimates as “Kung Fu Panda” and “Guitar Hero: On Tour” fueled sales for the period before its merger with Blizzard.
Reuters - Britain could give all computer games cinema-style age ratings to protect children from increasingly realistic and violent titles, the government said on Thursday.
Reuters - Although the future team colors of quarterback Brett Favre are unknown, when the 20th Anniversary “Madden NFL 09″ game is released in August he will be wearing the Green Bay Packers’ colors on the cover.
PC World - Sony Computer Entertainment began accepting applications on Thursday for a closed beta test of its PlayStation Home virtual…
PC World - Nintendo easily beat competition from Microsoft and Sony to ship more consoles and handhelds in the second quarter of the…
NewsFactor - Facebook’s online Scrabble application came up blank Wednesday as an apparent hacker attack pulled down the application. Game maker Electronic Arts, partnering with Hasbro, the publisher of Scrabble, released a statement that read in part, “”We’re working with our partners to resolve this issue and have Scrabble back online and ready to play as soon as possible.”
PC Magazine - Shocking news, people — Nintendo is making a lot of money.
AP - Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players.
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.