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PARIS, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft achieved consolidated sales of EUR39.5 million in the first quarter of 2011, up by 20% from the previous year. On a constant exchange rate basis, growth was 18%. Europe represented 33% of the company's quarterly sales, North America 29% and the rest of the world 38%. Sales (EURm) 2011 2010 Variation First Quarter 39,5 33,0 +20% The company's growth remained...
PARIS, February 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of digital and online games, has been selected by PocketGamer as the #1 Developer of 2011. With thousands of developers in the running, Gameloft soared to the top slot by supporting multiple platforms with high quality mass market games. The metrics used to determine the ranking is based on sales performance, critical acclaim of releases, business approach innovation and the number and range...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Love is in the air, but rock is definitely in the living room this February with news of a shredtastic new ten song mega pack for the Guitar Hero® music library care of Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced. Available now and featuring hits from metal legends Black Label Society and rock icon Marilyn Manson, a track from Children Of Bodom's soon-to-be released studio album,...
PARIS, January 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft achieved consolidated sales of EUR39.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, up by 25% from the previous year. Europe represented 36% of the company's sales, North America 29% and the rest of the world 35%. In 2010, Gameloft consolidated sales reached EUR141 million, up by 16% year on year. On a constant exchange rate basis, full year growth was 13%. In EUR millions 2010 2009 Variation...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal judge certified a national class-action lawsuit against Electronic Arts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) based on allegations that video game consumers overpaid for popular sports titles including Madden NFL. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080317/AQM144LOGO) The decision, ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker on December 21, 2010, also appointed Hagens Berman to serve as co-counsel representing consumers nationwide who...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays, Activision Publishing Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero® 2 are giving the gift that will keep fans rocking and mixing with new downloadable content from two of the world's best-selling artists KISS and Linkin Park. Gene Simmons, who voiced the Demi-God of Rock in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is back this holiday season and has brought the boys of KISS with him....
TOKYO, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that the cumulative worldwide sales of the Gran Turismo® franchise, a genre-defining racing and car-life simulator available on PlayStation®, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP®(PlayStation®Portable), has exceeded 60 million units* as of December 6, 2010. This remarkable sales figure was achieved in just 12 years and 11 months since the Japanese launch of the first...
LONDON, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wii games console was a huge hit over the Christmas period last year with families and friends enjoying the social aspect of this interactive new take on gaming. The beauty of the Wii games console is that first time gamers can easily get involved in the action, with intuitive games that require no prior gaming experience. There is a huge selection of Wii Games available at Tesco Entertainment so we thought it would be a great idea to provide an...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, and free for one week in the U.S. via redemption code while supplies last*, Activision Publishing Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero® 2 and Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock have joined with Coca-Cola to bring gamers exclusive downloadable content from world-renowned talents Tiesto and My Chemical Romance. Budding beat chemists, singing sensations and their friends can expand their DJ Hero 2 sets with three exclusive mixes...
Rivalspot Sports Entertainment is now challenging members to "Beat the Champ" and double their earnings at Rivalspot.com, the premiere online sports video games destination. With the introduction of this new feature, Rivalspot gamers will find the resident "champion" for each sports video game title in the main lobby. From there, they can propose a challenge; win the game, and their winnings are doubled. (Vocus) November 19, 2010 Rivalspot Sports Entertainment is now challenging members...
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The Nintendo 64 (N64) is a game console produce and sold by Nintendo. It was released in June 1996 in Japan; September 1996 in North America; March 1997 in Europe and Australia; September 1997 in France; and December 1997 in Brazil. The N64 was the third generation home game console from Nintendo and the last to use ROM cartridges. The N64 was discontinued worldwide by the end of 2003. Its successor was the Nintendo Game Cube released in 2001. Worldwide sales for the N64 reached 32.93...
The Nintendo GameCube (NGC in Japan, GCN in North America) is a video game console produced by Nintendo and released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 14, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. It is the sixth generation game console produced by Nintendo that uses optical discs as the primary storage, and uses miniDVDs instead of full sized DVDs. The GameCube was the first Nintendo console to support online play outside of Japan using a modem...
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1990 as the Super Famicom. The SNES brand was released in North America on August 23, 1991, in Europe and Australia April 1992, and in South America 1993. This system was the successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and featured advanced graphics and sound. It was the first game console to offer 3D graphics with the game Star Fox. Even...
The Dreamcast is a video game console released by Sega in November 1998 in Japan, September 1999 in North America, October 1999 in Europe, and November 1999 in Australia. In the first 24 hours of release 225,132 units were sold and a total of 500,000 in the first two weeks. On January 31, 2001, Sega announced it would discontinue the production of the Dreamcast in March 2001 and concentrate solely on software. Even though the console production was discontinued, Sega of Japan still...
Image Caption: An Atari 2600 four-switch "wood veneer" version, dating from 1980-1982. Shown with standard joystick. Credit: Evan-Amos/Wikipedia The Atari 2600, originally named VCS, was released in October 1977 by Atari Inc. It is a video game console using cartridges for game play instead of having the software built into the system. In 1978 only 550,000 units were sold out 0f 800,000 that were manufactured. Once the public realized pong was not the only video game to play, enthusiasm...
