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TOKYO, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (the "Company") today announced consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. The Company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section with the stock code "9684" and prepares its financial statements according to Japan GAAP. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/LA17846LOGO) Key Figures (millions of yen, except percentages and per share data) Full year...
For its innovative approach to developing digital marketing programs that increase sales, Leapfrog is honored with the Trailblazer Award CHICAGO, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leapfrog Online is the winner of the 2013 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS Trailblazer Award. This distinction recognizes Leapfrog's innovations in digital marketing as well as its success in helping brands generate increased sales across all customer touch points, whether that be PC, mobile,...
Funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mayfield Fund, and Others Will Support OUYA's Video Game Developer Ecosystem and Expand Production LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Video game startup OUYA today announced $15 million in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), with participation from the Mayfield Fund, NVIDIA, Shasta Ventures, and Occam Partners. The company intends to use the additional funding to support OUYA's growing game development...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While Electronic Arts and Maxis returned to SimCity this year with the fifth release in that series, fans of The Sims can now expect a new game next year. On Monday, EA announced a new version of The Sims was in the works for release on the PC and Mac. “Today we are revealing to our top fans the fact that The Sims 4 is coming to PC and Mac in 2014. The Sims franchise is fueled by the passion and creativity of its millions of fans...
Partnership To Create Authentic Casino Game Experiences with Deep Social Features Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) May 04, 2013 Las Vegas based slot game designers Bluhare Studios announced today their partnership with San Francisco based, social and mobile games developers Ruby Seven Studios. The partnership brings together a unique combination of a social casino game publisher with an award-winning casino game design team. The two studios come together to vie for a slice of the lucrative $1.6...
Download and Play the Most Anticipated Free MMORPG of 2013 REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios are proud to announce that the most anticipated free MMORPG of 2013, Dungeons & Dragons® Neverwinter, is officially in Open Beta. Free to download and play, Neverwinter is built for gamers who crave more action, combat, adventure and glory out of MMOs. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...
BURBANK, Calif., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PETROL has been named as NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.'s Media Agency of Record to deliver media strategy, planning, and buying services. "PETROL's extensive expertise and broad list of cross-functional media services made them a natural fit to become NAMCO BANDAI Games America's media agency of record," said Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing & Digital Sales, at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. "We look forward to working...
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crytek and Nexon prepare for the ongoing growth of Warface across Asia The successful growth of Crytek's free-to-play FPS, Warface, is set to continue this week as the game enters its Open Beta phase in South Korea. Operated across the country by leading online publisher NEXON Co. Ltd., Warface has proven a hit with South Korean players during its Closed Beta phase, and was named...
Groundbreaking crossover PlayStation®3 game featuring Oscar®-nominees Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe delivers scintillating screening as an Official Selection of the Festival NEW YORK, April 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribeca Film Festival(®) played host to the official screening of Sony Computer Entertainment America's LLC (SCEA) BEYOND: Two Souls((TM)) gameplay which included a panel discussion with Game Director David Cage and the Hollywood cast on Saturday. Developed exclusively...
The Sports Fan Playground (SportsFanPlayground.com) announces that the store has the new Google Nexus tablet available in the 8GB and 16GB versions from $249.99 for the 8GB and $305.99 for the 16GB version, while supplies last. Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 The Sports Fan Playground announces that the Google Nexus 7 tablet, the popular new device developed by Asus, is available at the Sports Fan Playground online store in 8GB and 16GB models, starting at $249.99. The tablet...
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The Atari 5200 is a video game system that is manufactured by Atari Inc., and was introduced in 1982. It was the successor to the Atari 2600, but did not do as well commercially, mainly from its incompatibility with the 2600’s library of games. In 1983, two port models were released along with an adapter to allow the 5200 to play all 2600 games. On May 21, 1984 Atari released the Atari 7800 and discontinued production of the 5200. Atari released the 400/800 computers to compete with...
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...
The Panasonic 3DO is a video game console produced by Panasonic and was released in North America On October 4, 1993, in Japan on March 20, 1994, and in Europe later in 1994. The 3DO games were manufactured by multiple developers who paid a royalty to 3DO for each game that was sold. This ultimately was the downfall of the 3DO, making it a very expensive product. The founder of 3DO, Trip Hawkins, stated that the 3DO was not a game console, but a high end audio video system and was priced...
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...
The Magnavox Odyssey, predating the Atari pong, was the world's first home video game console. It was released in 1972. Designed by Ralph Baer, the Odyssey prototype was called the Brown Box and is now in the Smithsonian Institute National Museum. It was also placed, by IGN in 2009, as one of the top 25 video game consoles of all time. Although many collectors think the Odyssey is analog, Baer considers it digital due to the electronic signals exchanged between various parts being binary....
