Yesterday, we suggested that industry analysts would be a far more reliable source of prognostication than cautiously spinning studio executives, but we forgot that there is another semi-reliable source that has even greater access to sales data — the GameStop corporation. Following today’s quarterly earnings report, CEO Dick Fontaine told investors that the industry is [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
As the console wars rage on, armchair quarterbacks and company executives alike continue their foolhardy attempts to predict the outcome. But what about the real prognosticators? Michael Pachter, Colin Sebastian, and Jesse Divnich are industry analysts with a proven track record, and though we’re not sure if they’ll appreciate how closely we positioned their names, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
In the comments section of a recent post on the official PlayStation Blog, Sony’s Ron Eagle explained the reason why Killzone 2 has been pushed back yet again, this time to February 2009. Apparently, it was “a pure management decision” to avoid competition with other first-party Sony shooters.
Continue reading...Friday, May 2, 2008
In the aftermath of one of the largest video game launches of the year, if not of history, Microsoft and Sony are trying to use the retail numbers to jockey for position in their hardware war. Currently, Microsoft is bragging that the 360 edition of Grand Theft Auto IV is outselling to the PS3 version [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 21, 2008
Jesse Divnich, former analyst for The simExchange and recent EEDAR hire, says that the simultaneous success of Army of Two and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (according to March NPD numbers) prove that as long as games target slightly different niches, “the next-generation market has matured enough to where several AAA releases can be launched in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Helmed by one former EverQuest designer and one former EQ fanboy, game statistics firm Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) announced today that they are adding an analyst to the mix — Jesse Divnich, formerly of online video game prediction market The simExchange.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
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