By now, I think it’s pretty safe to say Eidos is likely going to be bought out by another company. The initial reports linked both Electronic Arts and Ubisoft to the ailing publisher, but since then two other companies have expressed interest. One of them, Warner Bros., makes perfect sense. The company already owns part of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 17, 2008
Update: Square Enix USA president John Yamamoto has confirmed that the LA studio will be working on small downloadable titles, evaluating middleware solutions for Japan, and - perhaps - helping drive a multiplatform future for the company. Full interview at Gamesindustry.biz. Original Story: To say that of late, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has been outspoken about [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
While Microsoft's E3 2008 press conference revealed a veritable stockpile of bird dung exciting titles for core gamers and a few key partnerships that may make the Xbox 360 your media center of choice, vice president of Xbox LIVE John Schappert took time out to explain how Microsoft plans to enhance the social experience [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Over the weekend, Square Enix released the company's financial results from fiscal year 2007, and the results aren't good. The company sold a little over 2 million fewer units in 2007 than it did during 2006. That does not bode well for the company, and it helps explain the focus on alternate business models. According [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Though the social experience of the coin-op arcade is all but dead and buried in the United States, arcades are still hanging on in other countries. Africa uses old Sony PlayStations. China has 185,000 internet cafes where the over-18 crowd can get in some MMO time, while Xiahe temple monks kick back with a game [...]
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