Codemasters Unveils New Management Team

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Codemasters has recruited four industry veterans to the positions of senior vice president of publishing, vice president of marketing, vice president of finance and director of digital technologies.

Axel Herr, formerly managing director of THQ and Nintendo of Europe, will be charged with leading the company’s publishing business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in his role as senior vice president of publishing.

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Switching From Film to Games

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Todd Eckert recently gave a talk on games and movies: specifically, on some of the disastrous creative decisions the movie industry has made, and how games can avoid those pitfalls. It’s an area he has considerable expertise in, being a movie financier who turned producer for last year’s excellent Joy Division biopic, Control, before joining Eutechnyx to head up its North American expansion. We caught up with him to talk about making the jump, and why he did it.

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Ninja Gaiden II Passes One Million Sales

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden II, released in North America on June 3, has sold more than one million units worldwide, Microsoft has announced.

According to NPD Group data, the Team Ninja developed Xbox 360 exclusive had sold in excess of 412,000 copies in the US as of July 31, raking in almost http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21c123267011c1232acbe0010./Ninja-Gaiden-II-Passes-One-Million-Sales.htm5 million, reports GameSpot.

Check out our Ninja Gaiden II review here.

ESA Gives Thanks for Prison-Bound Pirates

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Just like humanity in general, PC gamers are entitled to basic liberties: freedom to return computer games that don"t work (for a full refund); minimum requirements that are actually accurate; to not be treated as a criminal by game companies, and so forth.
 

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Hardware Sales Down Across the Board in Japan

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Sales of all the major home and portable consoles fell in Japan during the week ended August 24, having seen a boost the previous week.

Nintendo’s DS retained the top spot on the hardware chart despite a drop of almost 25,000 sales, while Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s Wii saw sales decline by 17,000 and 18,000 units respectively.

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Silverbirchs Silver Lining

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

N+ house Silverbirch posted a major leap in Q3 revenues on Thursday, but losses widened year-on-year as expenditure rose.

Revenues for the June quarter were $4.6m (£2.5m), up 498 percent from the comparable quarter last year, which saw Kris Graft27K in sales.

Silverbirch said the increase primarily comes from revenues associated with the 2007 acquisitions of mobile firms CrossRoad Mobile and Jambo Mobile.

"These businesses have generated significant organic revenue growth," the publisher said.

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Crytek Warms Up to Consoles

Posted on Aug 30, 2008 at 1:14 AM

Frankfurt, Germany-based Crytek is embarking on a new journey called "console development." Engine business manager Harald Seeley shares his thoughts on console hardware, the state of PC gaming and the always-controversial subject of piracy.

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