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by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:40
Electronic Arts has revealed record revenues of US $1.281 billion (EUR 983 million) for the Christmas period, driven by key franchises that dominated the charts in North America and Europe.
Need for Speed Carbon, FIFA 07, The Sims 2 Pets and Madden NFL all sold over three million units each, helping the third-party publisher beat analyst estimates and prompting renewed interest in company shares, which climbed over US $2 to US $52.80.
FIFA 07 was EA's biggest seller in Europe, with six million copies sold across the globe since launch. The Sims 2 has now shifted 10 million units, accompanied by 5 million copies of The Sims 2 Pets.
Need for Speed Carbon sold over eight million copies in North America and Europe during the period, while Madden NFL 07 has sold the same amount since launch.
Next-generation products accounted for 32 per cent revenue share in North America, with EA the number one publisher on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC and PSP in North America and Europe.
"We are pleased with the performance of our products on next-generation consoles," commented Larry Probst, CEO of EA.
"In the year ahead, we plan to build on our leadership position on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, and to significantly increase support for the Nintendo platforms."
Profits were down 38 per cent to US $160 million (EUR 122.8m), down from the previous year results of US $259 million (EUR 198.9m). North America was the strongest performing region, with net revenues up three per cent to US $637 million (EUR 489.2m), while Europe saw a rise in revenue of one per cent to US 583 million (EUR 447.7m).
Revenues in Asia were down 19 per cent to US $61 million (EUR 46.8m), and currency exchange rates impacted revenue by US $33 million (EUR 25.3m).
via gibiz ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:36
Another Region Free game to add to the list! Fuzion Frenzy 2
The demo has been on Xbox live for months (and re-released last week), had if you tryed it you know its fun with a few mates.
It features over 40 games (some better than others), 4 players, locally on one Xbox 360 or on Xbox LIVE.
Play-asia are shipping the Asian version of Fuzion Frenzy 2 (which is in English and Chinese) for $39.90, £20.50, that's cheap for a new Xbox 360 game.
Just to make clear, it is region free, so it can play on all Xbox 360's around the world.
get it from play-asia.com ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:35
Attention soldiers, it's time for more information from the frontlines of Halo 3 development, as another weapon update populates the Bungie website.
This time our reticules are set on the Spartan Laser, known by us professionals as the M6 G/GNR. Crucial information tells us it weighs in at a hefty 19.07 kg, has a muzzle velocity of 299792458 m/s and a unit replacement cost of cR. 2180000.00 - which apparently is quite a lot.
In more realistic terms it's a heavy and powerful weapon that's slow to fire. Acting mainly as an anti-vehicle weapon, it requires a three-second charge before the devastating beam erupts from the nozzle, taking down more or less anything in its path.
As with the the previous assault rifle and Mongoose announcements, there's some quotes from the men-at-arms who've encountered or used this piece of kit.
"I engaged an enemy chopper at a range of [blanked out] meters," boasted one soldier, stroking his handle-bar moustache. "The target immediately erupted into flames. Both vehicle and rider were eliminated."
Another added: "the M6 is one of those rare systems that simultaneously boosts morale, degrades the fighting spirit of the enemy and actually performs admirably as a weapon."
Don't forget that you can experience all this for yourself if you happen to get in to the multiplayer beta test that starts in spring. Currently the only way in is to purchase a copy of Crackdown, which is actually shaping up to be a pretty good game in its own right
via eurogamer ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:34
Konami is planning a Castlevania title for PSP - and they're not mucking about either, packing Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood onto the same disc as a full-blown 3D-graphics remake of the latter.
Going by the name Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, it's due out in the autumn.
"Rondo of Blood?" It's only ever been released properly in Japan, although you may have played a slightly less exciting port of it on the SNES called Dracula X. Don't worry though, they're not going to spoil it with 3D visuals, as the gameplay will still be ostensibly 2D.
What's more, an untouched port of the original code, along with one of the much celebrated PlayStation title Symphony of the Night, will also be stuffed onto the UMD when the game makes its first appearance later this year. There's no 3D remake planned of the latter, sadly.
Even so, it still sounds brilliant. Xbox 360 fans will want to remember that Symphony of the Night is also set to be released via Live Arcade in the near future.
via eurogamer ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:29
Those of you who had their interest piqued by the Xbox 360's "Ultimate Team" mode in UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 might want to check out a developer diary elsewhere on Eurogamer today.
There you will find associate producer Chris Coates explaining how the mode - built around the concept of virtual trading cards - works, and how the team came up with and developed the idea in the first place.
"After exploring a number of ideas we hit on the idea of capitalising on some key motivations for football fans - the desire to build your own fantasy team and the huge sense of community on making those choices," Coates explains.
"Essentially we were trying to build the first ever football action game with online features beyond simply competing against other online and foster a unique gaming community."
UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 is due out on Xbox 360, along with PS2, PSP, PC and mobile phones, from 23rd March, and obviously lets you pick a team, qualify for the money-spinning tournament and then play your way through to the final.
Look out for more coverage of the game, including a full review, in the run-up to its release
via eurogamer ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:26
Do you love Wii Boxing but tired of holding the controllers? Now you dont. A third party manufacturer has released a boxing glove. Gloves retail for $22.00.
I bet you must be thinking, how is it? Is it worth it? Well dont worry. DCEmu Reviews has you covered. Stay tuned for a review in the coming weeks.
Source: Goldenshop.com.hk
...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:18
EA is to further bolster its already healthy support for Nintendo platforms, with Will Wright's innovative PC game, Spore, now confirmed for DS.
Spore lets you create your own alien life form and set it loose to explore an epic-sized virtual universe, spreading the species to new worlds in an incredibly ambitious mish-mash of different gameplays styles. It's one of the most innovative and highly anticipated games coming to PC, an case you're not in with that crowd.
EA remains tight-lipped on actual gameplay details for the DS game, leaving us curious as to how such a large and ambitious title will work on the technically limited handheld.
The new Wii Sims game - now known as My Sims - is also on its way to the DS, along with EA's previously announced Sim City and Theme Park. EA Japan is clearly very busy indeed.
Chairman and CEO of Electronic Arts, Larry Probst, who confirmed the games during a financial earnings presentation yesterday, expressed his approval of Nintendo's strategy.
"It seems as if it is expanding the overall market, and users who purchase software, and we think thats a good thing", he said.
He goes on to say: "Both Microsoft and Nintendo are positioned to gain some share, but we think Sony will continue to be strong...We will be provocatively supporting all of them", reaffirming EA's cross-platform support.
Will Spore work on DS? Discuss...
via cvg ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:17
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Spectrobes is a new DS RPG from Buena Vista Games in which you catch various mythical creatures with special powers, train them up and send them to battle. Sound familiar?
Yes, it sound exactly like a Pokémon game but there are some nice ideas in Spectrobes. To get yourself new Spectrobes you have to carefully dig its fossil out of the ground using the stylus.
As you dig away the soil you can blow at the screen to clear away excess dirt. Then you take it to a science lab to give it life by shouting into the DS microphone.
Okay, it's clearly for young children, but we give it credit for doing something original. It also looks set to be a fairly hefty RPG, with hundreds of Spectrobes to catch.
Check out these exclusive screens of a battle and the Spectrobe revival system in action.
Screens Via Comments ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:15
Microsoft's European boss Chris Lewis has denied claims than an Xbox 360 price cut is coming ahead of the PlayStation 3 launch in March.
Speaking to trade mag MCV, the regional VP of the EMEA home and entertainment division - the man with longest business card in Britain - said that there are "no plans [for a price cut]," and that MS is offering "outstanding value and choice - especially when you compare us to our soon-to-be competitor."
And that wasn't the end of his PS3-bashing either: "I've given up trying to keep up with what Sony is announcing or not announcing," he said. "Sony will launch and sell out their limited quantities. And consumers will try to figure out if the addition of unproven technology is worth the £200 premium over Xbox 360."
The PlayStation 3 is out in Europe on March 23.
via cvg ...by Published on February 2nd, 2007 16:09
David Jaffe has posted a blog during a focus test for the upcoming PS3 downloadable game Calling All Cars, which documents just what happens during a focus test. And it makes for great reading.
His live blog began at 9:15am LA time with: "Focus tests are starting for the game; prob. the last focus/play tests we will have. I will try to live blog it cause...well why not...maybe it will be interesting...or suck. This will be more stream of consciousness than usual...and the spelling lots worse as I'm gonna be focused on the test but trying to blog too...so here we go..."
It gets better: "9:22- Still waiting for this mother****er to show...that's the thing with focus tests...you pay these companies a good amount of cash to go out and find inbiased people to come play stuff, and they get paid, and you usually have like an 80% show rate...there's always a few who sign up to come but do not...one of these focus companies would do well to charge a bit more and then have back up testers to promise you get the number of people you want even if the first picks have a few no shows....**** tards....and yeah, since I am typing fast, prep for lots more cursing cause I got not time to edit
"
It gets better still: "9:27- Ok, we're gonna start without the ****...whatever. Dammit! But yeah, here come the butterflies...will they like it, will they make fun of it, will they LOVE it?!? HATE IT?!?! Shit, here we go...they are all sitting down at the ps3's....here we go..."
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