Japanese mobile-social gaming juggernaut DeNA today reported 52.3 billion yen (approximately $ 528 million) in revenue for its fourth quarter of 2013, a 22 percent increase year-over-year, while operating profit rose 3 percent from the same quarter of the previous year to 18.2 billion yen ($ 184 million). For the 2012 fiscal year, the company set a new earnings records with revenues of 202.5 billion yen ($ 2.04 billion) and...
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Rovio’s revenues double in 2012 to €152.2 million
Rovio today revealed its financial results for 2012, reporting revenues of €152.2 million ($ 195.5 million), a twofold increase from revenues in 2011 of €75.6 million ($ 97.1 million). Profits were also up year-over-year from €35.4 million ($ 45.5 million) in 2011 to €55.5 million ($ 71.3 million) in 2012. Rovio also doubled the size of its company during 2012, from 224 employees to 518. Rovio launched four games in...
Here Are Japanese Gamers’ Top Picks From 2012
Japanese people have different tastes from their Western counterparts (Heck, many of Kotaku East's Culture Smash columns focus specifically on this sociological difference), and Japanese gamers are no exception. Every week, Japanese gaming magazine, Weekly Famitsu, collects user impressions of newly released video games. Users rate games from 1 to 10 and comment on what they liked or disliked about each game. More » Kotaku Continue reading...
Perfect World Announce Q4 and FY 2012 Results
Perfect World, a leading Chinese online game developer and operator, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Continue reading Perfect World Announce Q4 and FY 2012 Results. MMOsite Gaming News Continue reading...
Wildfire (2012) Screens
11 new shots posted. Get the full article at GameSpot "Wildfire (2012) Screens" was posted on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:25:10 -0700 GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features Continue reading...
Nintendo returns to Gamescom 2013 after skipping 2012
Nintendo will return to European trade show in 2013, after skipping the event in 2012. Nintendo will be returning to German gaming trade show Gamescom in 2013, the event organisers have announced. The first-party publisher opted to skip the show in 2012, despite being close to launching the Wii U at the time. Microsoft also elected to steer clear of the European event last year. Sony, on the other...
Australian retail games industry slips 23% in 2012
New NPD figures reveal that the local games industry recorded sales of A$ 1.161 billion in 2012, a year-on-year decline of 23 percent. Sony claims PS3 was the highest-selling console during the period. Industry organisation the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) today announced that Australian game sales achieved A$ 1.161 billion during 2012. The number represents a 23 percent decline on the previous year, according to market research company...
