According to CEO John Riccitiello (via Ars Technica), Electronic Arts will release fewer sequels and limit dependence on licensed properties to entice gamers with more original games, such as Spore, Dead Space, Battlefield Bad Company, Dragon H, and Saboteur.
Skate outsells Tony Hawk 2 to 1; PS3 hiccups remain
Electronic Arts had plenty to chirp about on Thursday, despite posting a third quarter loss after Activision surpassed the publisher as the world's largest game maker.
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Nintendo responds to third-party Wii concerns
"Our [first-party] game sales percentage is currently high because our internal teams know the Wii's special characteristics best, and they started development quite a bit before the Wii's release," the company said in its third-quarter filing translated by Develop. "However, we believe that this will eventually change."
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Xbox division posts quarterly profit for a second time
Microsoft's EDD posted earnings of US$357 million for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending in June. The division previously posted a profit of $165 million in Q1 for a combined $524 million in the first half of the year -- significantly up from the same period last year which incurred $423 million in losses.
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Call of Duty 4 named best selling game of 2007
Activision on Friday said combined sales of the multi-platform shooter totalled more than 7 million worldwide since its release last November.
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More Wii games per console sold in Dec. than 360, PS3
Complete NPD data obtained by IGN reveals that Wii owners purchased 8.1 games for every system sold in the month of December, the most of any system. By comparison, Xbox 360 owners bought 7.8 games per console, while PS3 owners scooped up 5 games per console.
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Console makers toot their NPD horns
It's apparent that every major hardware maker was a winner in 2007, according to year-end NPD data. Not satisfied, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo did what any good marketer would do, toot their horn.
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Report: PS3 comeback, shallow Wii, tepid portables in '08
According to IGN GamerMetrics, which monitors the traffic patterns of some 15 million hardcore gamers, the PlayStation 3 is "poised to make a run" in 2008 thanks to strong interest in Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Devil May Cry 4, and LittleBigPlanet, three of which are exclusive.
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PC piracy levels are 'astounding,' says COD4 dev
Infinity Ward's community manager muses, "they wonder why people don't make PC games any more."
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