videogames

Lack of Major Videogame Launches in January Drags Down Sales

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10 at 9:39 am PT

After a number of epic videogame launches prior to the holiday shopping season, publishers took a month off by not releasing any major titles during January.

Zynga Inks Deal With Hasbro to Bring FarmVille Into the Real World

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 9 at 12:40 pm PT

Zynga has partnered with Hasbro to develop a wide range of toy and gaming experiences based on Zynga’s most popular Facebook games and characters.

Zynga's FarmVille with crops whithering.

Electronic Arts Pressured to Outperform in Soft Videogame Market

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 1 at 12:32 pm PT

Electronic Arts will be under pressure to report strong financial results this afternoon after the industry experienced a disappointing holiday period.

Videogamers Embark on Nonkilling Spree

Conor Dougherty, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 1 at 11:58 am PT

Killing is easy in the moral vacuum of videogames. So when Daniel Mullins needed a challenge, he gave peace a chance.

Nintendo Swings to Loss

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 26 at 1:40 am PT

Grappling with a sluggish debut for its new hand-held game system and petering demand for its flagship home console, Nintendo Co. swung to a loss for the first nine months of its fiscal year and scaled back sales forecasts for its 3DS portable system and Wii.

Zynga’s Stock Is Up — And Why Every Other Game Company Stock Is Down

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 13 at 1:44 pm PT

Zynga is bucking market trends today and is trading higher despite a report that came out yesterday suggesting that December sales were extremely weak across the industry.

Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 5:57 pm PT

Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.

Zynga Hires Top Digital Executive Away From Electronic Arts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 2:47 pm PT

Zynga has hired away Barry Cottle, the EVP of Electronic Arts’ interactive division, marking the third high-profile steal it has made from the rival videogame maker over the past year.

Ubisoft Delays Game Launch Until May, but Plays Up Strong Holiday Sales

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10 at 8:33 pm PT

Game publisher Ubisoft reported today that it experienced a record holiday season, fueled by strong sales of two of its top-performing franchises, Just Dance and Assassin’s Creed.

Kinect Helps Keep Aging Xbox at the Top of Its Game

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10 at 3:23 pm PT

Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.