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Former NCAA athletes’ lawsuit against EA is so on

EA’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 19th, 2012 at 12:05 am
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FIFA team “still worried” over potential PES comeback, says producer

FIFA 13 producer David Rutter has said the development team is always “worried” over a possible comeback from Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami. Pro Evo was FIFA’s dominent competitor in the early noughties, but strong performances in the past seven years has seen FIFA come back and overtake PES, which has been in a slump [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 17th, 2012 at 07:05 am
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Mario Party 9 and 3DS retain top spots on Japanese charts following Golden Week

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan, and Mario Party 9 was still tops for post Golden Week. 3DS also remained on top despite a significant drop in sales over the week prior; however, the hardware decline was chart-wide with Vita sales falling to 6,340 units – its lowest figure yet. Below [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 16th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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FIFA 13 to “capture the drama of real-world football”

EA’s fully lifted the veil off FIFA 13, promising this year’s iteration will bring the drama of real-life football into the game. FIFA 13 will feature Complete Dribbling, allowing players to face their opponent and use dribble with full 360 mobility control. 1st Touch Control will, according to EA, get rid of “near-perfect touch for [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on May 15th, 2012 at 08:05 am
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Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012

Traverse the depths of Hell once again in Diablo 3… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012Now Playing: May 14-20, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Read More…

Published by Steven Wong on May 14th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
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SEGA posts decline in boxed product, shifting focus to digital offerings

SEGA has posted a decline in revenues and profit for full FY11 and cited a weak demand in the home console market as the main culprit for the the losses. The firm’s Consumer Business sector was the only part of the business to report a loss, with sales of gaming titles in the US and [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 12th, 2012 at 05:05 pm
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Sega earnings down in fiscal 2011, Mario & Sonic sell 3 million

Sega’s earnings are down in the year ended March 31, 2012, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given the company’s recent extreme restructuring measures. Sega reported net sales of 395.5 billion yen ($5 billion), down 0.3 percent from 2011; net income dropped 47.4 percent to 21 billion yen.In the “consumer business” division (the one that [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 12th, 2012 at 02:05 am
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April NPD: Prototype 2 tops charts, industry-wide sales down 32 percent year-over-year

The results for April are in, and things are looking a little rough out there in consumer video-game electronics land. As a whole, the gaming industry (which for our purposes includes all hardware, software and accessories sales between April 1 and April 28, 2012) brought in $630.4 million, a 32 percent decrease over the same [...]

Published by Jordan Mallory on May 10th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
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Mario Party 9 and 3DS top Japanese charts during Golden Week

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan, and Golden Week was indeed golden for Nintendo with Mario Party 9 topping software with 144,585 units moved. It didn’t end there, though: 15 out of 20 titles on the software chart were for Nintendo systems, with 3DS still tops in hardware and Wii outselling [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 9th, 2012 at 04:05 pm
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Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012

Build, fight, and conquer this week with Starhawk… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012Now Playing: May 7-13, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 May 2012 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Read More…

Published by Steven Wong on May 7th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
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Japanese charts – Operation Raccoon City tops software, Vita sales see upturn

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan and Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City topped software and 3DS maintained its throne. Get the full thing below. Software chart covering April 23 through April 29 with life-to-date in parentheses: [PS3] 01. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City (Capcom, 04.26.2012): 252,525 (NEW) [WII] 02. Mario Party [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 2nd, 2012 at 03:05 pm
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Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012

Team up and get blasting this week with Awesomenauts … Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012Now Playing: April 30 – May 6, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of [...]

Published by Steven Wong on April 30th, 2012 at 08:04 pm
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Wii Outselling PlayStation Vita In Europe

Despite many naysayers proclaiming that the Wii is dead it seems as though the ageing console is outselling the recently released PlayStation Vita in Europe. These incredible figures were disclosed by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata at the firms investor meeting. Given the amount of advertising and publicity the PlayStation Vita has received since launch you [...]

Published by sickr on April 27th, 2012 at 04:04 pm
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EA Montreal ‘reorganizing some teams,’ letting a ‘small number’ go

EA Montreal is restructuring its workforce. Some individuals are being moved to digital projects, including mobile and social games, while others will be dismissed.”These are routine changes which address the cyclical nature of the game industry,” an EA spokesperson told GI.biz. “A very small number of employees will be impacted – many will be assigned [...]

Published by David Hinkle on April 27th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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1987 Silver: 25 Years of ‘Castlevania’

Looking back at the list of titles that graced 8-bit consoles (and PCs) in 1987, you find that’s it’s a veritable parade of first entries in what would in time go on to either greatly influence gaming or spawn literally dozens of sequels between them. This is the year that modern video gaming was born, [...]

Published by Charles Webb on April 26th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
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Japanese charts – Fire Emblem Awakening shows strong debut, 3DS sales up by 20,992 units

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart and Fire Emblem Awakening on 3DS debuted with 242,600 units sold. 3DS maintained its hardware lead with 84,760 units moved, which is units more than last week. Full chart is below. Software charts with LtD in parenthesis are below, last week’s chart is through here: [3DS] Fire [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 25th, 2012 at 04:04 pm
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PES 2013 returns to its roots this autumn: first media

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 will return to its roots, Konami has promised this morning, as it officially unveiled this year’s installment following a small tease last week. Pro Evolution 2013 will release this autumn, Konami confirmed this morning, in what its calling a return to the series’s roots. It’ll launch on PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo [...]

Published by Johnny Cullen on April 24th, 2012 at 10:04 am
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Now Playing: April 23-29, 2012

Revenge is a dish best served … mutated? Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: April 23-29, 2012Now Playing: April 23-29, 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments Read More…

Published by Steven Wong on April 23rd, 2012 at 11:04 pm
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Mutliplayer Replay for Week of 4/21

Too lazy to hit that scroll wheel? Well, don’t fret; we wouldn’t want you to break a sweat. You can find the most exciting news, previews, and trailers from the past week in one convenient place. Check out your weekly dose of all things Multiplayer below! NEWS Your favorite Greek god of mass destruction is [...]

Published by clintmize on April 21st, 2012 at 04:04 pm
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Japanese charts – Super Robot Wars Z still tops, Vita decline continues

Media Create has released its weekly retail chart and for the second week in a row, Nacmo’s 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei Volume topped the software chart. On the hardware side, 3DS stayed on top while Vita sales fell another 681 units over last week. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance maintained its second [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 18th, 2012 at 03:04 pm
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