I’m breaking a rule here. I don’t usually just rehash press releases without any analysis. But the Modern Warfare announcement that it has grossed an estimated $550 million in the first five days is pretty impressive. As...

Sony has announced plans for a television service that evolves. In the Financial Times today, Sony CEO and Chairman Sir Howard Stringer said “Sony will have a one-to-one relationship with … customers to offer subscription services, cloud...

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For anyone who thinks that social games are not real business, last week proved them so wrong. Between 10th and 17th November nearly every major social games company raised money or was bought, and one or two...

Krome Studios, the largest developer in Australia with over 400 employees has laid off an unspecified number of staff. The redundancies were said to be “necessary as we position Krome for the future”, said CEO Robert Walsh...

UPDATE Michael let me know that Moshi Monsters reached breakeven in May 2009, five months after launching their subscription service in January 2009. The company has been increasingly profitable in every month since. He also added that...

Modern Warfare 2 has not only shattered all records for day one sales for a video game, it did it despite the furore over Activision’s price. Which turns out to be much cheaper than Grand Theft Auto...