Posts Tagged ‘europe’

News: Ubisoft becomes No.2 publisher across Europe

Ubisoft has said that it is now the number two independent games publisher across Europe including key territories France, Germany and the UK. Ranked as third for the first six months of 2009, growth in the first half of 2010 sees the The Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy publisher as number two overall in Europe with 9.5 per cent market share, compared to 8 ... Full story

Discounted GDC Entry For Edge Readers

Discounted GDC Entry For Edge Readers
Ten per cent discount to Edge readers who register for GDC Europe before July 21. Full story

EA Selling 15% Ubisoft Stake

EA Selling 15% Ubisoft Stake
French publisher Ubisoft’s largest shareholder, Electronic Arts, is reportedly set to sell its stake in the Assassin’s Creed maker. US-based EA will offload its 15 per cent stake in Europe’s largest games producer, according Full story

GDC Europe Adds Kinect, BioWare, iPhone Talks

GDC Europe Adds Kinect, BioWare, iPhone Talks
2010 Game Developers Conference Europe organisers have added speakers from Rare, Blitz Games, BioWare, Obsidian, Sidhe and Newtoy to next month’s event line-up. Rare’s Nick Burton and Blitz Games CTO Andrew Oliver will deliver a session entitled ‘Kinecting With A New Audience’. Full story

Sega skipping GamesCom 2010

Sega skipping GamesCom 2010
Sega has decided it will not attend Europe's massively successful GamesCom in Cologne, Germany this year. Full story

News: UFC 2010 upset forces THQ guidance update

THQ has revised the guidance for its first quarter and full-year year finical results, following lower than expected sales for new game UFC Undisputed 2010 and a strengthening US dollar. Released at the end of May in North America and Europe, UFC Undisputed 2010 was expected to follow the breakout success of the previous UFC title. Full story

News: Europe offers acquisition, gambling opportunities for Playdom

Europe offers further acquisition and possible gambling opportunities for Playdom, the social games company currently moving into new regions in a bid to scale up in a rapidly expanding market. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Christa Quarles, chief financial officer for Playdom, said that following its initial moves to localise games, it's also likely to create specific content from the ground up for European tastes. "We ... Full story

Red Dead Redemption surpasses 5 million units shipped

Red Dead Redemption surpasses 5 million units shipped
More than 5 million copies of Red Dead Redemption have been shrink-wrapped and shipped to retailers across North America and Europe since the game's May 18 release -- and, presumably, folks are buying 'em . Full story

iPad Gets International Launch Date

iPad Gets International Launch Date
Apple will launch the iPad in nine more countries on May 28. Only released in the US to date, the tablet device will be made available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK later this month. The 16GB model will cost Full story

News: Gamescom offers 100 free flights to UK retail

Gamescom is to offer the first 100 traders buying a ticket to this year's industry event free flights over to Cologne in an effort to attract more members of the UK industry to the leading European show. The free flight offer is being held in conjunction with Germanwings and is open to specialist dealers from the UK who register using the online ticket shop ... Full story
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