Review: Square gets ‘Final Fantasy’ back on track (AP)

Posted February 4th, 2012

AP – The “Final Fantasy” franchise, now in its 25th year, has one of the most enthusiastic fan bases in all of video games. And those fans made their voices heard after the 2009 release of “Final Fantasy XIII,” which jettisoned some of the series’ long-standing features in exchange for a more streamlined, action-packed narrative.

Take-Two quarterly revenue falls on NBA video game (Reuters)

Posted February 4th, 2012

Reuters – Take-Two Interactive’s third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street expectations after the video game maker sold fewer copies of its basketball video game, “NBA 2K12″, than expected.

THQ misses Street on weak game sales, cuts forecast (Reuters)

Posted February 4th, 2012

Reuters – THQ Inc’s cut its annual earnings forecast on Thursday and told investors it would become a much smaller video game company with half the volume of sales next year.

Sony cuts annual digital camera, PS3 hardware forecasts (Reuters)

Posted February 3rd, 2012

Reuters – Sony Corp on Thursday kept its annual LCD TV sales forecast unchanged but cut its forecasts for digital camera and PlayStation 3 hardware sales.

Viacom 1Q earnings shredded by ‘Rock Band’ (AP)

Posted February 2nd, 2012

AP – Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop in net income for the latest quarter, as it took a charge related to the “Rock Band” series of video games.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 2: Spice Invaders, Ghost Trick, Awesome Land, Reckless Racing 2 (Appolicious)

Posted February 2nd, 2012

Appolicious – It’s the week’s big day for games, and we’ve got quite a few great ones on offer today. Spice Invaders is a robust tower defense title with tons of content and an eight-player multiplayer mode, while Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective puts players in the role of a ghost trying to solve his own [...]

Android gamer communities on the rise, attracting corporate attention (Appolicious)

Posted February 2nd, 2012

Appolicious – Android game popularity may be decreasing in lieu of entertainment apps, but an emerging trend for mobile gaming communities may offer the best of both worlds. There’s growing expectations for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE games and community to be made available on the Android platform, following in Sony’s footsteps with their cross-platform strategy for [...]

Android gaming gets its own Humble Bundle with big savings on games (Appolicious)

Posted February 2nd, 2012

Appolicious – The Humble Bundle, a charity offering pay-what-you-want video games, has made a pretty big splash in the indie PC games scene over the past few years. Now it’s making its way to Android.