Posts tagged Game Publisher
Glu Mobile names new CEO to take it into smartphone age
Jan 5th
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As it adapts to the new age of games on smartphones, Glu Mobile has named a new chief executive.
Niccolo de Masi is the new president and chief executive at the mobile game publisher, replacing Greg Ballard, who announced a while ago he was leaving to pursue other interests.
Glu Mobile was a hot company [...]
Beatles Rock Band game publisher tries to stoke sales
Dec 12th
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In the past, if a video game wasn’t selling well, there wasn’t much a publisher could do about it except slash the price. But in the age of web-connected game consoles, companies can try to juice sales by launching new downloadable content.
A case in point: Amid new NPD numbers indicating slowing sales of [...]
As Beatles Rock Band sales slow, game publisher tries to stoke sales
Dec 12th
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In the past, if a video game wasn’t selling well, there wasn’t much a publisher could do about it except slash the price. But in the age of web-connected game consoles, companies can try to juice sales by launching new downloadable content.
A case in point: Amid new NPD numbers indicating slowing sales of [...]
Funcom launches kids’ online games subsidiary, SweetRobot
Dec 11th
In a major shift in strategy, hardcore online game publisher Funcom is announcing today a new subsidiary to make casual online games.
The Norwegian game publisher is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan massively multiplayer online games, which are virtual worlds for hardcore gamers. But the company’s new SweetRobot subsidiary is making [...]
Expanding from hardcore games to casual, Funcom establishes kids online games subsidiary
Dec 11th
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In a major shift in strategy, hardcore online game publisher Funcom is announcing today a new subsidiary to make casual online games.
The Norwegian game publisher is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan massively multiplayer online games, which are virtual worlds for hardcore gamers. But the company’s new SweetRobot subsidiary [...]
