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Gendered Pay Gap in Game Development Still an Issue
Apr 03 2013 03:20 PM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
There has been a long struggle for pay equality in the United States. Over the years, much has been shown of the variance in pay between women and men for the same jobs, as with minorities. With the games industry being a massive institution, it follow...
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GameStop Reports 269 Million Dollar Loss
Mar 28 2013 06:52 PM | gaiages in Facts and Statistics
Gaming retailer mega-giant GameStop have recently released their sales and earnings report for the fiscal year 2012, and... well, the company seems to be struggling a bit. The report shows a net loss of $269 million, despite the corporation makin...
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NPD Group Releases 2012 Stats for Gaming Purchases
Feb 06 2013 06:40 PM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
Are you hungry for the cold hard numbers of American consumer spending when it comes to video games? If so, you've got oddly specific tastes, but are also in luck! The NPD Group released the 2012 Games Market Dynamic: US report today which deta...
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2012, digital distribution, NPD
Gaming Stocks Down in Response to Newtown Tragedy
Jan 01 2013 09:05 AM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
The terrible events that struck Newtown occurred only a few weeks back and the response is still being felt. As one might expect, gun manufactures have seen a lot of negative attention both politically and within the stock market. Would you expect that...
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stock, EA, Blizzard, Take-Two
THQ Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Dec 19 2012 12:20 PM | Jason Clement in Facts and Statistics
There's no doubt that THQ has had a rough year already, so it might not be surprising for many to hear that THQ has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy today in light of their recent financial issues. As part of the arrangement, they have also entered...
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Xbox 360 Sales Higher than Wii U Over Black Friday
Nov 27 2012 11:05 PM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
Did you brave the masses and cold to shop on Black Friday? The whole week was peppered with deals so even if you didn't go out, chances are high you were able to purchase something. Regardless, droves of people went out from November 18th to 23rd a...
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Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo and 2 more...
007 Legends Developer Undergoes Massive Layoffs
Nov 26 2012 08:22 PM | Jason Clement in Facts and Statistics
Just a few days ago, developer Eurocom confirmed that they were affected by layoffs due to certain changing circumstances. The studio will be reducing its workforce from 150 to just 50, according to a statement from studio director Hugh Binns. "Eu...
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Eurocom, 007 Legends, layoffs
Neilsen Graphs Indicate That U.S. Kids Want an iPad More Than a Wii U
Nov 21 2012 10:00 PM | Leah in Facts and Statistics
It looks like kids in the U.S. are crazy for Apple this holiday season. Neilsen graphs show that the Apple iPad takes the top spot, with 48% for kids aged 6-12 and 21% for those aged 13+. For those aged 6-12, that's a whopping 9% over the newly re...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic F2P Restrictions Revealed
Oct 17 2012 09:25 AM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
Back at the end of July, we were greeted with the news that Star Wars: The Old Republic was finally adding in a free-to-play option. This was predicted by most any gamers paying attention to the struggling MMO, and was noted as coming in the fall. Toda...
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Games are a Big Business on Kickstarter
Sep 07 2012 09:25 PM | Marcus Estrada in Facts and Statistics
Yesterday Kickstarter shared a very interesting post on their site. According to their many numbers and charts, there have been eleven projects on the site which have passed the million dollar mark. Of the few, seven were games (or game related). This...
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Kickstarter, indie, Double Fine and 1 more...
Sony Closes SCE Studio Liverpool
Aug 22 2012 02:11 PM | Jason Clement in Facts and Statistics
Yikes, more bad news on the developer front today as Sony has confirmed that SCE Studio Liverpool has been shuttered. The studio, formerly known as Psygnosis, was best known for their work on the WipEout franchise. Eurogamer reported that the studio w...
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