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DateOct 21, 2004
EA Reports Second Quarter Results

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS – News) today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2004. Net revenue was $716 million, up 35 percent as compared with $530 million for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003. Sales were driven by Madden NFL 2005, The Sims 2, Burnout 3: Takedown and NCAA Football [...]

DateOct 20, 2004
Activision to study advertising in games

Activision and Nielsen Entertainment Announce Pioneering Test To Measure How Consumers Interact With Ads In Video Games Chrysler Group Is First Advertiser To Participate; Jeep Integration In Newest Tony Hawk Video Game To Be Tested Activision and Nielsen Entertainment Release Results Of New Study That Further Establishes The Effectiveness Of In-Game Advertising Santa Monica, CA [...]

DateOct 19, 2004
Real Alien Footage Uncovered

It’s about time that the top game of the holiday season generates some buzz!!! Channel 51 has the goods

DateOct 18, 2004
CES 2005 Dates Anounced

Bill Gates, Craig Barrett, Carly Fiorina and Ed Zander to deliver keynotes at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6 – 9 The hottest and newest technology from more than 2,400 global companies will be unveiled at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 6-9. North America’s [...]

DateOct 18, 2004
Kirby Is Back!

On Oct. 18, your favorite pink friend is back in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. It’s an adventure so big you’ll need four times the Kirby! The Mirror World has been invaded by a dark shadow, and Kirby’s going to need to call in for some backup this time. He’s been split into four Kirbys [...]

DateOct 16, 2004
Game Boy Advance Sales Are Strong In Europe

15th October 2004 – Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance SP saw an increase of over 200% in its first two weeks of sales following its first ever European price drop to around £69.99. In addition, after only 2 days on sale, a staggering 250,000 Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen games were sold, following the games’ launch [...]

DateOct 14, 2004
More Player’s Choice Titles Available Soon

From 22nd October, the exclusive Player’s Choice range for Nintendo GameCube will contain even more top quality games for exceptional value. From this date, there will be over 30 games in the Player’s Choice range with the addition of classic Nintendo games The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SoulCalibur II, F-Zero GX and Mario [...]

DateOct 13, 2004
Austin Game Conference On October 27-28

AUSTIN, Texas, October 13, 2004 – The Game Initiative announced today that the third annual Austin Game Conference (AGC) will take place Thursday and Friday, October 27-28, 2005 in Austin, Texas. Austin Game Conference is the definitive conference for networked game development, including massively multiplayer online games, mobile and wireless games and devices, and online [...]

DateOct 13, 2004
Women’s Game Conference On October 26-27

AUSTIN, Texas, October 13, 2004 – The Game Initiative announced today that the second annual Women’s Game Conference (WGC) will take place Wednesday and Thursday, October 26-27, 2005 in Austin, Texas. The Women’s Game Conference runs just prior and during to the Austin Game Conference which will take place October 27-28, 2004. More than 150 [...]

DateOct 13, 2004
3 New Titles From Disney

BURBANK, Calif. – (Oct. 13, 2004) – Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., today announced the release of its Disney Channel inspired line-up of Nintendo Game Boy Advance titles: Disney’s That’s So Raven, Disney’s Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterviel Havoc. Kids in-the-know can now [...]