UK based Games Workshop posted slightly increased revenue this year. This was not due to any increase in sales – which Games Workshop described as ‘sluggish’ – but due to cost-cutting measures. The news is pretty good. Although the increase in revenue is quite small in percentage terms; from £125.7m to £126.5m the company had […]
Hasbro, owner of Wizards of the Coast and Transformers, is forced to deny sale
Hasbro issued a press release to deny market rumours that it was for sale. However, the games company admitted it had been approached by a private equity firm about a possible deal – and that the Board of Directors had turned them down. This is interesting as a private equity company might well decide there […]
Bandai Namco loose $312m – computer games vs toys
The publisher Namco Bandai is reporting a hefy $312m loss for the end of its fiscal year. That’s a drastic drop when compared to the $126m profit it made the year before. Surprisingly, it was computer games that are responsible for much of this drop. Bandai Namco’s computer game outfit made an operating loss of […]
Not happy with how Final Fantasy XIII is being advertised in the UK? Blame OMD
Square Enix UK have engaged in a bit of agency shuffling prior to the promotion of Final Fantasy XIII this year. The account is worth 6 figures – that’s a lot of money to the agency involved. Square Enix had been with MJ Media but Eidos, which Square Enix bought last year, had been using […]
Pay Pie! – Tech for splitting the bill
Pay Pie is my term for this wonderful device. I think it fits. Have you ever had to battle with fair and effective ways to split the bill? I have. Sometimes its easier just to pay the bill yourself than go through the drama of coping with cash, cards and IOUs! Thanks to Geeky Gadgets […]
