Filed under: GAMING | Tags: EA, Electronic Arts, Nintendo DS, Personal computer game, Playstation 3, Rock Band, Wii, Xbox 360
CBSSports.com launched a new version of their free College Fantasy Football game, allowing users to recruit a team of college football players from any of the 120 Division I programs or customize their player pool to include any conference they choose. CBS gained permission to use actual player names in the game for the first time this year. (Cynopsis 7/30)
Games appealing to broad audiences are proving to be little engines that could pull media companies through uncertain times. While ad revenue at Viacom was mostly flat during Q2, revenues from Rock Band and other ancillary streams were up 62% to $307 million, helping the company beat Wall Street estimates. Meanwhile game publishing giant Electronic Arts reported narrowed losses as revenue doubled to $809 million during the quarter. EA executives expect the turnaround to continue with a variety of releases planned for later this year on multiple platforms, from Spore on the PC to Dead Space on the PS3 and Xbox 360 to MySims on the Wii and Nintendo DS. (Cynopsis 7/30)
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