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Call of Duty sets sales records...weekend for the Batman movie "The Dark Knight" last year. The game, which sells for $60, runs on Windows-based computers, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. The conception, art design, animation and programming of a game... In this article: Activision Blizzard Inc., Recession, Aspyr Media, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Austin, All rights reserved, S&P 500, and Activision |
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Wired: Game Life | November 19, 2009
Why Facebook, Twitter on Game Consoles Miss The Point
Why Facebook, Twitter on Game Consoles Miss The Point Adding Twitter and Facebook to game consoles is a good idea, but both Sony and Microsoft are missing the point. These social networks are tools that can be used for all kinds of things.
In this article: Facebook, PlayStation 3, Microsoft, Twitter, Xbox 360, Raptr, PlayStation Home, and Iphone
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Joystiq | 6 days ago
ESA partners with Microsoft & Sony for STEM initiative, launches game creation competitions
...Math studies). A partnership between the ESA, Microsoft, Sony, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC), and the MacArthur Foundation will help to fund and run a series of STEM-related game design competitions. Details of the...
In this article: Microsoft, Sonic, Worms 2, Sonic 2, Sega, Entertainment Software Association, and Barack Obama
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Activision Blizzard sued by ... yeah, it's the PSN guy
...life." Estavillo had previously sued Sony after being banned from PSN and also has another suit against Microsoft and Nintendo, for his Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death and Nintendo's disabling of the Homebrew Channel in an update. Perhaps...
In this article: Activision Blizzard, Nintendo, Amazon, Agoraphobia, Revenue, Killzone 2, World of Warcraft, Saints Row 2, and US Air Force
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BusinessWeek Online | November 18, 2009
Game Console Makers at a Crossroads
...of blockbuster titles and increased rivalry from new gaming platforms such as smartphones Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony need a new game plan. Amid growing evidence old marketing strategies aren't working and concerns by some analysts...
In this article: Nintendo, Microsoft, Wii, Jack Tretton, Xbox 360, Apple, Revenue, and Blu-ray Disc
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | November 12, 2009
New, affordable Xbox motion controller slated for November 2010 release
...entirely with hand-held controllers. The enthusiastic uptake of Nintendo's Wii motion controls since 2006 has prompted both Sony and Microsoft to implement a similar technology for their own consoles. Both companies used June's Electronic...
In this article: Microsoft, Nintendo, Xbox, Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3, EyePet, Xbox 360, and Wii
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan
...products. Sony reported a smaller-than-expected 26.3 billion yen ($289 million) July-September loss as cost cuts combined with healthy sales of PlayStation 3 game consoles and Michael Jackson hits helped it inch toward recovery. But it's...
In this article: Fiscal year, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Co, Wii, Tokyo, Samsung Electronics Co., Michael Jackson, and Walkman
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Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company's current slogan is make.believe.
- Name:
- Sony Corporation
- Type:
- TYO: 6758
- Location:
- Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founder:
- Founded:
- 1946 in Japan
- Stock Symbol:
- SNE
- Industry:
- Consumer electronics
- Entertainment
- Services:
- Financial services
- Key People:
- Howard Stringer,
- Products:
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- Chemicals
- Blu-Ray
- Semiconductor
- Communication & information-related equipments
- Sony Music
- Battery
- PlayStation
- Consumer & professional electronic equipments
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Electronic devices & components
- Revenue:
- ¥7.730 trillion / $79.618 billion
- Operating Income:
- ¥ −227.8 billion / $2.087 billion
- Net Income:
- ¥ −98.9 billion / $1.019 billion
- Assets:
- $230.5 billion
- Equity:
- $50 billion
- No. of Employees:
- 180,500
- Subsidiaries:
- List of the subsidiaries
- Market Cap:
- US$ 50 Billion (2009)
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