Adam Creighton, Computer and Video Gaming: Activision bumps EA as #1 publisher

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Adam Creighton, Computer and Video Gaming (Subscribe)

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Activision bumps EA as #1 publisher

This is interesting.

For the first time in at least 10 years, Electronic Arts is not the #1 publisher of third-party titles.

The new king? Activision.

Why is this interesting to me? Because it ostensibly means sales of the Activision's Guitar Hero franchise have outsold the Madden franchise.

I think that's a gaming cultural shift to which we should all pay attention. And perhaps fear ...

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Adam Creighton, Computer and Video Gaming (Subscribe)

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Activision bumps EA as #1 publisher

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