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Square Enix Ships "Kingdom Hearts II" in North America

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:14am.
Los Angeles - Japanese video game publisher Square Enix and co-publishing partner Buena Vista Games on Wednesday announced the North American release of their "Kingdom Hearts II" title for PlayStation 2. The sequel to the original Kingdom Hearts title, which sold 2.6 million units in North America, features the voice talent of actors including Haley Joel Osment, Mena Suvari, James Woods and Zach Braff.
tags: Square Enix | North America | Kingdom Hearts II | Releases |

I-play Releases Official Olympics Mobile Game in Europe, North America

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2006 - 7:05am.
London - U.K. mobile game developer I-play on Friday announced the North American and European launches of its "Torino 2006: Official Mobile Phone Game of the Olympic Winter Games." The company secured the rights for the game from Sports Multimedia Ltd, the exclusive interactive entertainment licensee of the International Olympic Committee.
tags: Games | Mobile | Europe | North America | release | Official | Olympic | I-play |

Codemasters to Distribute "ArchLord" Online Game in Europe, North America

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 20, 2006 - 2:32am.
New York - U.K. game publisher Codemasters said on Friday that it has acquired the rights to distribute Korean developer NHN Games' "ArchLord" massively multiplayer online game in North America and Europe. Currently in beta launch in Korea, the game is slated for release in Europe and North America in the third quarter of 2006.
tags: Games | Internet | Europe | North America | Codemasters | ArchLord |

Citing Demand, Nintendo Ups DS Shipments in North America, Japan

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 9, 2004 - 3:33am.
Redmond, Wash. -- Nintendo of America announced on Thursday that, due to demand for its new DS handheld video game console, it will increase total shipments to North America by 40%, to 1.4 million units by the end of the year. The DS largely sold out of the initial 500,000 units shipped for the device's launch during its first week of availability. To date, Nintendo has sold 700,000 $149 DS units in North America and another 500,000 in Japan, for a total of 1.2 million in worldwide sales. Nintendo said it will also ship another 400,000 units in Japan. Nintendo will now ship a total of 2.8 million DS handhelds worldwide by the end of the year, and is on track to meet its projections of 5 million units sold by the end of March.
tags: Nintendo | Japan | North America | Citing Demand | DS Shipments |

BMG North America Consolidates U.S. Labels, Names Clive Davis CEO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 3, 2004 - 1:54am.
New York -- Major record label BMG, a unit of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, announced that it has named Arista Records founder Clive Davis as chairman and CEO of BMG North America. Davis previously served as chairman and CEO of RCA Music Group, which was created when the other label Davis founded, J Records, merged with RCA Records in 2002. BMG North America will combine many of the company's label operations -- including those of Arista, J, RCA, and Jive -- allowing administrative operations and certain support functions at the record labels to be consolidated. BMG chairman and CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz said that the hiring of Davis and consolidation of operations "improves our ability to compete in today's marketplace and will help us address future challenges. BMG has achieved great artistic and commercial success, but the continuing difficulties in the worldwide music market requires us to be well prepared for the future. The new structure will efficiently strengthen our focus on our creative centers."
tags: North America | BMG | CEO | U.S | Clive Davis |

Nokia to Offer Mobile-Developer Training in Europe, North America

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2003 - 4:42am.
Helsinki -- Finland's Nokia, the No. 1 mobile-phone company in the world, announced on Thursday that it would begin to offer certified training in mobile-software development in Europe and North America. The new comprehensive, modular courses will teach the latest skills and techniques to develop software for mobile devices, the company said. The training will be delivered at Nokia Certified Centers in Madrid, Milan, Munich and Dallas. The company began to offer similar courses in Singapore, Hong-Kong and Malaysia earlier this year. "Mobile application development is one of the most in-demand skills in the technology industry today," said Nokia Mobile Software's Lee Epting.
tags: Europe | Nokia | North America | Mobile-Developer |