Sega parent ends year $218.5 million in the black as high-heeled shooter, Aliens vs. Predator, and Sega All-Stars Racing top 1 million each; Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games tops 6 million. Sega Sammy's latest annual financial report bore both good news and bad news for investors. For the full fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Sega parent company posted sinking revenues for the ... more.

Japanese publisher reverses fortunes, posts pachinko-fueled $189 million profit; despite two hits, software sales slide. After leading its fiscal year off by posting a ¥10.29 billion ($115 million) loss on revenues down 19 percent year-over-year to ¥60.46 billion ($679 million), Sega Sammy has slowly been retaking ground. Reporting on the first nine months of its 2010 fiscal year today... more.

Here at TVGB we just love reporting on random mysterious online countdowns almost as much as developers love using them. Platinum Games, creators of Bayonetta, are the latest culprits. Their whizzy timer on their official Japanese site, which is due to reach zero in almost exactly six days at the time of writing, features a host of circles and stars zipping about the place in a hypnotic fashion, ... more.