While the title hasn’t been lighting up the sales charts this holiday season Sony is confident that LittleBigPlanet will eventually snowball towards big success. John Kohler, a marketing manager for Sony Computer Entertainment America has said that the inventive platformer is seeing ‘explosive’ sales and it’ll rack up ‘big sales’ over time.
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Sony Worldwide Studios Europe chief Michael Denny has revealed that racing sequel MotorStorm: Pacific Rifthas sold over one million units worldwide. The game was released on October 28 in North America a date too late for sales to make an impact on the charts; November sales data is yet to be released.
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The economic crisis has now hit electronics giant Sony, who has been forced to cut roughly 8,000 of its 160,000 jobs by April 2010. Reuters added that 8,000 more jobs will be cut from “more temporary and contract staff.”
Unfortunately, Sony Computer Entertainment, the gaming division, will be part of the upcoming review.
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Hoping to cut game development costs, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced plans to strengthen its development efforts in India, a destination preferred for outsourced labor. The initiative will break even in three years and lead to a dedicated Indian development facility if the plan is successful, according to SCE country manager Atindriya Bose.
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