Starbreeze Recoups 15 Year Loss in Just Six Months IGN PS3

Payday 2 and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, in conjunction with the original Payday: The Heist, have boosted Swedish studio Starbreeze to a stunning reversal in fortunes.

“To put the past six months in perspective, I would like to highlight that Starbreeze historically, from 1998 to June 2013, accumulated a total loss of SEK 94 million (approximately USD$14.4 million),” writes Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint in the company’s half-year earnings report. “Thanks to our new business model, reorganization and a focus on our own brands, we have – in only two quarters – generated a profit before tax of SEK 104 million (approximately USD$16 million).

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Starbreeze Recoups 15 Year Loss in Just Six Months IGN All

Payday 2 and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, in conjunction with the original Payday: The Heist, have boosted Swedish studio Starbreeze to a stunning reversal in fortunes.

“To put the past six months in perspective, I would like to highlight that Starbreeze historically, from 1998 to June 2013, accumulated a total loss of SEK 94 million (approximately USD$14.4 million),” writes Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint in the company’s half-year earnings report. “Thanks to our new business model, reorganization and a focus on our own brands, we have – in only two quarters – generated a profit before tax of SEK 104 million (approximately USD$16 million).

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Vikings: Season 2 Premiere Review IGN All

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

"Brother's War" dives directly into the conflict that the Vikings Season 1 finale "All Change" introduced. The seeds of change were planted in last season's closer, but they really played out in tonight's entry. There were so many profound shifts in the character’s lives, in fact, that the premiere may have left some viewers with a bit of emotional whiplash.

Part of the nature of this series is that it moves through time rather quickly. Vikings is condensing months, and sometimes years, into just a handful of episodes. Because the show is basing the characters on real-world figures, and aiming to touch on specific historical events, it occasionally seems as if there’s a race to get through what are in many ways the most significant portions of these character’s lives.

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The Big Bang Theory: "The Table Polarization" Review IGN All

Warning: full episode spoilers follow.

The previous episode of The Big Bang Theory ended on a pretty monumental note, as Amy and Sheldon finally took their years-long relationship to a level most couples reach after one or two dates and kissed. At first, it seemed like "The Table Polarization" was going to take the typical route of completely ignoring that big development and resetting the status quo. But what started as a simple argument over a new piece of furniture wound up driving a major rift between Sheldon and Leonard and Penny. And the result was a really strong storyline. It had that character and relationship drama that gives the show its meat, but it stayed consistently amusing and lighthearted at the same time.

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Tech Fetish Podcast: Exploring the Galaxy IGN All

Tune in for the new episode of the Tech Fetish Podcast with hosts Scott Lowe (@ScottLowe), Justin Davis (@ErrorJustin), and Mark Ryan Sallee (@MRSallee). This week the team discusses Samsung's Galaxy S5, new Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit, as well as Google's Project Ara, and Sony's closure of 20 retail stores.

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The End of Night of the Living Deadpool IGN All

The final issue of Night of the Living Deadpool is coming soon! March 5, to be exact.

We have an exclusive preview of issue #4 by Cullen Bunn and Ramon Rosanas.

Take a look and then let us know what you've thought of this series that saw Deadpool parodying famous horror stories.

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Tomb Raider, Dead Nation, More Free for PS Plus in March IGN PS3

If you're a North American subscriber to PlayStation Plus, then March of 2014 is looking like a mighty fine month for you.





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