SCi Cutting 25 Percent of Jobs, Axing 14 Projects

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Indeed, Viper:

1) Electronic Arts FY08: ~3.67 Billion Revenue. ~487 Million Loss.
2) Activision FY08: ~2.9 Billion Revenue. ~345 Million Profit.
3) Konami FY08: ~2.84 Billion Revenue. ~176 Million Profit.
4) Ubisoft FY08: ~1.46 Billion Revenue. ~172 Million Profit.
5) NamcoBandai Game Segments Division FY08: ~1.4 Billion Revenue. ~141 Million Profit.
6) Square Enix FY08: ~1.4 Billion Revenue. ~90 Million Profit.
7) SegaSammy Consumer Business Division FY08: ~1.4 Billion Revenue. ~58 Million Loss.
8) THQ FY08: ~1 Billion Revenue. ~35 Million Loss.
9) Take 2 Interactive: FY07 Q2 - FY08 Q1: ~930 Million Revenue. ~169 Million Loss.
10) Capcom FY 08 ~804 Million Revenue. ~78 Million Profit.
11) InfoGrames, FY07*: ~473 Million Revenue. ~160 Million Loss.
12) Koei FY08: ~285 Million Revenue ~ 52 Million Profit
13) SCi/Eidos FY07: ~279 Million Revenue. ~60 Million Loss.
14) Midway FY07: ~157 Million Revenue. ~100 Million Dollar Loss.

The current industry model drastically favors the mega-publishers, in the vein of EA and Activision. The smaller the company, the harder it is to turn a profit. Expect to see more casulties and consolidations before this generation is over.