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The US saw an 8 per cent year-on-year decline in hardware sales while software tumbled 23 per cent, according to data provided bythe NPD group. Physical software sales stood at $510.74 million, a significant drop from the 660.1 million during April 2008. However, NPD analyst Anita Frazier was quick to …

Sony yesterday predicted that PS3 unit sales would increase by 3m (30 per cent) in the next 12 months – a figure that Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian says can only be achieved via a $100 price cut to the machine. PS3 guidance suggests pending price reduction – timing and …

Toshiyuki Nagai to expand outsourcer's Japanese operations

The US videogame market has seen its second successive fall in sales, dropping 17 per cent year-on-year. Sales reached $1.03 billion, according to research firm NPD. That figure includes sales of software, hardware and accessories. Last year, April sales reached $1.24 billion. Coupled with the 17 per cent year-on-year decline …

Sony Online Entertainment has given PS3 a serious casual games boost with the new that it has penned a deal with leading publisher PopCap to bring five its best selling consoles to PlayStation network for PS3. All games will offer PlayStation Trophies and 1080p graphics and will also be playable …

Celebrated Hollywood director admits he under-estimated success of first game productions

Pro Evolution Soccer has sold over eight million units worldwide in the 12 months ending March 31st. The sales were announced in the publisher’s financial report, where Konami reported a 4.2 per cent increase in revenue. The firm also revealed that Metal Gear Online, the online part of Metal Gear …

Success in Europe has seen Konami post a year-on-year net revenue rise of 4.2 per cent. The firm’s sales stand at 309,771 million (2.39 billion Euro), with sales of Metal Gear Solid and PES 2009 boosting the company’s performance. However, ‘extraordinary losses’ in the firms Health and Fitness sector have …

SingStar, Wii Sports, Brain Training – it’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment gaming went mainstream, but Fluffy Logic CEO Ana Kronschnabl claims that the real change happened when gaming started to convince people that it had a purpose. I have known very few women who like playing computer games …

Nintendo has signed up to exhibit at the Gamescom trade expo in Cologne in August. The platform holder is the latest company to pledge its support to the show, which takes place on Wednesday, August 19th to Sunday, August 23rd 2009. General manager of Nintendo Germany Dr. Bernd Fakesch said: …