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More people have watched streaming Destiny footage on Twitch in 2014 than any other new game launch. It was viewed nearly 20m times in its first week, with 5m unique viewers consuming nearly 240m minutes of gameplay. Our community has always blown us away with their desire to share, entertain, …
Read More »Destiny launch sparked ‘biggest US PS4 hardware sales week’ of the year
Sony’s US VP of developer and publisher relations says more PS4 consoles were sold during the Destiny launch week than any previous week all year. The stat was revealed by Adam Boyes on the US PlayStation blog, although he did not detail exact numbers. In the UK the Destiny launched …
Read More »Destiny sales reach $325m in first five days
Activision has confirmed the first actual sales data for Bungie’s Destiny. The game sold-through” more than $325m worldwide in its first five days on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360, according to an assortment of data sources. With the publisher having already confirmed that it had sold $500m of …
Read More »Mediocre Destiny review scores could cost Bungie $2.5m bonus
Studio could lose out on further bonuses dependent on sales
Read More »Underwhelming Destiny scores could cost Bungie $2.5m in bonuses – report
Bungie is likely to miss out on a Quality Bonus” totaling $2.5m over inadequate review scores for Destiny, according to a new report. Kotaku points to a clause in the 10-year contract Bungie signed with Activision in 2010 that states the first Destiny title would need a score of 90 …
Read More »Chivalry: Medieval Warfare heading to PS3, Xbox 360 this year
Torn Banner Studios is bringing its hit PC release Chivalry: Medieval Warfare to PS3 and Xbox 360 via publisher Activision, the companies revealed today in a joint announcement. The release states the game will launch on Sony and Microsoft’s last-gen consoles sometime later this year as a digital offering. The …
Read More »Destiny best-selling new IP ever in UK
PS4 version claims lion's share of sales
Read More »What does it say about reviews that Destiny shipped $500m without them?
Destiny is already a huge commercial success, yet hardly any major specialist games site has published its review of the game. That’s because, as explained by Bungie prior to launch, copies weren’t distributed amongst the press until the day before release as it was concerned that accessing it without the …
Read More »Activision announces The Voice karaoke game
Music show The Voice is to feature in a new karaoke title. Going by the same name, the game is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as well – get this – Wii U and Wii on October 21st. The game will ship with a microphone. Impress the coaches and …
Read More »Destiny sold ‘$500m’ worth of units into stores on day one, is biggest new IP ever
Activision hasn’t revealed Destiny’s day one sales but has confirmed that the game is a record-breaker. The publisher says its sold $500m worth of stock into retail for day one – meaning that if every copy sells the game will have recouped its famous $500m development budget within 24 hours. …
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