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Having delayed the announcement of last month’s US video game sales, NPD has today published the figures for both April and May in the North American video games market – and both show year-on-year declines. May saw a 10 per cent sales decrease compared to 2009, with total sales of …
Read More »OPINION: E3 2010 analysis
It’s the first question that’s asked the very moment the curtains fall of the last of the platform holder E3 conferences – who won? It’s a nonsense. Anyone of sane mind knows it’s a nonsense. But it’s not a completely worthless question. By asking ‘who won’ what you’re effectively asking …
Read More »New boxed sales just 54% of market
Sales of brand new boxed games on the High Street now account for just 54 per cent of the overall video games market according to a new study entitled the Newzoo Games Market Report. The remaining 46 per cent, it claims, is accounted for by sales of pre-owned games, DLC, …
Read More »Bungie could still make more Halo
Today’s surprise announcement of a ten-year publishing agreement between Activision and Bungie has rocked the games industry, but what exactly does it mean for both companies? The first thing to note is that the lucrative Halo franchise will not be going multiplatform. Microsoft owns that IP and has self-owned Seattle-based …
Read More »COMMENT: The hard work pays off at MCV Awards
It is indicative of a changing market that no single company dominated this year’s MCV Awards. Retailers and suppliers have been working extra hard over the past year to stave off some genuine softness in demand. Modern Warfare 2 was a phenomenon, brilliantly executed, and was rightly rewarded last night. …
Read More »3D must ‘lose cumbersome glasses
In an analysis feature looking at the future of the sector, 3D Gaming Summit consultant John Gaudiosi has told MCV that the whole future of the 3D revolution remains in danger unless tech companies can find a way to ditch the need for users to wear glasses. Most experts, Hollywood …
Read More »Respawn Entertainment reading between the lines
It’s already one of the bloodiest sagas in the history of modern games development, but the feud between sacked Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella has been taken to a whole new dimension with the news that the pair have opened a new studio and aligned themselves with …
Read More »Theres no stopping Just Dance
Remember, third party titles don’t sell on Wii. Or at least, that’s what some people claim, but the ongoing sales success that is Ubisoft’s Just Dance proves otherwise. It’s return to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week marks its third full week atop …
Read More »The tech behind PlayStation Move
We’ve had very few bones to chew on since Sony first announced its Motion Controller at E3 last year, but Sony’s GDC keynote last night finally gave us some meat to chew on. On the face of it perhaps the biggest surprise surrounding the PlayStation Move is its similarity to …
Read More »How Just Dance became a chart hit
The surprise news that Ubisoft’s Just Dance topped the All Formats Chart last month was, let’s be honest, a bit of a jaw-dropper. While the game had grown in popularity since its debut, rising from No.100 to No.3 in the space of six weeks, few would have expected it to …
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