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Call of Duty: Black Ops has broken records in North America, selling 8.4 million units in just one month. It is the biggest launch month for any video game in US history, and is already the seventh best-selling game of all time. Black Ops accounted for 25 per cent of …
Read More »Games market thaws big freeze fears
The games market has triumphed over the elements and even retail trends, achieving a third week of growth despite heavy snow. Retail analyst agency BDO released figures that show both High Street and online sales have declined when compared with last year. The firm said that harsh winter weather kept …
Read More »HMV sales plummet 15.3%
HMV UK and Ireland sales have fallen 15.3 per cent for the 26 weeks ending October 23rd, 2010. The overall group sales – which includes book retailer Waterstones – are down 6 per cent to 749m, compared to the 797m posted in 2009. The loss after tax is at 30.5m, …
Read More »Riccitiello: Better games can beat COD
John Riccitiello has a plan to outsell Call of Duty: Make a better game. And make a better game again.” In an interview with Kotaku, the EA CEO said the publisher plans to develop and release a string of high-rated titles that will enable the firm to eventually dethrone Activision’s …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Black Ops back on top
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is back at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, with last week’s number one Gran Turismo 5 having to settle for fourth place in its second week of release. Sony’s racer, though, remains the biggest selling single …
Read More »Bigpoint aims for Call of Duty
Heiko Hubertz, the CEO of Bigpoint, has told MCV that his company’s upcoming browser shooter Ruined could threaten the stability of the console FPS market. Games like Call of Duty and Halo – you wont develop the same kind of game for the web, because they have huge budgets,” he …
Read More »Ashley Coles love for Black Ops
England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is the latest celebrity to have his love for gaming outed, with tabloid The Sun claiming that the former husband of Cheryl Cole spends up to five hours a night playing Call of Duty: Black Ops. Ashley has really put in the hours since …
Read More »Black Ops tops Japanese charts
The growing aspirations of Western games in key Japanese markets have received another shot in the arm with confirmation that Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has claimed the top spot in this week’s Japanese software charts. The PS3 version of the game shifted 129k units this week, driving it …
Read More »EntaTech ramps up games offer
IT distribution firm EntaTech wants to grow its share of the games business. The company has been supplying PC gaming products for a number of years, but is beginning to increase its presence in the sector – most recently with a range of Call of Duty peripherals. Furthermore, the company’s …
Read More »Activision refutes premium COD claims once again
Are we going to be charging for multiplayer? The answer is no.” Those are the words of Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. The comments come after analyst Michael Pachter yesterday outlined a detailed road map of how he thinks Activision will gradually roll out a number of premium options spanning …
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