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Streaming video service Twitch continues to boom, with monthly viewer numbers reaching 100m in 2014. All of which came from 1.5 unique broadcasters. Those numbers are up from 45m monthlies and 90k broadcasters in 2013. Viewers throughout 2014 watched 16bn minutes of footage, with a peak of 1m concurrent viewers …
Read More »New Nintendo and Bandai Namco titles depose Yokai Watch 2 and Pokemon in Japan
Three new entries in the Japanese software charts push down previous top dogs Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi, and Pocket Monster Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. According to data provided by Famitsu,Bandai Namco’s Tales of Zestiria debuted this week and shot straight to the top of the charts, selling 316,824 units. …
Read More »Who won 2014? Last year’s biggest publishers, games and accessories revealed
2014 was the first full year for the New Generation, and you could tell. PS4 and Xbox One caused a massive spike in hardware sales, while accessories for both consoles dominated the peripherals charts. Yet it wasn’t just about those two consoles. In fact, more games were sold on Xbox …
Read More »6.6m Xbox consoles sold during Q4
Microsoft says it shifted 6.6m Xbox consoles during the last quarter of 2014. The platform holder did not say how many of these were Xbox Ones or Xbox 360s, however. In the UK, Xbox One topped the console rankings in November. But didn’t in October or December – those months …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 18-24
Grand Theft Auto V has taken the top spot on the latest Steam weekly top sellers chart, following the game’s first full week of pre-order availability. Rockstar’s upcoming PC release edged out last week’s winner H1Z1, which still finished in the respectable position of runner-up. A fairly diverse mix line …
Read More »Amazon claimed a quarter of all Christmas games, music and video sales
Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed the extent of Amazon’s dominance of the UK Christmas entertainment market. For the 12 weeks ending December 21st, one in four pounds spent on video games, physical music and video in the UK went to Amazon, which claimed a 25.6 per cent share of the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V No.1 for the seventh time; Call of Duty Ghosts back in Top Ten
Grand Theft Auto V is once again No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. This is the seventh time that Rockstar’s crime title has take the top spot, meaning it has more No.1s than any other Grand Theft Auto title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare returns to second place, while …
Read More »How much are you worth? Find out with the results of MCV’s 2015 Salary Survey
More than 850 games industry professionals – from retail to development – took part in this year’s annual salary survey. We study the results Last year’s UK average games industry salary was a drop of more than 1,500 compared with 2013’s figure. But at 29,000, the number is broadly in …
Read More »Yokai Watch 2 and Pokémon continue to top Japanese charts
Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchiand Pocket Monster Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire continue to be the best-sellers in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. The former shifted over 49,000 units, a decline of 34 per cent week-on-week, while combined sales of the latter dipped by 38 per cent. In total, all …
Read More »SAVE THE DATE: New MCV event reveals how much consumers spent on games overall last year
Our widely-read annual market valuation returns next month, and will be launched at a special breakfast briefing in central London. For the last three years, MCV has drawn together a variety of data sources to present a comprehensive overview of where consumer spending on games in the UK goes – …
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