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The Japanese launch of Xbox One has failed to match the numbers seen when the Xbox 360 launched back in 2005. Famitsu numbers reveal that the console sold 23,562 units in its first four days on sale. That’s actually less than half the 60k the Xbox 360 sold in its …
Read More »PC-only Sims 4 tops UK charts
The latest iteration of EA’s The Sims series is No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats charts this week. This is a pretty remarkable feat given that the game is only available on PC – and these charts don’t take into account digital sales, either. So it’s fair to say …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 31 – September 6
The release of Dead Rising 3 for Windows had Capcom’s title out in front on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The PC version – dubbed Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition – finished ahead of regular chart-toppers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and DayZ. Behind the trio, Civilization: Beyond Earth and …
Read More »Phones to outnumber humans by the end of the year
There are almost more mobile phones on the planet than there are humans, according to a new report. There will be 7.3 billion mobile phones on the planet by the end of this year, up from six billion now, claims a study by theInternational Telecommunications Union. Comparatively, the United Nations …
Read More »Yokai Watch 2 finally dethroned in Japanese charts
Smash hit 3DS title Yokai Watch 2 has finally been knocked off the Japanese software chart top spot, according to the latest data from Famitsu. The multi-million-selling title fell to fourth in the rankings last week, as a flood of new releases took the top three. Coming in first was …
Read More »Digital games are more environmentally damaging than physical games
Downloading games actually has a larger environmental impact than buying them physically, a new report has claimed. A study called The Carbon Footprint of Games Distribution in the Journal of Industrial Ecology says that more energy is used in the playing of games than the production or distribution of them. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 24-30
The second season of The Walking Dead took the top spot on Steam’s best sellers chart for the past week, thwarting 2K’s second impressive attempt to take over the entirety of the top ten. The publisher scored another four entries this week, following last week’s performance that claimed half of …
Read More »The Last of Us Remastered and Diablo III break into Japanese charts
Two Western releases have broken into the Japanese software charts this week, according to data from Famitsu. Sony’s Remastered edition of hit title The Last of Us debuted in third place in the Top Ten, while the release of Blizzard’s gothic RPG Diablo III on consoles as Reaper of Souls …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire Phone has sold fewer than 35,000, report claims
The newly launched Amazon phone may be off to what can only be described as a very slow start, new numbers suggest. Amazon’s Fire Phone was revealed in June and faced a chilly media reception from the off. Now some stat analysis from The Guardian suggests that consumers have been …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 17-23
Borderlands and Civilization titles dominated Steam’s top sellers chart for the past week, thanks to promotional events revolving around 2K Games’ catalog. Borderlands 2 took the top spot, with pre-orders for Borderlands: The Presequle coming in third. Similarly, Civilization V: Complete Edition finished in the runner-up position, while pre-orders for …
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