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Square Enix’s bald killer made it to the top of the UK iPhone paid chart last week. This is Hitman Go’s first week at No.1 – it debuted last week at No.2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 leads the way in the iPad paid charts, no doubt helped by the film …
Read More »Twitch is America’s most used live streaming site
Big-hitting live video sites such as WWE, Ustream and MLB are trailing in the wake of the phenomenon that is Twitch. A Qwilt report about live streaming usage reveals that Twitch claimed a 43.6 per cent share of the live video streaming audience in the US for the week of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 20-26
DayZ was able to hold of Dark Souls II during its launch week to once again take the top spot Steam’s best sellers chart for the past week. The pair finished in the same order as the week prior, with Portal 2 on major discount climbing onto the list and …
Read More »Xbox One rules the month: the March charts
March istypically when big releases coming to stores. This year was no different with EA’s Titanfall and Sony’sInfamous: Second Son hitting shelves. Last month 64.5m was generated from software sales – 8.6 per cent less than last year. 2.1m units were sold in this time, a 19.9 per cent drop …
Read More »PC games revenue overtakes consoles – report
The PC games market has now surpassed the console gaming sector in terms of revenues, an analyst has claimed. DFC Intelligence owner David Cole told PCR: "On a global basis PC games have surpassed console games but the new console systems means consoles should show an increase. "The MOBA games …
Read More »US digital spending up in March
Digital games spending in the US saw a significant year-on-year increase last month, analyst firm Superdata has announced. Superdata’s March 2014 report reveals the US digital games market brought in $936m in sales during the period, up 9 per cent from March 2013. The report points not to social and …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 13-19
DayZ bested Dark Souls II pre-orders to claim the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. Bohemia’s open world survival game continues to set the pace, even months after its Early Access release. Dark Souls II should have enough gusto to overtake it in the coming week …
Read More »PS4 leads hardware sales again in March as Xbox One ships 5m lifetime
The PlayStation 4 outsold all other consoles in the US for the third month running, NPD’s March 2013 report shows. While still lagging behind, Microsoft was quick to boast that Xbox One has now shipped 5m consoles – selling 311,000 units during March. "Of course, we’re just getting started with …
Read More »36.9% of Steam purchases are never played
A new insight into the digital lives of Steam users has revealed a host of fascinating data, not least of which is the number of games left untouched by owners. Ars Technica‘s detailed insight into Valve’s service, the technicals of which are outlined in detail in its report, show that …
Read More »Google Play downloads tracking 45% ahead of Apple App Store
A new report says that total Google Play downloads are currently tracking ahead of the Apple App Store in terms of volume. Google Play downloads lead the App Store by 45 per cent in Q1 2014, up from 35 per cent in Q4 2013. However, App Annie’s Q1 2014 Market …
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