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Digital full game downloads and DLC spending grew 27 per cent in the US games market during Q2 2013. That didn’t stop the sector experiencing a three per cent overall decline in the video games content sector, with the total falling to $2.88bn. When hardware is added the decline increased …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 25-31
Total War: Rome II has dethroned Payday 2 for the top spot in Steam’s latest top selling products chart. The former king didn’t fall too far however, absorbing a short drop to the runner-up position. Saints Row IV and Splinter Cell Black list followed suit in third and fourth, respectively. …
Read More »"27% of British mums would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V"
Y’know, there’s a reason why there’s a big red 18 on the front of the box. A new survey has found that over a quarter – 27 per cent, in fact – of British mothers would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V despite its overtly adult content. Interesting, …
Read More »ERA: Games retail will outperform video and music combined in 2013
Video games are expected to generate more revenue than both video and music combined this year. That’s according to the Entertainment Retailers Association, which predicts that Xbox One, PS4 and a slew of triple-A games – including GTA V, FIFA, Battlefield and Call of Duty – will drive more people …
Read More »Gamescom 2013 celebrates 23% attendance spike
Attendance numbers of last week’s Gamescom 2013 were up an impressive 23 per cent on the 2012 event, the event’s organisers have revealed. The world’s largest video games trade expo welcomed over 340,000 people, including 635 exhibitors and 6,000 journalists from 88 countries, to its 14k square metres of exhibition …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 18-24
PayDay 2 is out ahead of the pack again on the latest Steam top ten selling products chart. The heist title beats out Saints Row IV, which took the runner-up spot. The title also occupied the eighth spot with its Season Pass offering. Total War: Rome II, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 11-17
Steam’s latest top ten selling products chart has Payday 2 maintaining its hold on the top spot during its launch week. The heist game finished ahead of Saints Row IV in the runner-up position, Total War: Rome II in third, and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified in fourth. Chart mainstay Skyrim …
Read More »July NPD: 3DS remains on top of hardware, NCAA Football leads software
The NPD Group has released its retail sales report for July, confirming another year-over-year decline across the board. Hardware sales brought in $99.4m for the period – a 34 per cent decrease versus the $150.9m earned over the same stretch in 2012. Accessories saw just a three per cent loss …
Read More »Skylanders figures have outsold EVERY other action figure brand this year
Activision’s Skylanders IP has taken charge of the toy market. The publisher has revealed that Skylanders figures have outsold all other action figure properties in the US and Europe so far in 2013. That means the likes of Transformers, Star Wars, Ben 10, Batman, WWE, Spider-Man, Toy Story and Superman …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 4-10
Payday 2 grabs hold of the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten selling products chart. Pre-orders for Total War: Rome II and Saints Row IV had the pair finishing right behind Starbreeze’s upcoming heist sequel, while mainstays Skyrim and Civilization V: Brave New World round out the top …
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