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Valve has revealed the top selling titles on Steam for the week prior. The PC release of Modern Warfare 3 Collection 1 made quite a splash despite arriving tardy to the console versions. The DLC pack grabbed the runner-up spot, being beaten out only by Portal 2 bolstered by a …
Read More »Rumour: Microsoft bringing full IE browsing experience to Xbox 360
Microsoft may be readying open web browsing for the Xbox 360. Sources have shared with The Verge that a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 is currently in testing on the console. The new Xbox browser will supposedly let users surf all parts of the web from the comfort of …
Read More »April NPD: Prototype 2, Xbox 360 on top; sales down year-over-year
US retail results have arrived for April. NPD’s latest report states hardware sales accounted for $189.7m, accessories brought in $148.6m, and software sales contributed $292.1m. In terms of year-over-year, accessories saw a very marginal increase, while hardware and software sales saw dramatic drops. Microsoft continued to dominate the US hardware …
Read More »UPDATED: Atari revenue down, Eden Games closes doors
Atari has reported a decrease in revenue for its fiscal 2012, and in the wake of the results the publisher has begun some major restructuring. The company’s reached $51.3m in revenue for FY 2012, down from $77.8m the year prior. Atari was able to decrease its losses from $8m to …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 PS3 bundle revealed, arrives later this month
Sony has announced the Limited Edition PS3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bundle. The US PS Blog reports the bundle is set to hit shelves on May 25th. The package will cost $299 and includes a 320GB PS3 system, along with a copy of Modern Warfare 3. For reference, …
Read More »Angry Birds flies past 1bn downloads
The Angry Birds franchise has reached 1bn downloads, Rovio has announced. The announcement was made via the Finnish developer’s YouTube account, with the figure accounting for downloads across all titles in the series (Angry Birds, Seasons, Rio, and the recently released Space). The original Angry Birds launched in late 2009 …
Read More »Revenue and income fall at Activision
Activision Blizzard has reported its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012. The company’s total net revenue was $1.17bn for the period ending on March 31, 2012; a 23 per cent drop over the same period in 2011 ($1.44bn). Net income was down year over year as …
Read More »Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD hits next month
A release window for upcoming title Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD has been revealed by none other than Tony Hawk. Hawk announced on Twitter that the downloadable revamp to the skating franchise will be out sometime in June on XBLA and PSN. The soundtrack with contain music from the first …
Read More »Company of Heroes 2 officially announced
THQ has officially announced Company of Heroes 2, confirming that Relic Entertainment is actively working on the warfare strategy sequel. The PC title was revealed a few days ago by a leaked cover from an upcoming issue of PC Gamer. Relic will utilize their own Essence 3.0 engine to develop …
Read More »Alan Wake’s American Nightmare PC arrives this month
Remedy has revealed a PC version of its previously XBLA-exclusive title Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is hitting digital fronts this month. A product page popped up this morning for the title on Steam, and Remedy has since confirmed with Joystiq that the title will arrive on May 22nd via Steam …
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