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Mark Rein, the VP of Gears of War develop Epic Games, has stated that iOS release Infinity Blade outsold fellow digital Xbox Live Arcade release Shadow Complex. Though no exact sales numbers were given, Rein told Joystiq that the iPhone title had been "hugely successful". There are lots of mitigating …
Read More »Bulletstorm targeting 1m sales
The co-developer of EA’s console and PC shooter Bulletstorm has said it is hopeful that the game will beat the 1m unit sales mark. "We got a reorder on day one from one of the big US retailers that focuses on games," Epic Games president Mike Capps told IndustryGamers. "That …
Read More »Black Ops ‘is biggest PS3 title’
Activision has declared that Call of Duty: Black Ops is the best-selling PS3 game of all time. The publisher claimed this achievement had been proved by figures from GfK Chart-Track and NPD, although no sales figures was given. If true, this means Black Ops has topped records set by Gran …
Read More »3DS storms Japanese Top Ten
Having sold out almost immediately upon its Japanese debut at the weekend, Media Create’s latest Japanese software charts show five 3DS titles have entered the Top Ten. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle leads the charge with sales of 119,591 units and a third place debut. It’s followed by …
Read More »Harmonix pleased with Kinect ‘gamble’
Freshly independent games developer Harmonix has applauded its decision to back the once new Xbox 360 peripheral Kinect with its brand new IP Dance Central. Confirming that the game has to date outperformed fellow Harmonix title and established brand Rock Band 3 at retail, CEO Alex Rigopulos has admitted that …
Read More »Layton dominates Japanese 3DS launch
Professor Layton’s latest adventure was the best-selling 3DS launch title, with over 117,500 copies sold during the handheld’s opening weekend. The newest entry in the Level 5’s popular puzzle series – Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle – sold nearly one copy for every three handhelds shifted, according to …
Read More »GDC11: Angry Birds approaches 100m
The iPhone phenomenon Angry Birds is feasibly close to being downloaded 100 million times, an exec from the game’s creator has said. Speaking earlier today at the Game Developers Conference, Rovio exec Peter Vesterbaka said the Finnish studio was close to that remarkable milestone. People were saying we were crazy …
Read More »JAPAN: 3DS shifts 400k at launch
The 3DS has sold more than 400,000 units during its launch weekend in Japan. Nintendo’s newest handheld arrived in stores on Saturday and has already exhausted its initial shipment, according to Andriasang. A Japanese newspaper – Nihon Keizai Shimbun – confirmed the initial shipment was a little over 400k, with …
Read More »Catherine tops Japanese charts
After a period of intense interest amongst certain parts of the online games community, Atlus’ PS3 and Xbox 360 outingCatherine has debuted at the top of the Japanese software charts. The game is conspicuous by its blatant use of overtly sexual imagery – a surprising rarity in the still often …
Read More »iPhone ‘not cannibalising’ PSP sales
The success of iPhone gaming will not necessarily come at the expense of dedicated gaming handheld rivals such as the DS, PSP, 3DS and NGP. That’s according to Sega Europe’s senior vice president of sales Jurgen Post, who told MCV: "I think you will have different worlds next to each …
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