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One of the biggest publishing gambles of recent times has very much paid off with the news that Quantic Dream’s PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain has now sold over 1m copies worldwide. The game, which is the child of Fahrenheit creator David Cage, is best described as an interactive movie and …
Read More »20m iPad sales predicted by 2012
Sales of the Apple iPad are expected to reach 20m units by 2012, according to predictions from analyst iSuppli. More specifically, the firm expects unit sales to hit 7.1m by the end of the year and 14.4m by the close of 2011. It adds that these numbers are ‘conservative’ estimates …
Read More »Sony: The arrogance has gone
The decision to change the cryptic, artistic PS3 ads of the past to the more straightforward design of the present – lead by the new ‘It Only Does Everything’ message – has seemingly delivered the goods for Sony. Speaking at the MI6 marketing conference in the US, SCEA’s head of …
Read More »Theres no stopping Just Dance
Remember, third party titles don’t sell on Wii. Or at least, that’s what some people claim, but the ongoing sales success that is Ubisoft’s Just Dance proves otherwise. It’s return to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week marks its third full week atop …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Just Dance back at the top
As the industry’s many triple-A action titles vied for retail success over Easter, it’s Ubisoft’s Wii-only Just Dance that has emerged as the holiday champion by returning to the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In doing so it knocks last week’s number one, Square …
Read More »GoW III sold 1m in week one
We don’t know in what region and we don’t know the exact timeframe, but SCEA’s VP or marketing Peter Dille has stated that God of War III passed the 1m unit sales barrier in just a couple of days”. The news comes courtesy of IGN reporting from the North American …
Read More »HMV pushes games in Easter ad campaign
Video games are to play a key role in HMV’s upcoming Easter campaign, which will promote a wide range of entertainment products. The retailer is gearing up for what it considers to be an important sales period with strong advertising in the works for its high-profile activity. Easter is very …
Read More »Nintendos share down at GameStop
GameStop has revealed that 23 per cent of it’s new games revenues in the year ending January 31st 2010 came from the sale of Nintendo products. However, this number is down from the 25 per cent Nintendo commanded in the same period the year before. Gamespot reports that Sony accounted …
Read More »3DS could hurt DSi XL sales
The announcement of the Nintendo 3DS could have damaged any chance the DSi XL had in the global market, one analyst has claimed. Speaking to CNBC, M2 Research analyst Billy Pigeon stated: Apparently, the Japanese press was all over it and talked with suppliers there and Nintendo just wanted to …
Read More »Battlefield 1943 breaks XBLA records
Digital-only multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest game to 1m sales on Xbox Live, EA has confirmed. The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released,” the game’s producer Gordon Van Dyke said in a statement. Being the fastest game to …
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