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Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes has hit a big milestone. Konami has announced that it has shipped 1m copies of the game across PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. That’s not sold, but it means 1m copies are out there and available at retailers. That also doesn’t count …
Read More »Xbox One sold 1.2m in last quarter as Xbox revenue rises
Microsoft has said that it sold 1.2m Xbox One consoles in the quarter ending March 31st. The platform holder hasn’t said how many consoles it has sold in total. In January when it said it had shipped 3.9m Xbox Ones and then last week it said that number had climbed …
Read More »iPad sales slump, although iPhone growth continues
While Apple’s iPhone continues to grow its sales, its iPad tablets are failing to do the same. The firm sold 16.4m iPads during Q2 2014, compared to 20m sales in Q2 2013. iPhone sales during the quarter hit 43.7 million – an increase of over five million compared to the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed series hits 73m units sold
Ubisoft has said that global sales for games in the Assassin’s Creed series have now hit 73m units. That ranks it ahead of Just Dance (48m), Splinter Cell (30m), Rainbow Six (26m), Ghost Recon (25m) and Rayman (25m). A few other stats were also revealed on Ubisoft’s corporate website. For …
Read More »Sony has now sold over 7m PS4s
Global PS4 sales have, as of April 6th, passed the 7m unit milestone, Sony has announced. In-store and digital PS4 software sales have exceeded 20.5m – meaning an attach rate of just under 3:1. Sony reckons 120 games will be available by the end of 2014. Sony adds that over …
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 »UK retail numbers back on the slide
UK retail sales in March fell by the largest amount in the last 12 months due to the late timing of Easter this year, says the British Retail Consortium. Like-for-like sales dropped by 1.7 per cent year-on-year in March in terms of value, reportsReuters, following a 0.7 per cent rise …
Read More »Wargaming will target virtual reality once Oculus Rift hits 5m units
New platforms such as Oculus Rift, Xbox One or PS4 will need to hit unit sales of between five and ten million units before Wargaming will target them. "If it’s big, if it’s global, we’re going to be there," he said in the video interview below,” Wargaming chief executive Victor …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son sells 1m units in nine days
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has broken new records for the series. Sony Australia has revealed that the game shifted 1m units in its first nine days on sale, making it the fastest selling game in the five-year-old series. The 1m number includes both digital and physical sales. It’s …
Read More »Retro City Rampage has made more money of 3DS than Xbox 360
Another indie game has reported a strong performance on Nintendo systems. The official Titter account for Retro City Rampage has revealed that the game has made more money on 3DS than it has Xbox 360, even if it hasn’t matched the unit sales seen on Microsoft’s machine. Retro City Rampage …
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