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Global PC sales fell at their fastest rate ever in 2013. That’s according to Gartner which says that global PC shipments for the period fell ten per cent compared to 2012 to 315.9m units, equalling the sales seen in 2009. For Q4 global PC shipments reached 82.6m units, down 6.9 …
Read More »ShopTo triples console market share after best year ever
UK online retailer ShopTo says it is enjoying its most successful year on record. The firm told MCV that it has already matched the turnover achieved in its previous financial year in just five months. It said that Chart-Track figures show it has tripled its console market share and almost …
Read More »PS4 was the biggest UK home console in 2013 in revenue
UPDATED: PS4 was the No.1 console in revenue terms. In unit terms, 3DS was the No.1 games console followed by Xbox 360. PlayStation 4 is the UK’s biggest home games console of 2013. Sony’s new machine sold over 530,000 consoles in just five weeks generating 181.4m, making it the fastest …
Read More »It’s not finished and had no marketing – yet DayZ wins Xmas sales race
The biggest game of Christmas was released on just one platform, had no marketing and it isn’t even finished yet. While the official charts claim FIFA 14 and Cut The Rope 2 were the biggest games of Christmas, Dean Hall’s PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m …
Read More »Newell on Xbox One threat: "It’d take a while for them to catch up with Steam"
Xbox One has already sold 3m machines. But Valve founder Gabe Newell isn’t worried. Kotaku reports that when Newell was asked about the potential threat posed by Microsoft’s machine at CES yesterday, he responded: Well, it’d take a while for them to catch up. I mean, we’re at 65m.” He …
Read More »China temporarily lifts console sales ban
Quick – sell 1.35bn consoles before the government changes its mind! A leading news agency is reporting that the world’s most populated country has lifted its sales ban on foreign made games consoles. Reuters reports that China’s State Council has temporarily lifted the ban” which has until now been in …
Read More »Xbox One sells 3m units worldwide
Microsoft’s Xbox One has surpassed 3m units sold. Xbox corporate vice president Yusuf Mehdi revealed the figure yesterday as part of a press announcement, stating that the new console had sold through 3m units across 13 countries prior to the start of the new year. "It’s been incredible to see …
Read More »Standalone DayZ sells 800,000 copies in 18 days
The phenomenal success of the standalone alpha release of DayZ is showing no sign of letting up. Creator Dean Hall has revealed that the game was purchased over 800,000 between release and January 4th – that covers a period of just 18 days on the market. We (Bohemia and I) …
Read More »Nintendo dominates Japan’s Christmas software sales
It was certainly a Merry Christmas for Nintendo in Japan. NintendoLife reports that Famitsu figures show that eight of the country’s Top Ten best selling games for the period between December 23rd and December 29th were games for Nintendo systems, with 3DS outing The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds …
Read More »PS4 has "slight momentum edge" over Xbox One in the US, analyst claims
Sony appears to have emerged as the narrow front-runner in the early days of the next-gen console war in the US. Sony’s PS4 clearly bounced back from our mixed early-2013 supply chain checks, and appears to have a slight momentum edge among core gamers, as demonstrated by premium prices on …
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