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And THAT’S why you keep releasing blockbuster games right up to the end of a console’s lifecycle. [That’s also why you shouldn’t be afraid of releasing games in the summer.] Sony has confirmed that it has shipped 3.4m copies of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us across both Blu-ray and …
Read More »ZombiU 2 ruled out after first game "not even close" to profit
One of the Wii U’s flagship launch titles has been deemed a failure by its publisher Ubisoft. ZombiU was a key pillar in the console’s launch line-up, ticking only not the box for mature gaming but also making good use of Wii U’s key functionality. But Ubisoft chairman and CEO …
Read More »Microsoft: Halo 4 top-selling MS Studios Game of all time in US
Microsoft has declared Halo 4 as MS Studios best-selling title ever in the US. The company announced that 343 Industries’ franchise entry has bested Halo 3 for sales during each respective launch year,” – meaning the game has surpassed its predecessor in terms of launch year sales, but not yet …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon sells 500k copies
Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 spin-off Blood Dragon has sold over 500k digital copies across PC, PSN and XBLA. CEO Yves Guillemot provided the figure in an interview with Games Industry, though didn’t mention how the units were split among platforms. Guillemot did, however, mention that Far Cry 3 sales were …
Read More »Amazon and GameStop sell out of Ouya
The Ouya microconsole is already sold out at online retailers Gamestop and Amazon. The Ouya earned fame on Kickstarter as one of the first of a growing breed of Android-powered living room devices. The news will likely further infuriate angry backers who were yesterday complaining that they were yet to …
Read More »Minecraft moves 11m units on PC
Indie megahit Minecraft has surpassed 11m sales on the game’s original platform. Games Industry reports that Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson took to twitter last night to announce the news on the PC/Mac/Linux version. "Minecraft has now sold 11m copies on PC/Mac/Linux! That’s more than the number of atoms in …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge sells 2.5m copies
DICE’s first-person action platformer Mirror’s Edge has sold 2.5m copies to date, according to EA’s Patrick Soderlund. Soderland revealed the figure to CVG during a discussion on how the game’s upcoming reboot is only possible with the advancement into next-gen hardware. I’ll be honest with you: we’ve been looking at …
Read More »Iwata accepts responsibility for Wii U struggles
"We are to blame.” That’s the message from Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata regarding the disappointing sales of the Wii U. "We are to blame. We relaxed our [marketing] efforts, so the consumers today still cannot understand what’s so good and unique about the Wii U," Iwata told CNBC, as reported …
Read More »The Hut reports 30% sales increase
Sales at online retail specialist The Hut Group grew by 30.4 per cent year-on-year to 145.3m for the 12 months ending December 21st 2012. Earnings jumped 130 per cent to 10.1m. Other highlights for the year included the successful construction of a new data warehouse that deepens customer insight” and …
Read More »3DS brings Xbox 360’s 28-month long run of NPD wins to a halt
The Xbox 360’s iron grip on the North American market has finally been released. Joystiq reports that the latest numbers from NPD show that, despite flat sales, Nintendo’s 3DS was the best selling hardware in North America in May. That it beat Microsoft’s machine means that Xbox 360 must have …
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