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Another notable figure has dripped out from the NPD group following its August report. A company rep told Joystiq that Sleeping Dogs 172,000 copies at US retail across PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms during the month. The news comes after it was revealed Darksiders 2 sold 247,000 total copies at …
Read More »Skyrim is a phenomenon – and Hines wants Dishonored to be too
MCV asks Bethesda’s PR and marketing VP asks if the smash hit RPG has changed the publisher’s ambitions… Were you expecting the numbers you saw with Skyrim? Not at all. We expected it to do really well, but none of us expected it to explode like it did. Although I …
Read More »XBLA Summer of Arcade sales disappoint
Xbox Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade promotion apparently didn’t carry the same appeal this year as it has in the past. Eurogamer’s examination of a Gamasutra report reveals generally low first week player figures for the promotion’s titles. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – 98,000 players Deadlight – 53,000 players …
Read More »Darksiders II moves 247,000 units in US during August
A notable bit of info has made its way out of last month’s NPD report: The software division’s chart-topper Darksiders II moved just 247,000 units during the period. The NPD Group passed the revealing figure onto GI.biz late last week. It points to how comparably weak the retail market is …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 tops ten European software charts
NCsoft has revealed that recent MMO release Guild Wars 2 has topped the software charts in ten separate European countries. One of them, of course, is the UK, there the game entered the All Formats listings last Monday at No.1, knocking Square Enix action outing Sleeping Dogs from its perch. …
Read More »Madden 13 first week sales reach 1.65m
EA has announced launch week numbers for Madden ’13. The game continues to sell very well, climbing to 1.65m in its first week available. The figure is an eight percent jump on HD platforms, and the best start for the series this console cycle. EA added that daily average user …
Read More »Early Resident Evil 6 sales in Poland sourced from stolen stock
It’s true – Resident Evil 6 WAS on sale this weekend. Reports emerged online claiming that some Polish consumers were able to get their hands on the game on a store in Polish city Poznan, though many doubted the authenticity seeing as it’s so far ahead of the game’s official …
Read More »Madden 13 moves 900k units on launch day
Madden 13 sold 900,000 units in the first 24 hours following its launch, according to EA’s internal estimates. The figure is a seven per cent increase from the same period for Madden 12. EA added that the game set a record for number of day-one users playing a Madden title …
Read More »Funcom to focus on smaller games as The Secret World sales disappoint
Funcom’s Q2 2012 financial report reveals its MMO The Secret World has sold 200,000 units since its launch in July. Mixed reviews and competing titles were blamed for the lower than expected results, affecting sales ‘significantly’ according to the company. Fumcom mentioned the release date announcements for Guild Wars 2 …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs shows its resilience by holding onto chart No.1
Square Enix action title Sleeping Dogs has bucked expectations by retaining control of the UK charts this week. It makes it two weeks at No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, despite a 15 per cent drop in sales. The biggest casualties are the two Top Ten newcomers, …
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