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News UK Sales Charts: Skyrim Scoops Christmas Number One
It's practically unprecedented for a game not published by EA or Activision to scoop the UK Christmas number one, but after a slew of heavy discounts and promising offers, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has broken tradition
The Bethesda published RPG toppled Just Dance 3, to finish up in first. That pushed Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 into third. The...
Report First PlayStation Vita Shipment To Top 700,000 Units In Japan
Yesterday Sony suit Andrew House said that the PlayStation Vita was all but sold out in Japan due to advance orders, but he failed to provide any concrete numbers
Today we've got a better idea of just how well the PlayStation Vita is going to sell out of the gate, with Andriasang reporting that the system's opening shipment could exceed a whopping...
News Bethesda Ships Ten Million Copies Of Skyrim
There are ten million copies of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in the wilderness, Bethesda has confirmed
The game has netted the publisher $650 million in sales since its release last month. Hopefully the publisher can spend a bit of that money fixing up the partially broken PlayStation 3 version. We are gratified that Skyrim continues to garner high...
News Sony Claims The PlayStation Vita Has Already Sold Out In Japan
Without providing any numbers, Sony's Andrew House has announced that the PlayStation Vita has already sold out in Japan -- despite it not releasing until Saturday
The former SCEE executive told Bloomberg that the system had sold out purely on pre-orders. There were lines to make reservations for the machine at retailers, he said. It's unclear...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 Hardware Sales Ahead Of Expectations
Good news for those that choose to enjoy their games based on sales numbers: Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 is actually slightly exceeding expectations
The platform holder previously predicted that it would sell 15 million consoles during the fiscal year ending in March 2012, and executive Andrew House has told journalists that he fully...
News Sony Reveals Top Selling PlayStation Network Indie Titles Of 2011
Indie titles are all the rage right now, and PlayStation Network is a great home for them
Posting on the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder has revealed the best-selling indie titles released through the PlayStation Network in 2011. The platform holder broke the sales charts down into a trio of categories: third-party self-published, Sony...
News UK Sales Charts: Skyrim Topples Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Our expectations are getting shattered at every opportunity at the moment
Firstly, we never expected Naughty Dog to be behind Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. But it is. And now this: Skyrim has toppled Modern Warfare 3 at the top of the UK sales charts. We thought Call Of Duty was a lock at the top for the rest of the year. The...
News November NPD: Call Of Duty & Skyrim Top The Software Charts
It was a monster month for software releases in November
Unsurprisingly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out on top. But despite the high profile roster of software releases — and growth in unit sales across the board — NPD analyst Anita Frazier warned that "a decline in average retail price in all...
News inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is Fastest-Selling PSN Game Ever
Hot Cole
Vampire-themed spin-off inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is officially the fastest-selling PSN release ever, according to the US PlayStation Blog. The Move-enabled game was November's biggest selling download and the fastest-selling download to hit the PSN, though Sony didn't reveal any more specific details. Is the game actually any good,...
News inFamous: Festival Of Blood Becomes The Fastest Selling PSN Download Of All Time
What do you get when you release a great product at the right time with a competitive price-point? Big sales, that's what -- and inFamous: Festival Of Blood is a testament to that philosophy
The bite-sized (pun intended) PlayStation Network standalone has become the fastest selling title in the PlayStation Network's history, topping the downloadable...
Nintendo's 3DS dominated the hardware and software charts in Japan this week, with Mario Kart 7 getting off to a stormer
But while the system-seller pushed over 400k units, the PlayStation 3 port of popular arcade title Gundam Extreme VS wasn't far behind — selling a very respectable 349k units. Newcomer Assassin's Creed: Revelations managed to...
News Uncharted Series Serves Up 13 Million Sales
Don't expect the Uncharted series to go anywhere soon
According to an interview on Industry Gamers, the franchise has netted a whopping 13 million sales to date. Nathan Drake's first escapade appeared on PlayStation 3 back in 2007. Naughty Dog's developed two more entries in the series since, with the latest releasing last month on PS3. A fourth...
News Get 50% off Child of Eden on EU PlayStation Store
Heavenly deal
Child of Eden was pretty cheap to begin with, but as part of Sony's 12 Deals of Christmas it just got even cheaper. Head to the European PlayStation Store and depending on your location you could get as much as 50% off the price of Q? Entertainment's sterling shooter. The deal only runs until 7th December so if you want to get a...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 To Skew Towards 'Younger Demographic', Core Gamers Won't Be Neglected
The PlayStation 3 still hasn't reached a mass market price-point, but it's getting there
And with the hardcore gaming crowd already well serviced, SCEE boss Jim Ryan believes that the console's next challenge is to appeal to a younger demographic. I think youll see us taking the console more towards a slightly younger demographic. More family...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Lands Fourth Week At The Top
We told you Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wasn't going anywhere
The Activision published shooter has held its place at the top of the UK sales charts for four weeks now — and we doubt it's planning on relinquishing that spot anytime soon. With few new releases, FIFA 12 climbed into second, while Assassin's Creed: Revelations moved into third...
News Sony Believes PlayStation Vita Will Break UK Launch Records
Some gamers may have a negative opinion of the PlayStation Portable, but believe it or not the system still holds the UK's biggest hardware launch records
The portable, which released in September 2005 in the UK, sold over 185,000 units at launch — a number yet to be beaten. But SCEE boss Jim Ryan believes that the PlayStation Vita will easily...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PlayStation Platforms Continue Chugging Along
Despite a smattering of new software releases, it was pretty uneventful seven days for PlayStation in Japan this week
Hardware sales were down after the enthusiasm of new colours last week, with the PlayStation 3 shifting 34k units and the PSP just behind with 33k units. After its tremendous debut last week, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 dropped to...
News Sony To Take 'More Tailored Approach' To PlayStation Vita Software Pricing
With the smartphone gaming sector still a hot point of discussion, Sony has said that it intends to offer multiple price-points for PlayStation Vita software in order to counter the burgeoning threat of mobile phones
While the company's still keeping those pricing details close to its chest, SCEE executive Jim Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz: "I...
News Sony Counts Down To Christmas With Twelve PlayStation Network Deals
Advent calendars are good, but we want to countdown to Christmas in style
Thankfully SCEE's got our backs. Announced on the European arm of the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder's revealed a seasonal PSN initiative offering 12 amazing deals through the dark months of December. The catch is that each deal will only be open for 48 hours, so you'll...
News Ubisoft Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Jumbo PlayStation Network Sale
Ubisoft's celebrating its 25th anniversary from November 30th to December 7th, and everybody's invited to the party
Sort of anyway. The French publisher's announced that to celebrate its silver milestone, it is discounting a massive chunk of its PlayStation Network content range. That includes 50% off games such as Outland and Beyond Good & Evil...
News Hong Kong's Got The Hots For PlayStation Vita
Pre-orders for the PlayStation Vita opened in Hong Kong this weekend, prompting all of the expected madness
Hong Kong is the second region to get its hands-on Sony's new handheld, prompting prospective consumers to mob retailers and online stores in order to secure their system. According to an eye-witness report from Engadget China's Richard Lai,...
News UK Sales Charts: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Clings On To Top-Spot
Unsurprisingly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has maintained its position aloft the UK sales charts
Despite seeing a sales dip of 41%, the Activision published shooter maintained its position at the top of the charts. Assassin's Creed: Revelations finished up in second, while the excellent Saints Row: The Third climbed up into third...
Report PlayStation Move Has Sold Nine Million Units
Quiet and steady has always been Sony's strategy with PlayStation Move, and in a year packed with steady software support, it looks like the tactic has worked out
A report on Industry Gamers puts the motion wand's sales at nine million units worldwide, while Microsoft has yet to release an update on Kinect's ten million milestone in March. The...
News Grab a Serious Move Bargain This Thanksgiving
Plenty to be grateful for
We're going to come out and say it: this might be the best value Move bundle we've seen yet. Best Buy is offering a serious package to anyone wanting to get started with Move in the world of first-person shooters. The PlayStation Move Mayhem Bundle is currently on sale for just $119.99, a bargain considering it contains:...
News Move Sales Catching Up with Kinect
The gap is closing
While Microsoft seems happy beating the drum of Kinect sensor sales, Sony hasn't been quite so vocal about how many PlayStation Move controllers it's sold. According to Industry Gamers that's not due to shame, as recent figures supposedly put Move close to matching Kinect's life-to-date sales. The site claims Move is as little as...
News Japanese Poll: PlayStation Vita Is The Most Wanted Hardware This Holiday
According to Japanese magazine Famitsu, the PlayStation Vita is the most-wanted gaming hardware in Japan this holiday
The publication asked readers to select their most desired hardware and software, and published the results online. The PlayStation Vita topped the hardware poll with 374 votes, nearly a hundred more than the 3DS in second-place...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Fights Off Assassin's Creed
You shouldn't be surprised to see Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at the top of the UK charts for a second week
The record breaking Activision shooter beat off strong new competition from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Revelations and THQ's Saints Row: The Third — both of which debuted in second and fourth respectively. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Hatsune Miku On PlayStation Portable Takes The Top-Spot
The latest entry in SEGA's Hatsune Miku Project Diva series took the top-spot for the PSP in this week's Japanese sales charts
The title sold 184k units, easily beating out its nearest competitor Sengoku Basara 3 Utage on PS3 which managed 124k units. Sony's remake of classic PlayStation RPG Oreshika occupied the third spot, selling 94k units...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Debuts At The Top, Skyrim Finishes In Second
The only real surprise to this week's UK sales charts is that despite its $400 million opening, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did not manage to outsell its predecessor's first week
In fact, according to Chart Track, sales were down by 1.5 percent on Black Ops. Someone get on the blower to Bobby Kotick quick. Thankfully, revenue was up by 1.6...
News Black Friday Bundles Kick PlayStation 3 Down To $199.99 With Games
Being British we still don't quite understand the fascination with Black Friday
As far as we can understand, the day is designed to encourage North American shoppers to get out of bed early, queue outside their local stores, and spend lots of money on ridiculously under-priced items. We might not fully understand it, but we're totally jealous of it...
News October NPD: Battlefield 3 Tops, Batman: Arkham City Fights Into Second
Microsoft's XBOX 360 continued its North American domination throughout October, leaving the PlayStation 3 sitting behind
It was a big month for multiplatform software, with Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, NBA 2K12 and RAGE all appearing in the top five. Surprising, huh? Sony touted a 5% increase in software sales for the year, and also...
News Sony Announces New North American PlayStation Move Bundles For The Holidays
It's hard to believe that it's only been a year since the PlayStation Move hit store-shelves
The catalogue of supported games has been growing steadily ever since release — and continues to catch steam as the Holidays approach. In order to recognise the abundance of content, SCEA has announced two new PlayStation Move bundles for North America...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sells 6.5 Million Units In 24 Hours Across US, UK
Activision's announced that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has once again smashed all sales records, selling 6
5 million units in just 24 hours across the US and UK. Staggering when you consider that those numbers only represent two nations. The figures are up 900,000 units from Call Of Duty: Black Ops. It also did a million more units than...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Has Shifted 20 Million Map Packs To Date
Just to point out how successful the Call Of Duty franchise is, Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has revealed that previous release, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, has pushed out 20 million map packs to date
That's 20 million. "For the first nine months of the year, Black Ops has remained the number one title in the U.S. and Europe,...
News Stop Press: There Will Be A New Call Of Duty In 2012
Activision has confirmed that there will be a new Call Of Duty released next year
Ready the indifference folks, you've got another 12 months to pretend you're not interested in the blockbuster series. Admittedly we can appreciate some of the cynicism. It does feel like Call Of Duty's in need of an overhaul — but it's hard to argue that the series...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Uncharted And Battlefield Get Off To Surprisingly Strong Starts
When a lot of people criticised the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up for being too Western oriented, we were right there with them
Who in Japan would want to play Uncharted: Golden Abyss? If the sales performance of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is anything to go by, then a lot of people. Media Create's released its weekly sales figures for the...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Down to $19.99 on PS Store
Cheap enough for you?
Long-anticipated mascot mash-up PlayStation Move Heroes may have disappointed for its $39.99 price tag, but if you're a PlayStation Store user you can save yourself a fair chunk of change on the game now. The game just dropped to a new permanent price of $19.99, a very welcome 50% off the original sale price. Does this new low...
Ubisoft's announced that sales for its excellent arcade racer, Driver: San Francisco, were higher than expected
The publisher also praised the performance of its Eric Chahi developed god game, From Dust, during its Q2 sales report. Total sales came in at 249 million, down just 4.6% from 261 million the previous year. "First-half sales have...
News Japanese Survey Claims Gamers Aren't Interested In PlayStation Vita
Back in October we posted a couple of stories pertaining to Japanese pre-orders for the PlayStation Vita
The region went nuts for the new handheld, with heavy queues outside popular retailers and online allocations scooped up within minutes. It all makes a Japanese survey — conducted by Goo Research — seem a bit flimsy. The firm claims that from...
News NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Tops PlayStation Network Charts For October
Sony's dropped the top twenty PlayStation Network titles for the month of October
EA Sports' NBA Jam: On Fire Edition slam-dunked its way to the top of the charts, beating out the heavily promoted robbery sim PAYDAY: The Heist. Crysis finished up in third, while classic releases Chrono Trigger and Resident Evil 4 completed the top five. There was...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Does Gangbusters For Square Enix
When Square Enix purchased Eidos, many expected it to become a second line of business for the Japanese publisher
Nobody could have anticipated it would become the premium portion. But with the publisher's traditional franchises floundering a little, it's down to the likes of Deus Ex and Tomb Raider to prop up the Japanese company's finances...
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefield 3 Holds Off Drake's Deception
Tough ask
It was always going to be a tough ask for the single-format Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception to topple the massively hyped multiplatform Battlefield 3 — but the Naughty Dog developed exclusive hasn't quite managed the monumental task, winding up in second on this week's UK sales charts. It's not all bad news though, Uncharted 3 saw a 37...
News Under Siege is Now 30% Cheaper
Not bad eh?
Good news, everyone: PSN exclusive strategy game Under Siege just dropped in price by a rather good 30%. North American users can now grab it for $13.99, down from $19.99, with the European price dipping to €9.99 instead of €14.99. Developer Seed Studios also confirmed the game will soon receive an update bringing new co-op and...
News Sony Q2 Financials: PlayStation 3 Business Continues Growth
Sony's released its financial information for the second quarter of 2011
And while declining television sales and the strong Yen gave the company a bit of a battering (incurring losses of about $346 million), the PlayStation 3 business continued its growth. It seems like so long ago since the bleak days of PS3, when Sony's system was getting...
News Sony's John Koller Dismisses Issues With PlayStation Vita's Non-Christmas Launch
Sony was originally coveting a pre-Christmas worldwide launch for the PlayStation Vita, SCEA's director of hardware marketing John Koller has revealed in an interview with AllThingsDigital
But the company decided that it would be best to delay the launch until next year in order to ensure that there was enough hardware available at launch. Weve...
News Worldwide Hardware Sales Put PlayStation 3 On Top
When it comes to the console wars, worldwide sales are nearly always a point of contention
Sony's PlayStation 3 often comes off second-best in regions such as North America and the UK. Conversely, the PlayStation 3 does much more spectacular numbers in parts of continental Europe and Japan. Unfortunately, we're not often privy to those numbers,...
News EA Ships Over 10 Million Copies Of Battlefield 3
Well, it's not Call Of Duty numbers
But bloody nora, Battlefield 3's early sales figures are still mightily impressive all the same. EA has announced at the company's Q2 sales briefing that it has shipped 10 million copies of Battlefield 3 (which launched this week in North America and Europe). The company as a whole was bolstered by strong sales in...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dead Island Batters The Top Ten, While Macross Tops
Another week, another set of Japanese sales figures
It was another bumper week for 3DS hardware — get this, Nintendo released a pink system — but PlayStation software continued to rule the roost, despite seeing a minor drop-off in console sales. PlayStation software accounted for seven spots in the top-ten, and half of the chart as a whole...
News Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Close In On Three Million Milestone
Toss out that "two million" pre-order figure we posted previously
To celebrate the game's release in North America today, EA's announced that the game's final pre-order figures were in the three million tally — though it's unclear whether this sum applies to just the US or worldwide. Presumably the latter. Either way, you should probably assume...
News Warner Bros Ships 4.6 Million Copies Of Batman: Arkham City In One Week
Warner Bros has released some impressive numbers for Rocksteady's latest PlayStation 3 superhero opus, Batman: Arkham City
The publisher has shipped more than 4.6 million copies of the spectacular action-adventure sequel worldwide, more than double that of its predecessor over the same period. The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into...
