May
27
The Power Of Video Games - Motley Crue Sell More Copies Of New Single On Rock Band Than iTunes
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS3, News, Xbox, Announcements, Sales Figures, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, DLC, rock, Singstar, iTunes, Motley Crue, RIAA |
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Music and video games have been awkward bed buddies in the past, with artists not often being happy to have their songs license for use in titles in case they are somehow cheapened. However, this all changed last generation with games such as Grand Theft Auto using official tracks from established artists to add credibility […]
Apr
24
Nintendo Profits Rise Massively On Strength Of Wii & DS Sales | Upping Production To Stop Shortages
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo, Wii, Industry, PS3, DS, General, News, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, Hardware, Nintendo DS, Sony, Announcements, Press Releases, Sales Figures, video games, Videogames, Wii Fit |
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Nintendo are having a good year. That’s a slight understatement but it’s the main thrust of the latest press release to come from the company’s headquarters, as it reports a massive surge in profits for the last twelve months.
Net profit rose 47.7% to a record high over the last fiscal year, after the phenomenal success […]
Feb
25
EA Wants Take-Two for $2 Billion
Category: Industry, News, Sales Figures, EA, John Riccitiello, Take-Two |
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In some crazy ass news to come out on a Sunday, Yahoo has posted a press release in their business section outlining EA’s proposal to buy Take-Two Interactive (Bioshock, Manhunt, All Rockstar Games like GTA/Bully/etc) for $26 per share. The stock is, as of me writing this, at $17.36, however the pre-market value […]
Jan
26
How Did PC Gaming Fare In 2007? NPD Figures
Category: PC, General, News, Announcements, Sales Figures |
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The latest NPD results are in for PC gaming during the whole of 2007, and they show two distinct things: PC gaming revenue is down overall, at least in terms of over the counter retail sales; the same old faces are topping the charts for sales, with add-ons, expansion packs and alternate versions of existing […]
Jan
23
Rumors Of PS3 & Xbox 360 Price Drops Imminent
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Industry, General, News, Nintendo Wii, Hardware, Mill o' Rumour, Sales Figures |
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This past week has seen a multitude of rumours spreading from both online forums, and industry insiders, over price drops for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. But are any of them true, and at the end of the day, does it really matter when the Wii is kicking so much hardware sales […]
Jan
19
Halo 3 Tops List Of Best Selling Games In 2007
Category: Xbox 360, Industry, General, News, Microsoft, Sales Figures |
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NPD have revealed the official figures for the top ten best selling games of 2007 in the United States, and surprise surprise, Halo 3 tops the chart by quite a way, selling 4.82 million copies since it’s release.
Again, in another thrilling twist (uh huh) Wii Play comes out as a definite second with huge sales […]
Jan
11
Adios, Boys and Girls
Category: PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo, Industry, Videos, Reviews, General, Interviews, News, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, Hardware, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, Screenshots, Sony, Announcements, New Releases, PSNetwork, Gamer Girls, Previews, Press Releases, Deals, t3h w31rd, Mill o' Rumour, The Funnies, Sales Figures, PlayStation Store, Demos, Lulz, Activision, Jack Thompson, Major League Gaming, JW's Notes, Wii Virtual Console, Xbox LIVE Arcade, Midway, Contests, 1PStart Reviews, Downloads, Capcom, Electronic Arts, Japanimatrix, ESRB Alert!, Rumor Control, Free Stuff, GameStop, Rockstar Games, Old-School Sundays |
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Ladies and Gents it pains me to say my farewells to 1PStart. I’ve been here only a short time, though I’ve been at Xbox 360 Rally (another 451 site) for just under a year. I will miss you guys, though you’re probably throwing a party, chanting “he’s leaving! Huzzah! Huzzah!”. If you do miss […]
Dec
25
Nintendo Wii: 20 Million Served (soon)
Category: Nintendo, Industry, News, Nintendo Wii, Sales Figures |
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Its stories like this that really drive me up the wall, readers. According to VGChartz, the Nintendo Wii is on the fast track to selling 20 million units. Keep in mind that the Wii was launched just over a year ago on November 19th, 2006. Doing the short on the math, that’s roughly 1.54 million […]
Dec
18
Nintendo Wii: #1 Console in UK
Category: Nintendo, News, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Sales Figures |
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In continuing the Nintendo “World Conquest” tour, the Nintendo Wii has surpassed the Xbox 360 as the numero uno console in the UK, according to MCV. In only a year on the market the Wii has been able to surpass the Xbox 360 in total number of sales, selling over 100,000 units last week alone. […]
Dec
14
Assassin’s Creed: 2.5 million served
Category: Industry, Announcements, Sales Figures |
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When it comes to Assassin’s Creed, there are those who swear by it as one of the greatest events in gaming of the past five years, with innovative gameplay and an engrossing story… and then there’s the people who say Assassin’s Creed is a big, buggy mess. Seeing as I have not yet played this […]