Entries in 'records' (40)
Xbox One breaks pre-order records at Blockbuster
The internet may have spent the majority of last week shouting loudly at Microsoft, but it seems that the view of the average consumer is far more positive.
Defiance breaks SyFy records, reaches 1m registered players
Trion Worlds’ multiplayer online shooter Defiance is off to a strong start.
Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records
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New record as 17.4m iOS and Android devices get activated on Xmas day
A new Flurry report reveals that a record-breaking 17.4m iOS and Android devices were activated worldwide on Christmas day.
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Cyber Monday breaks online UK shopping records
Monday December 3rd 2012 was officially the busiest ever online shopping day in the UK.
Halo 4 and Black Ops II could yet break records
The narrative for this Q4 has already been written to some extent, but the industry’s big triple-A’s are looking to prove it wrong.
Assassin's Creed III breaks Ubisoft's pre-order records
Upcoming historical action romp Assassin’s Creed III has become the most pre-ordered game in Ubisoft history.
Obsidian's Project Eternity breaks Kickstarter records
Project Eternity, the isometric party-based RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, has become the most successful game ever on crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
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UK CHARTS: Million-selling FIFA 13 is No.1
There’s claiming the UK No.1. Then there’s claiming the UK No.1.
UK games market reaches lowest ebb
Olympics fever was good news for publishers of Olympic-based games, but it wasn’t enough to save the UK games market from its worst performance ever last week.
Ouya is the most successful Kickstarter of all time, breaks 3 records
Headline-hitting console upstart Ouya has become the most successful Kickstarter of all time.
Diablo III is the fastest selling PC game of all time
Blizzard has announced that Diablo III is the fastest selling PC game of all time, shifting 3.5m copies worldwide in its first 24 hours.
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Minecraft on 360 breaks XBLA sales records
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has smashed all previous Xbox Live Arcade sales records after selling the most units in just 24 hours.
Black Ops II is already breaking retail records
Amazon has revealed that day one pre-orders for Call of Duty: Black Ops II were three times higher than those achieved by predecessor Black Ops in 2010.
Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets
EA's space-age campaign has already had an astronomical effect, with pre-orders placing ‘well ahead’ of where the publisher was at the same point with Mass Effect 2.
3DS sets new Japanese sales record
Think the 3DS is a flop? Think Again. Nintendo’s handheld has just set a brand new monthly sales record in Japan.
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Just Dance 3 smashes sales of predecessor
Any fears that the dancing game craze had passed have been well and truly dispelled following the release of some impressive statistics from publisher Ubisoft.
Games retail on fire as blockbuster Q4 heats up
Call of Duty triggered its customary retail surge, but the games that dared go up against it were also victorious.
Modern Warfare 3 IS the world's biggest entertainment launch ever
Activision has confirmed that modern Warfare 3 has shattered the record held by Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time.
EA top of the league with 1m FIFA sales
Electronic Arts has netted 1m UK sales of FIFA in record time.
UK CHARTS: FIFA 12 smashes FIFA 11 records
EA’s FIFA 12 has shot to the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week in an impressive way.
Modern Warfare 3 “on track to beat pre-order records”
Every series has a heyday, but any belief that Call of Duty’s may have passed can be quickly dismissed.
Develop Online shatters records again
Develop Online, the fastest growing games industry website, has shattered online traffic records in two successive months.
UK CHARTS: LA Noire shatters records
It may have been a long time coming, but Rockstar's LA Noire has certainly delivered the goods in this week's UKIE Chart-Track GFK UK All Formats Top 40.
