Entries in 'september' (33)
NPD September: Sports titles and Borderlands 2 on top, sales down YOY
NPD has released its US retail video games report for September, revealing yet another month with sales down year-over-year.
Retail points to September release for Hitman
Online retailers have listed a September release window for upcoming Square Enix game Hitman: Absolution.
Games boost UK retail sales
The latest stats from the Office of National Statistics have surprised everyone by showing that UK retail sales were up slightly in September.
Core games star in strong September
A big month for core gaming helped UK games retailers take £125.6m during September.
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Apple drops September hint for iPhone 5
You could run an entire website based on nothing more than Apple launch rumours, but here’s an interesting one that comes directly from Apple itself.
Next F1 ready for September
F1 2011 will drive into retailers on Friday, September 23rd, Codemasters has confirmed.
New date for Gears of War 3
Platform holder Microsoft has announced a new – and hopefully definitive – release date for Gears of War 3 on Xbox 360.
Old Republic rumoured for September
Long-awaited MMO Star Wars: Old Republic will be released worldwide this September, development sources have told MCV.
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September Charts analysis
FIFA 11 was on sale for jsut 48 hours of September yet still managed to be the biggest selling video game of the month in the UK.
738,839 copies of ...
Xbox 360 rules successful September
Xbox 360 was triumphant as video game sales surged in the UK last month, according to GfK Chart-Track.
US: Halo Reach sells 3.3m
In addition to the huge success it enjoyed with its Xbox 360 hardware in the US in September, Microsoft also dominated the software charts thanks to the release of sci-fi ...
US: Xbox 360 shines in September
The Xbox 360 remained the star hardware performer in North America last month, making good on Microsoft’s recent claims that there’s been a “mid-generation leadership change” in the console market.
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Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep dated
The sixth in Square Enix’s popular Kingdom Hearts franchise – Birth by Sleep – will hit retail as a PSP exclusive on September 10th.
NPD: Halo ODST flattens the competition
Even Nintendo’s perennially popular offerings were not enough to challenge Halo 3: ODST’s dominance in the North American September software battle, with Microsoft’s shooter drastically out performing all of its ...
NPD: Gaming finally on the up
After what seems like a prolonged period of decline in the North American video games market, the latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the sector enjoyed year-on-year growth ...
Gameswipe airing next week
The long-awaited Gameswipe from Charlie Brooker will be aired on UK TV on September 29th, it has been confirmed.
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Wii price cut nearing
Nintendo is remaining tight-lipped, but it’s appearing almost certain now that the platform holder is to cut the price of its Wii console at the end of the month – ...
UK CHARTS: Guitar Hero wins Band battle
Adding to the Beatles’s loss in the music charts at the hands of the record-breaking Dame Vera Lynn, EA’s licensed games outing The Beatles: Rock Band also missed out ...
Beatles game to feed off album re-release hype
With the entirety of The Beatles’ global fanbase already opening up before MTV’s eyes ahead of the release of the official video game in September, news of the joint ...
WHAT’S NEW – November 7th ‘08
In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to ...
WHAT’S NEW – October 24th ‘08
It was set to be the one of the most epic release days in history until LittleBigPlanet managed to get itself delayed (ruining a bet in the MCV office in ...
WHAT’S NEW – October 17th ‘08
EA’s FIFA 09 may continue to dominate the UK charts, and win over the world’s games critics, but this Friday brings its sternest test yet in the shape ...
Retail footfall drops in September
The latest figures from the SPSL’s Retail Traffic Index have shown that retail footfall fell 0.9 per cent in September compared to the previous month, with annual drops proving even ...
WHAT’S NEW – October 10th ‘08
With FIFA 09 likely to top the charts for quite some time (well, at least until October 24th) it’s not surprising to see that most publishers have shied away from ...
JAPAN: 360 outsells PS3 in September
Hot on the heels of its two successive weekly victories in the Japanese hardware charts, Microsoft has won another Far Eastern battle by outselling Sony’s rival PS3 console for ...
