Entries in 'august' (22)

August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year

August NPD: Darksiders 2 on top, totals still down year-over-year

The NPD Group has released its latest monthly report on US retail, showing Darksiders 2 claimed the software crown amidst another month of decline for the market.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Sep 7th 2012 at 7:25AM in News
iPhone 5 - just 22 days away?

iPhone 5 - just 22 days away?

Rumours suggest the iPhone 5 could be with us within weeks.

by Laura Barnes
on Jul 16th 2012 at 12:58PM in News
UK CHARTS: August 2011

UK CHARTS: August 2011

The fact that Deus Ex is No.2 after just two days on sale says as much about the state of UK games retail as it does about the performance of ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 21st 2011 at 3:27PM in News
NPD reports 23% decline in US August video games market

NPD reports 23% decline in US August video games market

The latest data from stats body NPD has shown that the US video games market suffered a 23 per cent year-on-year decline in August.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 9th 2011 at 9:39AM in News

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Analysts predict 360 will maintain US lead over PS3

Analysts predict 360 will maintain US lead over PS3

The upcoming August NPD figures will be the first to factor in the effect of the global PS3 price cut, but one analyst firm has said that it won’t be ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 7th 2011 at 1:32PM in News
Deus Ex storms UK August charts

Deus Ex storms UK August charts

Square Enix title Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the second best selling game in the UK in August.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 31st 2011 at 1:25PM in News
NPD: PS3 surges month-on-month

NPD: PS3 surges month-on-month

Whilst Nintendo continues to outsell all its opposition in the August hardware sales figures in North America, the biggest gains were enjoyed by the resurgent PS3, according to NPD’s August ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 11th 2009 at 10:58AM in News
NPD: August shows 16% decline

NPD: August shows 16% decline

Sales analyst NPD has revealed that the North American video games market suffered yet another monthly decline in August – its sixth in as many months – though there are ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 11th 2009 at 10:53AM in News

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Weekly UK sales dip below £15m

Weekly UK sales dip below £15m

The UK weekly video games market value continues its August slide, slipping to under £15 million for the first time in three months.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 28th 2009 at 11:51AM in News
UK CHARTS: Wii Sports Resort back on top

UK CHARTS: Wii Sports Resort back on top

Despite England’s nail-biting series victory to regain the Ashes from rivals Australia over the weekend, Codemasters’ cricket title couldn’t quite replicate the accomplishment of Andrew Strauss’ men, with Nintendo’s Wii ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2009 at 11:37AM in News
UK CHARTS: Ashes 2009 not out

UK CHARTS: Ashes 2009 not out

It’s as you were at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week as Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 and Nintendo pair Wii Sports Resort and Wii ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 17th 2009 at 11:27AM in News
UK CHARTS: Ashes bowls to the top

UK CHARTS: Ashes bowls to the top

The reign of Wii Sports Resort has ground to a halt earlier than expected at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 with Codemasters’ Ashes 2009 stumping ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2009 at 11:28AM in News

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UK CHARTS: Wii Sports Resort sits tight

UK CHARTS: Wii Sports Resort sits tight

There’s no budging Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort from the top of the ESLPA GfK-ChartTrack this week, with the popular mini-game collection holding firm at the top for the second week ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 12:58PM in News
UK retail sales climb despite credit crunch

UK retail sales climb despite credit crunch

Whilst calling it ‘the end of capitalism’ is perhaps a little strong, the current economic climate is still probably the most uncertain in living memory – which makes it all ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 18th 2008 at 2:15PM in News
US: DS breaks August hardware sales record

US: DS breaks August hardware sales record

Figures from US sales analyst NPD group have shown that Nintendo’s DS sold more hardware units in August than any machine has ever sold throughout the month in North America.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 16th 2008 at 11:38AM in News
US: Monthly growth slows amid credit crunch concerns

US: Monthly growth slows amid credit crunch concerns

Amid a global climate of credit meltdowns and consumer struggles, the US games market continued to grow in August, but its rate of growth has dropped to its lowest in ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2008 at 11:33AM in News

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US: Microsoft hails 600 per cent 360 Arcade sales hike

US: Microsoft hails 600 per cent 360 Arcade sales hike

Microsoft is understandably delighted by its August sales victory over Sony’s PS3, and has highlighted the massive surge in Xbox 360 hardware sales in early September in its response ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2008 at 11:16AM in News
US: Sony highlights huge year-on-year sales growth

US: Sony highlights huge year-on-year sales growth

Despite losing out to Xbox 360 in the August US hardware battle, Sony has concentrated on the many positives the firm can enjoy in its response to the latest ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2008 at 11:14AM in News
US: Nintendo praises ‘positive response’ to its hardware

US: Nintendo praises ‘positive response’ to its hardware

Nintendo has released an understated, though understandably chuffed, response the news that Nintendo’s DS and Wii claimed first and second spots respectively in the US August hardware charts, according ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2008 at 11:10AM in News
JAPAN: DS wins in August as market declines

JAPAN: DS wins in August as market declines

Data from Enterbrain, the publisher and analyst firm behind Japanese games bible and MCV media partner Famitsu, has shown that Japan’s games market in August was down 17 per cent ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 8th 2008 at 12:29PM in News
JAPAN: Home beta applications open

JAPAN: Home beta applications open

Whilst the actual launch date for Sony’s long-awaited PS3 Home social networking service remains the thing of mystery for now, Sony has at last invited gamers in Japan to apply ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 1st 2008 at 11:13AM in News
E3 08: Uncharted Trophy support one month away

E3 08: Uncharted Trophy support one month away

With Sony’s latest PS3 firmware now out in the wild and seemingly hurting no-one (unlike its direct predecessor), Jak and Daxter developer Naughty Dog has told Joystiq that a ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2008 at 4:49PM in News