Entries in 'increase' (64)
Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal
Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal.
Revenue leaps 56% at Microsoft's Xbox division; Console sales begin to fall
Ye olde Xbox 360 continues to defy its years.
New PS3 SKU propels hardware sales upwards
The arrival of the new ‘Super Slim’ PS3 has boosted sales of the console in the UK.
HMV ramps up games marketing "to attract former GAME customers"
A video games themed in-store marketing campaign will kick off at entertainment retailer HMV later this month.
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Japan 3DS sales jump 40%
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS leapt to almost 100,000 units in Japan last week, spurred by the release of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Pre-owned "increases the cost of games"
Echoing the thoughts an arguments that have many times been the centre of near-furious debate at the Intent Media office, Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack has argued that pre-owned is ...
Google drastically increases Android app size limit
Google has extended the maximum size limit for Android apps up 8,000 per cent from 50mb to 4gb.
Mass suicide threat at Chinese Xbox 360 plant
The issue of Chinese human rights has been thrust into the limelight again this morning with news that Chinese workers on an Xbox 360 manufacturing line have threatened their employer ...
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F2P switch sees DC Universe revenues soar 700%
Sales for the DC Universe MMO has jumped sevenfold in around twenty days since the game turned free, according to new data.
Future mag sales soar 750% thanks to Apple Newsstand
Sales of Future’s UK magazine portfolio have increased by a staggering 750 per cent since the release of Newsstand as part of Apple’s iOS5 last week.
Retailers cash in on £120m audio craze
The High Street could make in excess of £120m this year from the booming online game headset market.
PSN sales up following hack outage
The astonishing PlayStaion Network crisis that dominated the headlines earlier this year doesn’t seem to have dented the public appetite for PSN.
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PS3 sales leap following price drop
Sales of PS3 hardware have enjoyed a significant spike in the UK following the machine’s price cut.
US retailers see PS3 sales spike
Two of North America's leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles.
HMV predicts big PS3 boost in UK
The newly-announced PlayStation 3 price cut will provide a “substantial sales boost” to the UK games market, says HMV.
Nyko 'fixes' Kinect space demands
A new accessory from peripherals maker Nyko is targeting those who lack the necessary living room space needed to play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect.
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PS3 trade-ins 'up 200%'
Retail sources have for the first time indicated that PS3 console trade-ins have dramatically risen as the controversial PSN outage continues.
New 360 discs get 1GB boost
Tech blog Digital Foundry claims to have word that the "updated disc format" being trailed on Xbox 360 adds around 1GB of extra capacity to DVD discs.
Dev budgets have 'tripled' on 3DS and NGP
The arrival of two new handheld platforms will bring high-end mobile technologies to the market, but also a significant increase in project budgets, according to developers working in the field.
VAT increase sees games prices jump
Leading UK games retailer GAME has confirmed to MCV that it has increased the price on some of its products as a result of the VAT increase that came into ...
VAT rise arrives at UK retail
The High Street is bracing itself for a slowdown in sales this year due to the VAT increase.
Retail told to pass on VAT increase
Major UK distributors have advised games retailers of new SRPs to accommodate next month’s VAT increase, confirming that trade prices will not be lowered.
Games prices frozen despite VAT hike
Publishers must lower the cost of games, retailers have warned – or they will cut back buying new stock when VAT rises in 2011.
MS ups Kinect sales estimates
As Kinect goes on sale for the first time in America today, Microsoft has significantly increased its projected sales for the device in the current quarter.
