Entries in 'records' (39)

Defiance breaks SyFy records, reaches 1m registered players

Defiance breaks SyFy records, reaches 1m registered players

Trion Worlds’ multiplayer online shooter Defiance is off to a strong start.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 3rd 2013 at 1:07PM in News
Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records

Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records

One of the great things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. But one of the bad things about the internet is that it gives everyone a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2013 at 10:52AM in News
New record as 17.4m iOS and Android devices get activated on Xmas day

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 3rd 2013 at 1:15PM in News
Cyber Monday breaks online UK shopping records

Cyber Monday breaks online UK shopping records

Monday December 3rd 2012 was officially the busiest ever online shopping day in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 10th 2012 at 12:50PM in News

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Halo 4 and Black Ops II could yet break records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 14th 2012 at 9:14AM in News
Assassin's Creed III breaks Ubisoft's pre-order records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2012 at 9:46AM in News
Obsidian's Project Eternity breaks Kickstarter records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 16th 2012 at 10:19AM in News
UK CHARTS: Million-selling FIFA 13 is No.1

UK CHARTS: Million-selling FIFA 13 is No.1

There’s claiming the UK No.1. Then there’s claiming the UK No.1.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 1st 2012 at 8:45AM in News

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UK games market reaches lowest ebb

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 8th 2012 at 1:48PM in News
Ouya is the most successful Kickstarter of all time, breaks 3 records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 18th 2012 at 3:36PM in News
Diablo III is the fastest selling PC game 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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 23rd 2012 at 2:21PM in News
Minecraft on 360 breaks XBLA sales records

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.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 11th 2012 at 1:46PM in News

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Black Ops II is already breaking retail records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 3rd 2012 at 2:07PM in News
Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets

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.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 27th 2012 at 12:47PM in News
3DS sets new Japanese sales record

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 6th 2012 at 3:29PM in News
Just Dance 3 smashes sales of predecessor

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 18th 2011 at 12:41PM in News

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Games retail on fire as blockbuster Q4 heats up

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.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 18th 2011 at 8:15AM in News
Modern Warfare 3 sells 75 copies PER SECOND

Modern Warfare 3 sells 75 copies PER SECOND

The biggest entertainment launch of all time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2011 at 1:56PM in News
Modern Warfare 3 IS the world's biggest entertainment launch ever

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2011 at 1:36PM in News
EA top of the league with 1m FIFA sales

EA top of the league with 1m FIFA sales

Electronic Arts has netted 1m UK sales of FIFA in record time.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 7th 2011 at 8:10AM in News
UK CHARTS: FIFA 12 smashes FIFA 11 records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 3rd 2011 at 10:02AM in News
Modern Warfare 3 “on track to beat pre-order records”

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 18th 2011 at 11:03AM in News
Develop Online shatters records again

Develop Online shatters records again

Develop Online, the fastest growing games industry website, has shattered online traffic records in two successive months.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Jul 7th 2011 at 2:11PM in News
UK CHARTS: LA Noire shatters records

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 23rd 2011 at 10:19AM in News
3DS breaks US Nintendo records

3DS breaks US Nintendo records

Nintendo has stated that its new 3DS handheld has broken all previous US hardware sales numbers for the company.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2011 at 9:25AM in News