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Global ad spend grew in 2012
After the disastrous collapse of 2009, global advertising revenue is again on the rise.
Dead Island sales reach 5m units
Publisher Deep Silver has confirmed that global sell-through numbers for 2011 release Dead Island have hit 5m units.
Nintendo's digital sales stand at £75.6m for current financial year
Digital sales across Nintendo platforms currently stand at ¥11.1bn for the current financial year.
100m sales and counting for Samsung's Galaxy S series
Samsung has announced that its flagship Galaxy S series has sold more than 100 million units in just over two years.
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Animal Crossing helps push 3DS sales past 10m in Japan
The popularity of Nintendo’s 3DS in Japan shows no signs of abating with the device having now sold over 10m units in the territory.
App Store vitals: 40bn downloads, 500m active accounts
Apple's App Store has hit 40 billion downloads, less than a year after reaching 25bn downloads back in March. The announcement follows Flurry's study that showed 1.76bn Android and iOS ...
$8bn - the total losses made by Xbox 360 and PS3
The console sector is at a crossroads, and a look at the numbers behind Xbox 360 and PS3 make for uncomfortable reading.
The end of era - Sony has produced its last ever PS2
Sony has confirmed that it has ceased all production of the mighty PlayStation 2.
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3DS passes PS3's lifetime sales in Japan
And you thought Nintendo’s handheld wasn’t popular?
Bigpoint breaks through 300m user barrier
Online games maker Bigpoint has surpassed 300 million registered users.
Tales series hits 15m shipped
Namco Bandai’s popular RPG series Tales has passed the 15m unit shipped milestone.
GTA shipments hit 125m as "special" series continues to grow
And that’s why the industry gets excited, sits up and pays attention when the words ‘Grand Theft Auto’ are uttered.
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Google Store finally matches up to Apple App Store
One of Apple’s key smartphone marketing advantages has neutralised.
PS3 smashes through 5m barrier in the UK
EXCLUSIVE: The PlayStation 3 has surpassed 5m consoles sold in the UK, MCV can reveal.
Lollipop Chainsaw is Grasshopper's best selling game
The latest release from inventive Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture has proved its most successful – but it’s not all good news.
Perlman remains OnLive CEO; Company debts had reached $30-40m
Serving OnLive CEO Steve Perlman will hold onto his position at the company despite its recent collapse and rebirth.
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3DS passes 7m in Japan, claims entire software Top Ten
The established Nintendo narrative amongst European journalists seems to be quite negative at the moment, but the story in Japan could hardly be better.
UK kids spend 12 days in front of screens throughout the summer hols
The summer holidays are nearly over – parents rejoice! – but how much time have your kids spent gaming this summer?
Was Vita's Gamescom dream shortlived? Lifetime sales numbers revealed
It was the week that Vita seemed to live again. But all too quickly Sony’s ambitious handheld has been brought down to earth.
Ouya Kickstarter closes on $8,596,475, attracts 12 $10k pledges
Having embarked on its Kickstarter journey with a lofty target of $950k, Ouya Kickstarter dream has reached a spectacular conclusion.
Day Z reaches one million unique users
Independently developed Arma II mod Day Z has passed the one million registered users milestone.
Temple Run hits 100m downloads in first year
iOS and smartphone hit Temple Run has been downloaded over 100 million times since its release a year ago, developer Imangi has revealed.
Ouya nears $6m with one week to go
Console newcomer Ouya is getting perilously close to hitting the $6m figure on crowd-funding portal Kickstarter.
Ouya nears $4m on Kickstarter
Console newcomer Ouya is possibly just hours away from passing the $4,000,000 funding mark on Kickstarter.
UK games store count plummets
There are 300 fewer games specialists on the High Street in 2012.







































