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Max Payne 3 ships 3m units, PC launch moved back to June

Max Payne 3 ships 3m units, PC launch moved back to June

Take-Two has revealed Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 has shipped 3m units since its release last week.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 23rd 2012 at 6:56AM in News
PlayStation Vita sales at 1.8m

PlayStation Vita sales at 1.8m

1.8m. That’s how many PlayStation Vita units has been sold by Sony worldwide as of March 31st 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 10th 2012 at 12:31PM in News
UK games retail generated £10.45m last week

UK games retail generated £10.45m last week

The launch of Prototype 2 helped the boxed market rise slightly over the prior week, with overall unit sales up five per cent to 441,401 games sold.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 4th 2012 at 11:24AM in News
PS3 is leading Euro market in 2012

PS3 is leading Euro market in 2012

As part of its investor presentation last night, Nintendo revealed that Sony’s PS3 has taken control of the European hardware market since the turn of the year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 27th 2012 at 9:16AM in News

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Xbox 360 sales fall by 50% in Q1

Xbox 360 sales fall by 50% in Q1

Such has been the fantastic and ongoing success of Xbox 360 in the last few years that the industry can’t help but be worried when the market leader posts such ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2012 at 8:36AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

The UK games retail market generated £12.1m for the week ending January 21st – a 13.6 per cent decrease over the £14m made the week prior.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 27th 2012 at 11:28AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 35%

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 35%

The UK games retail market had a tough start to the New Year. Overall revenue generated for week one stood at £20.9m – a dip of 34.9 per cent year-on-year ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 13th 2012 at 10:25AM in News
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Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m

Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m

Retail discounting Skyrim helped the UK games retail market generate a whopping £68.3m last week – a ten per cent rise over the week prior’s £62.2m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 15th 2011 at 2:52PM in News

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Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m

Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m

The market value dipped ten per cent to £54.6m, down from last week’s £60.9m. That’s still a huge amount and should increase as Christmas approaches.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 9:45AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £60.9m

Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £60.9m

The UK games market fell by 50 per cent week-on-week. But that’s not bad news – it still generated £60.9m compared to last week’s record high of £120.8m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 25th 2011 at 9:28AM in News
UK CHARTS: MW3 is No.1; Biggest UK week ever; Falls short of Black Ops

UK CHARTS: MW3 is No.1; Biggest UK week ever; Falls short of Black Ops

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has assumed its pre-determined position at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 14th 2011 at 10:00AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market dips 19%

Software Sales Monitor: Market dips 19%

The boxed games market value fell to £31.7m this week down from last week’s £39.1m – a change of 18.9 per cent.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 10th 2011 at 11:22AM in News

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Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £26.3m

Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £26.3m

It’s the post-FIFA blues this week, with unit sales falling 43 per cent to 887,494 and the market value plunging further, down 51 per cent to £26.3m week-on-week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 13th 2011 at 11:15AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market soars to £53.8m

Software Sales Monitor: Market soars to £53.8m

The market value leaped 94 per cent week-on-week to £53.8m following FIFA 12's release – the biggest week for games retail so far this year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 7th 2011 at 9:51AM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

The UK games retail market generated £27.7m last week, a 136 per cent rise week-on-week and the second highest number this year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 30th 2011 at 11:54AM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £9.03m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £9.03m

As if last year’s ten-year low wasn’t bad enough, this week the market value fell even further.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 25th 2011 at 3:23PM in News

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PS3 passes 22m European sales

PS3 passes 22m European sales

Total lifetime sales of Sony’s PS3 have now passed the 22m unit mark in European territories.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Aug 25th 2011 at 8:39AM in News
UK software sales monitor: Market makes £11.5m

UK software sales monitor: Market makes £11.5m

The weekly entertainment UK software value rose to £11.5m, up slightly from the £11.2m generated from game sales last week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Aug 4th 2011 at 6:11PM in News
3DS reaches 1m sales in Japan

3DS reaches 1m sales in Japan

Nintendo's 3DS has now passed the 1m unit sales barrier in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 13th 2011 at 12:01PM 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
Bulletstorm targeting 1m sales

Bulletstorm targeting 1m sales

The co-developer of EA's console and PC shooter Bulletstorm has said it is hopeful that the game will beat the 1m unit sales mark.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 7th 2011 at 9:50AM in News
Kinect sales hit 8m in 60 days

Kinect sales hit 8m in 60 days

At its CES 2011 keynote last night, platform holder Microsoft revealed that in its first 60 days on the market Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect has sold a very impressive ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 6th 2011 at 8:11AM in News
Move sales ‘on par’ with Kinect

Move sales ‘on par’ with Kinect

Following the confirmation that Sony’s 4.1m ‘sales’ figure for Move released yesterday actually represents the number of units shipped to retail, analyst Michael Pachter has pegged actual sales numbers at ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 1st 2010 at 10:46AM in News
Black Ops helps UK to £113.8m record-breaker

Black Ops helps UK to £113.8m record-breaker

Sales of 2m units in its first five days on release has seen Call of Duty: Black Ops shatter UK sales records and effortlessly claim the position of UKIE GfK ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 15th 2010 at 9:43AM in News
Nintendo reveals US install bases

Nintendo reveals US install bases

Speaking to investors at a BMO Capitals Market presentation in New York, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed NPD’s total sales numbers for the current home consoles in ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 12th 2010 at 3:04PM in News