Entries in 'us' (363)
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.
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 ...
US retailers see PS3 sales spike
Two of North America's leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles.
Kingdoms of Amalur out February
GAMESCOM: An excitable Ken Rolsten announced that EA's action RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will hit UK shelves on February 10th 2012.
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Just Dance 2 joins Wii 5m club
Nintendo has announced that Just Dance 2 has now sold over 5m copies in the US. It’s only the eighth title to do so and is the first from a ...
Disc-based games sales fall in US
A new report from The Entertainment Merchants Association has revealed that sales of physical games on disc declined significantly in 2010.
Flame Red 3DS hitting US next month
A brand new colour for the 3DS will hit US retailers on September 9th, the platform holder has announced.
200,000 BitTorret users sued in US
Since the beginning of 2010 the total number of US internet users who have been legally approached regarding BitTorrent piracy has now hit 200,000.
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EA could lose $1bn over athlete lawsuit
A US judge has denied EA’s dismissal of a court case over player likenesses which could result in a heavy pay-out.
Apple's cash reserves are bigger than the US Government's
Well, it finally happened. Steve Jobs’ consumer electronic empire Apple now has more money to play with than the US treasury – the world’s biggest economy and lynchpin of the ...
Analysts predict tight sales race between PS3 and Xbox 360
The PS3 could catch or even overtake the global install base of the Xbox 360 in 2011, analysts have predicted.
US date announced for Prototype 2
Activision has announced that its long-awaited sequel Prototype 2 will be released in North America on April 24th 2012.
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Pokémon 3DS game confirmed
The Nintendo 3DS will get its first game based on the mammoth Pokémon franchise this October, but it’s not a traditional RPG.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 gets 2012 US release date
Publisher Square Enix has announced that console RPG sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in North America in January 2012.
US: Game sales drop 10%
Retail sales of games, accessories and consoles in the US fell ten per cent year-on-year in June, NPD data shows.
Market rebound “unlikely” unless we get hardware price cuts
Ahead of the publication of the June US video games market numbers, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted big drops for every major format.
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Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has revealed that the US games market is quickly approaching the point where new, boxed video games sales are no longer the primary ...
Sony extends identity theft protection offer
PSN users in the US will now be able to sign up for protection against identity theft until July 31st.
Games industry wins US court battle
The American video games industry has today emerged victorious in its six-year battle with Californian authorities.
FIFA 12 lands on September 30th
EA has announced that FIFA 12 will be released on September 30th in the UK and Europe.
Games credited for crime drop
In a rare bit of positive news coverage for the sector, a piece penned by BBC News Washington DC correspondent Tom Geoghegan has named games as one of the key ...
Redbox game rental booths open
US consumers are now able to rent games for $2 per day from Redbox kiosks across 21,000 locations.
NPD: LA Noire nears 1m in US
Rockstar's LA Noire was the best selling game in the US in May, selling 889,000 units across Xbox 360 and PS3, according to Giant Bomb.
NPD: Xbox bosses May market
Xbox 360 has posted its 17th successive month of year-on-year unit sales growth in the US.
