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Activision has confirmed the first actual sales data for Bungie’s Destiny. The game sold-through” more than $325m worldwide in its first five days on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360, according to an assortment of data sources. With the publisher having already confirmed that it had sold $500m of …
Read More »Twitch now the biggest video site for gamers
More gamers are tuning in to Twitch for their gaming videos than any other site. Analytics firm comScore found the video platform to boast the largest audience and most-engaged users across all sites dedicated to the gaming audience. Despite not naming the firms specifically, comScore claims Twitch has over ten …
Read More »If you include digital, Black Ops II has had the biggest year for a video game ever
Black Ops II’s digital revenue alone for the last 12 months would place it as the year’s third biggest game behind Grand Theft Auto V and Skylanders Giants. That’s according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, who also told investors that Black Ops II’s total 12-month revenue is the biggest …
Read More »GTA V "could be the biggest entertainment launch in history"
More than 1,000 UK stores will be open from midnight for the launch of Grand Theft Auto V. Retailers are out in force for what is tipped to be the biggest release of the year, with chains, indies and supermarkets reporting record pre-order figures. Midnight launches will take place from …
Read More »2DS will be Nintendo’s biggest launch of the year
Forget PlayStation and Xbox. It’s Nintendo that is spending more money than anyone to win over a new generation of gamers. The platform holder told MCV that it will spend big on advertising 2DS to parents and kids this Christmas. 2DS was unveiled last week. It plays 3DS titles in …
Read More »Star Citizen becomes the most successful crowdfunding project ever
Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ in-development space sim has claimed a world record. Space trading and combat sim Star Citizen has now raised over $10.6m dollars via crowdfunding, becoming the most successful ever project created via the model. Of this $2.134m was raised on Kickstarter and the rest on Roberts’ …
Read More »Grid 2 gets Codemasters’ biggest ever UK pre-launch campaign
Codemasters has splashed the cash on its Grid 2 marketing campaign. The upcoming racer is getting a bumper six-week online ad push, TV advertising with Virgin TV, and activity targeting tablet and smartphone users. The publisher has also teamed up with 300 Esso garages, as part of a ‘text-to-win’ Rockstar …
Read More »OPINION: Are the biggest games on the planet being ignored?
My annual trip to San Francisco for GDC last month was primarily in the service of MCV sister title Develop. The show is dominated by North American game devs and the nitty gritty of making games, not selling them. But two things occurred to me when it comes to MCV’s …
Read More »Supermarkets are now the UK’s biggest games retailers
Supermarkets have eclipsed specialists to become Britain’s No.1 games retailers. The likes of Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have edged past GAME?and Amazon and made more money from games sales than any other retail sector, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel seen by MCV. The supermarket chains continue …
Read More »Ubisoft: We can still be the No.1 publisher
Publisher Ubisoft believes it can still become the world’s biggest publisher, despite the changing marketplace. The firm told MCV?in 2011 that it wanted to topple EA as the No.1 games firm. But admitted this year that its mission has been complicated by the emergence of mobile, browser and social gaming. …
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