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PC strategy title Civilization VI his hit a big milestone just two weeks after its debut. The game’s official Twitter account has announced that 1m people are now playing the game, which to date is only available on PC and Mac. It’s reviewed strongly, too, with an 89 per cent …
Read More »Updated: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare sales nearly 50% down on Black Ops III
This year’s Call of Duty has failed to hit the heights of its predecessor in its first week in the UK. GfK Chart-Track numbers show that week one sales of COD: Infinite Warfare are down 48.4 per cent compared to 2015’s Black Ops III. Even taking into account the lack …
Read More »Darkest Dungeon passes 1 million sales
Cult indie hit Darkest Dungeon is celebrating an important milestone in its successful story. The game, which came out on Steam Early Access last year before getting a full release in January, and hit PS4 and Vita in September, has now sold over 1m copies worldwide. Despite the console arrival, …
Read More »FIFA 17 month one sales up 13% on predecessor
EA’s FIFA 17 most definitely HAS improved upon the performance of last year’s title FIFA 16. There was an element of confusion surrounding the game’s launch, with GfK contacting the press to specify that changes to its sales tracking meant it couldn’t be sure if FIFA 17 had enjoyed a …
Read More »Mafia III sets 2K sales record despite review ‘anomalies’
Take Two has revealed that Mafia III has become the fastest selling game in publishing label 2K Games’ history. The company shipped 4.5m units of the title in its first week. Eyes are now set on passing the total sales of 2K’s overall best-selling title, Borderlands, which stand at 10m …
Read More »EA is confident Titanfall 2 can grow its player base
Titanfall 2 may yet achieve sales to match its critical popularity, EA has argued. The game debuted last week but indicators suggest sales will fall far short of predictions. Conversely, Battlefield 1 is performing stronger than expected. With the game launching just days apart, the natural conclusion is that Battlefield …
Read More »PSVR sells 50,000 units in Japan in first week
Seems to have outsold all big competitors, making development for the platform more attractive
Read More »New figures suggest HTC Vive has sold over 140,000 units
News story from Chinese VR site suggests over 140'000 units have been sold.
Read More »Tiny sales forecast for Vive and Oculus in the US this year
Virtual reality may have to wait a while longer before it makes any meaningful impact on the market. VentureBeat reports that a forecast by Strategy Analystics predicts that just six per cent of Americans – that’s 11.4m people – will own a VR headset by the end of 2016. That …
Read More »Xbox One sells more in the US than the PS4 for the third month in a row
The Xbox One has sold more units in the United States than the PS4 for the third month in a row. NPD sales numbers, which Microsoft announced, say that the Xbox One was the best selling console in the States for July, August and September. The full NPD report will …
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