Tag Archives: september

Even Nintendo’s perennially popular offerings were not enough to challenge Halo 3: ODST’s dominance in the North American September software battle, with Microsoft’s shooter drastically out performing all of its rivals. NPD reports that Bungie’s Master Chief-free FPS shifted 1.5m units in the period, way ahead of its closest rival …

After what seems like a prolonged period of decline in the North American video games market, the latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the sector enjoyed year-on-year growth in September. In fact, September 2009 was the second biggest September the NPD has ever recorded, beaten only by September …

The long-awaited Gameswipe from Charlie Brooker will be aired on UK TV on September 29th, it has been confirmed. Those looking to see what acclaimed journalist Brooker has come up with will need to tune into BBC4 at 10:00pm, Tuesday 29th September. The show will be repeated on BBC4 on …

Nintendo is remaining tight-lipped, but it’s appearing almost certain now that the platform holder is to cut the price of its Wii console at the end of the month – most likely at its Tokyo Game Show event. The latest evidence comes in the form or a Toys R Us …

With the entirety of The Beatles’ global fanbase already opening up before MTV’s eyes ahead of the release of the official video game in September, news of the joint release of the Fab Four’s remastered album collection on the same day is even better news for the publisher. Due for …

In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to this week – and they don’t even have to wait until Friday. That, of course, is thanks to the slightly …

It was set to be the one of the most epic release days in history until LittleBigPlanet managed to get itself delayed (ruining a bet in the MCV office in the process, incidentally), but this Friday will still see a shockingly high number of genuinely blockbuster titles battling it out …

EA’s FIFA 09 may continue to dominate the UK charts , and win over the world’s games critics , but this Friday brings its sternest test yet in the shape of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 . The battle between the two footballing giants typically defines the UK October charts, …

The latest figures from the SPSL’s Retail Traffic Index have shown that retail footfall fell 0.9 per cent in September compared to the previous month, with annual drops proving even more significant. The Retail Bulletin reports that August showed a surprise 0.1 per cent year-on-year increase in retail footfall, but …

With FIFA 09 likely to top the charts for quite some time (well, at least until October 24th) it’s not surprising to see that most publishers have shied away from unleashing their big releases this week. One notable exception is Fracture, LucasArts’ first original IP in quite some time. On …