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Following its chart-topping performance in February, US sales tracker NPD has confirmed that Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the best-selling game ever in the region. In does so after just four months on the market, overtaking Nintendo’s former record holder Wii Play. Capcom’s Marvel vs Capcom 3 …
Read More »US market posts annual gain in February
The US video games market managed to reverse a run of losses in February by posting year-on-year growth of three per cent. In total the sector was worth $1.36bn in the period thanks mainly to a ten per cent jump in hardware sales that NPD says was driven by strong …
Read More »There’s no stopping Xbox in US
The remarkable strength of Xbox 360 in the US video games market shows no sings abating with news of a record performance for the console in February. Microsoft says that NPD numbers show hardware unit sales of 535,000 for the month, making it the best selling console for the second …
Read More »US: Pokemon sells 1.08m
Joint sales of Pokemon Black/White reached 1.08m copies on their first day of release in the US, Nintendo has announced. The numbers make it the most successful day one ever for a new Pokemon title in the territory, beating the previous 780k record laid down by Diamond/Pearl in 2007. Black/White …
Read More »THQs Watts departs for US office
Simon Watts will be joining THQ’s US team next week. He will be leaving the publisher’s UK arm after three and a half years to start his Stateside duties on March 1st. Watts will retain his role as global communications manager, having spent a year liaising remotely with the US …
Read More »GameStop accused of recording personal data
A class action complaint has been filed against GameStop after the US retail giant was accused of recording the personal information of its customers. The suit was filed by California resident Melissa Arechiga, who claimed a GameStop store kept her name, credit card, and other personal identification information after she …
Read More »Could Catherine get a Western release?
There’s fresh hope that eye-catching console title Catherine could receive a release in the West. As spotted by BeefJack, a now removed listing for the game yesterday appeared on the website of games retailer GameStop. Until now publisher Atlus has doggedly insisted that the game would not be released in …
Read More »GDC11: Gaikai arrives
US-cloud based gaming service Gaikai has gone live with a number of EA-published titles available for online play in time for GDC 2011. Announced by company CEO and co-founder David Perry on his blog, open cloud trial versions of Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, The Sims 3 and Second …
Read More »PSP gets fresh price cut
Sony has dropped the price of the PSP once again in North America. From Sunday February 27th the machine will carry an RRP of $129.99 – tantalisingly close to the magic $99.99 mark. The device currently retails for around $169.99. It was only back in October 2010 that Sony slashed …
Read More »Deathsmiles nears 100,000 sales
The Xbox 360 version of cult arcade shooter Deathsmiles is approaching 100,000 sales in Japan and the US. It hit UK shelves last week (Friday, February 18th), courtesy of Rising Star Games. A Cave spokesperson told MCV: Cave games have had a strong user base and following in Japanese game …
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