The North American console market pulled in $1.18 billion in January 2008, reports sales-tracking firm The NPD Group. Of that figure, $377.8 million was related to video game hardware, with $610.6 million spent on software and $191 million on accessories.
According to NPD, the month's top-selling console titles in North America were:
This week's update for the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store brings the latest DLC for Harmonix's Rock Band (PS3, X360), as well as a pair of new demos.
This week's previously announced Rock Band content hit the PlayStation Store today, and includes master recordings of "Complete Control" by the Clash, "Truth Hits Everybody" by the Police and the Ramones' "Teenage Lobotomy". All songs are up for purchase at $1.99 per download, or $5.49 for the pack. Read more »
Update: Electronic Arts has clarified has that a new Black title is not necessarily in development at this time, as the slide it was mentioned on merely described "past portfolio releases and the pedigree of the studio."
Original Story: Burnout series developer Criterion Games might be working on the second entry in Black, its wildly destructive shooting franchise. Originally released on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2006, Black was just recently reissued via the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Marketplace. Read more »
Breckon found this hidden within the many, many analyst presentations Electronic Arts released today. I'm not too sure on the specifics though, as I haven't had a chance to dig through all of the accompanying audio yet. Regardless, this thing sure looks awesome. Read more »
Publisher Majesco has announced that the girl it describes as "the world's most recognizable teen super-sleuth" will be returning to the Nintendo DS in the form of Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society.
Developed by Gorilla Systems--the same company that handled Nancy Drew's DS debut, The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park--the title pits Nancy against two other other detectives searching for the Clue Bender Society's secret tome, which has all the answers to all of the greatest mysteries known to man. Read more »
The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu reveals several new details concerning Nintendo EAD's Mario Kart Wii including new network functionality, Mii support and more.
Famitsu's report claims that the racer will include 32 courses, split evenly between new additions and remakes of classic courses, according to an IGN translation. Some of these stages will be built around mid-air tricks, a new feature for both karts and bikes that net you a boost in speed when you successfully nail a stunt. Read more »
Konami has announced Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PlayStation 2, confirming a March 18 release with Shacknews.
Covering the entirety of the series' PSX and PS2 appearances, the collection includes the original Metal Gear Solid and the director's cuts of its PS2 sequels Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.
Selling for $29.99--well below the titles' current aftermarket prices--the games will be bundled in a special edition box with new commemorative artwork by series character designer Yoji Shinkawa. The inclusion of Metal Gear Solid marks the first retail release of a PSX title in more than three years.
Read more »The original Xbox editions of Team Ninja's action-slasher Ninja Gaiden Black, Firaxis Games' swashbuckling simulator Sid Meier's Pirates!, and Criterion Games' first-person shooter Black will be available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning Monday, February 11.
VideoGamer.com has all kinds of Tomb Raider: Underworld action, offering a preview, Q&A and video interview.
Read more »GameSpot has been updated with a preview of Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles, offering impressions of the Nintendo DS action/adventure game.
Read more »This week's PlayStation Store update features new content for Harmonix's Rock Band (X360, PS3), a new demo and the final update of Game Republic's Folklore (PS3).
As announced earlier this week, PS3 Rock Band owners can look forward jamming out with "Siva" by the Smashing Pumpkins, "Working Man" by Rush, and a cover of Coheed and Cambria's "Ten Speed (of God's Blood...)" priced at $1.99 per download. Read more »
Over at GameSpot you can find a preview of Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed, the Wii exclusive action game from Sandblast and THQ.
Read more »Hudson Soft has unveiled a handful of new screenshots for its upcoming sports waggle-fest Deca Sports (Wii).
Announced in early January, Deca Sports packs ten events into a single title, including badminton, archery, figure skating, curling and more. Deca Sports is set to launch this summer.
Read more »The Sega Master System is the next console to be represented in the Wii's Virtual Console lineup beginning in February, IT Media reports.
The first two Master System titles to make the leap are Sega's Fantasy Zone and Fist of the North Star, both released in North America for the Master System in 1986. Fist of the North Star was originally localized under the name Black Belt. Read more »
Publisher JoWooD just sent over the first trailer for the Wii edition of Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None, which highlights developer AWE Games' exploration of the system's adventure gaming capabilities.
The mystery-packed title hits Europe on February 8, with the North American release following February 25.
"God that is disgusting, stupid overpriced oil resources running out and all those greedy bastard ..."
- zeejay See all 12 comments