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NPD: The Top 20 PC Games of October

By Nick Breckon, Nov 14, 2008 4:40pm PST

Marketing research group NPD has released a list of the top 20 best-selling PC titles over the month of October. Bethesda's Fallout 3 lead the...

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"It's amazing that people are NOT told all the information- sorry! "

- uk_john see all 19 comments

October Console Game Sales, Part II: 360 Games Win, Guitar Hero Loses

By Blake Ellison, Nov 14, 2008 1:47pm PST

Adding to October's top ten console games as measured by market research firm The NPD Group, the rankings for numbers 11 to 20 have emerged,...

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"I'm sure the fact that half the songs are in rock band already didn't help"

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Xbox 360 Opens Wide Lead on PS3 in October

By Nick Breckon, Nov 13, 2008 4:05pm PST

Sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 dominated those of rival Sony's PlayStation 3 by a nearly two-to-one margin in October, according to new figures...

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"This and a strong yen doesn't bode well for Sony. They better hope the international markets ..."

- TheMongbat see all 43 comments

October Console Game Sales: Fable 2 Tops the Charts

By Chris Faylor, Nov 13, 2008 3:32pm PST

Sales-tracking research group NPD has released its analysis of US console hardware and software sales for October 2008, revealing Lionhead's...

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"Eh, I wasn't impressed with World Tour. My brother and I went through expert band--he played ..."

- Altanar see all 16 comments

Weekly PC Sales: Fallout 3 and Red Alert 3 Dominate, World of Warcraft Disappears

By Chris Faylor, Nov 11, 2008 8:58pm PST

Marketing research group NPD has released its weekly list of the best-selling PC software at U.S. retailers, covering the time between October 26...

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"Light your house on fire, build a new one, the new PC should work better."

- su007 see all 56 comments

Smartphones Used More For Games Than Business Applications, Claims NPD Report

By Chris Faylor, Nov 11, 2008 8:58am PST

"More smartphone owners are playing games than using business related applications on their device," claims a new report from marketing research...

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PC Sales: Far Cry 2 and Dead Space Debut Strong

By Chris Faylor, Nov 03, 2008 1:48pm PST

The NPD Group has released its weekly take on the PC software marketing, listing the ten best-selling PC games at US retailers during the week of...

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""NICE. Good to see support for new like Dead Space" Your grammar hurts my head!"

- Weewoot see all 67 comments

Weekly PC Sales: WoW Topples Nancy Drew

By Chris Faylor, Oct 27, 2008 11:30am PDT

Sales-tracking marketing firm The NPD Group has released its regular chart of the best-selling PC games at US retailers, this time covering October...

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"That didn't work for the Sims. That didn't work for Myst. Start seing a trend here? Sucessfull ..."

- pillzer see all 9 comments

Weekly PC Sales: Nancy Drew Regains Ground

By Chris Faylor, Oct 20, 2008 1:27pm PDT

Following up on the monthly totals for September, the sales-tracking NPD Group has chimed in with the top-selling PC games at U.S. retailers for...

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"So... People who don't pirate games are stupid? Where are you going with this?"

- donjuancarlos see all 22 comments

Spore Outsells Microsoft Office: September's 20 Best-Selling PC Games Revealed

By Chris Faylor, Oct 17, 2008 1:18pm PDT

Rollings its weekly PC sales charts into one giant monthly bundle, the NPD Group has released a list of the 20 best-selling PC games at U.S....

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"Or how to... spell? I probably am the only person who finds me funny, but one is enough."

- TheMongbat see all 19 comments

NPD Compares PC Sales to Console Best-sellers

By Blake Ellison, Oct 16, 2008 5:40pm PDT

Today's NPD numbers left out sales for PC games, as is typical, but this month the market research firm decided to take a look at PC game sales...

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"Well they generally DON'T compare them, they keep them separate. This is, again, an exception, ..."

- Chris Remo see all 24 comments

NPD: Force Unleashed, Wii Fit Lead September Sales, 360 Sales Spike After Price Cut

By Blake Ellison, Oct 16, 2008 3:47pm PDT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed took top honors for sales in the month of September 2008, according to new numbers released by market research firm...

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"They made it into the black on the strength of selling a hojillion copies of Halo 3, and ..."

- theflux see all 16 comments

Weekly PC Sales: The Spore / WAR Tag Team

By Chris Faylor, Oct 14, 2008 7:58am PDT

The latest PC software sales figures from research firm NPD have arrived, detailing the top 10 best-selling PC games at North American retailers...

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"I would have prefered the headline: "Weekly PC Sales: This Old Spore House"

- capt tripps see all 11 comments

Weekly PC Sales: Spore Overtakes Warhammer

By Nick Breckon and Chris Faylor, Oct 07, 2008 3:52pm PDT

After a strong debut at the top slot, Electronic Arts' Warhammer Online dropped to second place on the PC sales chart, settling behind EA's Spore...

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"There is a Shack server. I don't have the IP on hand, though. "

- Wisp! see all 39 comments

PC Sales: Warhammer Online, Crysis Warhead and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Make Strong Debuts

By Chris Faylor, Oct 01, 2008 11:40am PDT

After the flurry of new releases that flooded US retailers between September 14 and 20, sales-tracking group NPD has released its list of that...

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"I actually just beat STALKER and Warhead. STALKER was decent but somewhat buggy though even with ..."

- BIGAssasin8 see all 31 comments