Report: 48% of PC Games Bought in 2009 Were Digital Downloads
[Update - 10:20] We've removed a misunderstanding from our reading of the report. Digital distribution accounted for 48% of PC games sold in the...
READ MORE >Weekly PC Sales Bring No Clear Winner (Updated: Winner Revealed)
Once again speaking to the strength of exclusive offerings, digital distributors Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse have unveiled sales charts from...
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see all 30 commentsWeekly PC Sales Illustrate Strength of Bonuses, Discounts and Exclusivity
The latest charts from PC outlets Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse are in, once again speaking to the strength of exclusive offerings, pre-order...
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see all 18 commentsWeekly PC Sales Prove Space Still Sells
Digital distribution outlets Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse have chimed in with their top PC games of the past week, offering a look at what's...
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see all 46 commentsNPD Lists Top Console, PC Games of 2009
Compiling the various sales figures of its monthly reports, marketing research firm The NPD Group has issued its take on the best-selling games at...
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see all 48 commentsModern Warfare 2 Sales Pass... One Billion Dollars
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 publisher Activision today announced that Infinity Ward's shooter has racked up over $1,000,000,000 US in estimated...
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see all 225 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Star Trek Online, Sales Stars and the Unstoppable Modern Warfare 2
Steam's sales chart for the post-Christmas week is naturally dominated by many of its holiday deals, though the unstoppable Modern Warfare 2 sticks...
READ MORE >"In the context of a digital download store (where each item "sold" does not deplete inventory), ..."
see all 52 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Left 4 Dead by Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, Borderlands and Torchlight
Update: According to Big Download and Blue's News, Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders were listed as Steam's second top-grossing game for the week of 11/8 -...
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see all 61 commentsActivision Boasts Modern Warfare 2 Sales Figures, Broken Records
Publisher Activision continues to toot its own horn over the recent release of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 2 Modern Warfare 2 with new figures for...
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see all 122 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Dragon Age, Borderlands and Torchlight Top the Charts
Last week was a big one for PC RPGs, as BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins dominated the sales charts of digital distribution outlets...
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see all 22 commentsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Declared Biggest Launch in Entertainment History
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 publisher Activision has declared this week's release of Infinity Ward's shooter "the biggest launch in history...
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see all 365 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aeons of Aion Ended
The PC digital sales reign of Aion has drawn to a close. The top spot on Steam last week was claimed by the newly-opened Left 4 Dead 2...
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see all 39 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aion Cannons Fire
NCsoft's fantasy MMO Aion once again dominated the digital PC sales arena last week. The title took the top two slots on both the Steam and...
READ MORE >"I'd guess 95% of CS sales now are for people who "lost" their steam account."
see all 13 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aion Tops the Charts Prior to Launch
NCsoft's latest MMO Aion topped both the Steam and Direct2Drive sales charts leading up to the game's North American launch today. Cryptic's...
READ MORE >"It's one of PC gaming strengths right now. Take MMO's away PC gaming loses a leg."
see all 37 commentsWeekly PC Sales: MMOs and Star Wars Reign
The digital re-release of BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was obviously quite popular, just not quite enough to topple the...
READ MORE >"I wouldn't doubt this. I call BS on L4D constanty being the spot 2/3/4 for the last 6 months"
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