Battlefield 3 sells five million units in first week, says internal EA estimates
Battlefield 3 has successfully deployed into five million homes worldwide, EA has announced. According to the publishing giant's "internal estimates," it is now "the fastest-selling game in EA's history."
READ MORE >Angry Birds is top-selling PSN game of the year so far
The PS3 is a powerful gaming rig, featuring tons of great downloadable exclusives, like PixelJunk Shooter 2. So no wonder the top-selling game on the PlayStation Network this year is... Angry Birds? Seriously?
READ MORE >"I don't get it either. I love plenty of simple IOS games and have sunk hundreds of hours into ..."
see all 17 commentsNHL 12 breaks franchise records; Facebook game incoming
NHL 12 breaks records for EA's hockey franchise and EA announces a new free-to-play social game based on the license for Facebook.
READ MORE >"BigBubba lost a tooth in a hockey fight, click here to help him find it! That actually might ..."
see all 12 commentsDeus Ex tops weak August NPD sales report
August NPD sales figures showed a measurable decline from last year but with only five days sales Deus Ex Human Revolution took top honors on the chart.
READ MORE >"They stopped releasing those months ago. It's quite strange... You'd think that they would want ..."
see all 9 commentsBlack Ops sells over 18 million map packs in nine months
Activision has revealed that Call of Duty fever is going strong, with Black Ops selling 18 million map packs since launching nine months ago.
READ MORE >"That's it! people keep feeding the trash monster, the more you feed it the more he aggressive he ..."
see all 41 commentsActivision reveals sales figures for Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2
Despite it already being known as the "best-selling game of all time," Activision has shared current unit sales numbers for Black Ops as it compares to Modern Warfare 2.
READ MORE >"I'm sorry... but demographically, your comparing apples to oranges here. In 1 year, the world ..."
see all 36 commentsCatherine gives Atlus its 'largest launch' ever
Atlus is known for localizing and publishing niche games for the US market. However, it may have found a big hit on its hands with the recently-released Catherine. Atlus boasted it as "the largest launch in the 20-year history of Atlus."
READ MORE >"The best way to describe it is part "anime film", part "Persona-y dialogue game", part ..."
see all 7 commentsGarry's Mod sells a million
Creating a physics sandbox seems to be one way to get video game riches. Garry's Mod, a popular "game" available on Steam, hit the one million sales mark over the weekend.
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see all 18 commentsPortal 2 sells three million
Portal 2 is quickly on its way towards matching the sales of the original game.
READ MORE >"Globally only 50% have finished Portal 1, so you're not even close in your statement."
see all 34 commentsAngry Birds Rio slingshots to 10M downloads
On its official Twitter page, developer Rovio posted the mysterious phrase, "10 in 10 ... Angry Birds Rio breaking all records...
READ MORE >"Hey, thanks. Haters gonna hate. I've been doing this job too long to pay any attention to ..."
see all 56 commentsMicrosoft: Over 2.5 Million Kinect Sensors Sold
Microsoft announced that it has sold over 2.5 million Kinect sensors, bundled or otherwise, to date. Last we heard, Microsoft had sold around one...
READ MORE >"I don't know about that... the delay would certainly need to be tightened, however. The big ..."
see all 52 commentsTony Hawk: Shred Hits the Pavement Hard in First Week; EA's MMA and DJ Hero 2 Sales Start Slow
Last month, Tony Hawk: Shread developer Robomodo was hit with a wave of layoffs, reportedly letting go up to 60 employees. In the same fell swoop,...
READ MORE >"I know they couldn't do anything about it, it is just sad they probably had no choice and had to ..."
see all 10 commentsPhil Spencer: Halo Reach Generated $200 Million in One Day of Sales
During its Tokyo Game Show 2010 media briefing, Microsoft's Phil Spencer revealed that in just one day of sales, Halo: Reach generated $200...
READ MORE >"And yet id rather pay for live... you entire argument is moot."
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