Video game sales fall 21% in December, down 8% for full-year 2011
The video game industry capped off a rough year in the United States with a horrible holiday month that saw sales plummet year-over-year across all …
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Microsoft patent suggests Xbox 720 with DVR support in the works
A patent that was granted to Microsoft in December suggests the company is working on an Xbox game console that will double as a digital …
Nintendo 3DS sales surpass 4 million units, U.S. Wii sales top 4.5 million consoles in 2011
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it has shipped more than 4 million 3DS units worldwide in nine months. That’s more than the number of Wii …
Sony PlayStation Vita sales plummet during second week of availability
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming console launched in Japan with wind in its sails, but the device’s success appears to have been short lived. A …
Violent games don’t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also …
Sony details PlayStation Vita launch games
Sony recently published a list of the games that will be available when its brand new PlayStation Vita portable gaming console finally makes its debut …
Capcom releases Mega Man X for iPhone and iPod touch
We were huge Mega Man fans back when the game made its debut on the NES — and later on the Game Boy — and …
Sony sells 321,400 PlayStation Vitas in first two days
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming system made its debut in Japan on Saturday and early sales estimates are beginning to trickle out. According to research firm …
Gamefly launches free ‘Unlimited PC Play’ public beta
Gamefly announced on Tuesday that its “Unlimited PC Play” beta client is now available for free for all Gamefly members. We first heard about Gamefly’s …
Sony PlayStation Vita pre-orders sell out in Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House recently said that pre-orders for the company’s brand new portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, have sold out in …
Grand Theft Auto III now available on iOS and Android for $4.99
The hit game Grand Theft Auto III is now available for Android and iOS devices. Gamers will take to the streets of Liberty City to …
Game console owners stream more video content than ever before
New data from Nielsen suggests that console owners are using their Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii game consoles to stream video content more than ever …
Xbox 360 crushes PlayStation 3, Wii in November sales
Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console trounced the competition in November, nearly doubling PlayStation 3 sales and sales of Nintendo’s Wii console. According to November …
Microsoft unveils official Xbox LIVE iOS app
Microsoft recently unveiled an official Xbox LIVE application for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The application allows users to view and …
Nintendo: Super Mario creator Miyamoto ‘has no intention of stepping down’
Shigeru Miyamoto, the genius behind hit Nintendo games such as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. 2 and many more, has no intentions of retiring …
GTA III landing on select Android, iOS devices December 15th for $5
Rockstar Games announced on Tuesday that Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition will land on select Android and iOS devices on December 15th …
Nintendo Wii has biggest-ever Black Friday, new Zelda game sets sales record
Nintendo announced earlier this week that the company kicked off the holiday shopping season with a bang, having seen record-setting sales of its Wii and …
Video game consoles are ‘fundamentally doomed,’ Ultima creator says
Microsoft just sold nearly one million Xbox 360 consoles last week alone, but we’re nearing the end of the road for video game consoles according to …
Xbox sees biggest ever sales week thanks to hot holiday weekend
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that last week marked the Xbox 360’s best ever week of sales. The company sold more than 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles …
Microsoft Kinect 2 may monitor emotions, read lips
Today you can use your Kinect to control a movie or play games using voice and gestures, but the device may soon be able to …
EA and Gameloft drop most iOS games to $0.99 for Thanksgiving
If you’re unfortunate enough to be sitting at your in-laws wearing that itchy sweater you hate so much, at least we have you covered with …
First game subscription hits iOS App Store [updated]
Until now, if you wanted to purchase an app on an iPad you had to pay a one-time purchase fee. Now, Apple is opening up …
Microsoft’s Metro-based Xbox 360 dashboard update to launch December 6th
Microsoft is poised to deploy its latest Xbox 360 dashboard update on December 6th, The Verge reported recently. The update will give the dashboard an entire …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 declares war on sales records: 12M copies, $738M in first week
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has become the fastest-selling video game in history, crushing previous records set by earlier titles in the Call …
Video game sales up slightly in October, Xbox leads consoles with sales up 20%
Sales of video games and video game hardware remained lackluster in October according to market research giant The NPD Group. Overall industry sales in the …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 earns record-breaking $400 million in 24 hours
Soldiers, let’s agree to a quick armistice. Activision Publishing announced on Friday that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which exploded onto store shelves this past …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review [video]
I haven’t turned on my Xbox 360 in almost a year. I did to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, though. Modern Warfare 3 …
Android and iOS continue to steal gaming revenue from Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
In 2009, the Nintendo DS generated 70% of all portable gaming revenue in the United States, but in the last two years its share has …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC
The wait is finally over and late Tuesday evening we’ll be making our way over to our local game store to pick up Call of …
Microsoft’s Kinect development kit now supports Windows 8
Microsoft released its Kinect for Windows SDK Beta 2 on Friday that adds support for Windows 8, among other changes. According to ZDNET, Microsoft has …
