Monthly Archives: January 2011

Research group eMarketer is reporting that social gaming is set to pass $1 billion in revenue this year.

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Another day and more Kinect hacks. This time it’s all about Flash and Silverlight.

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Here’s our audio wrap-up for this morning, European-types. Don’t start your day without it.

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Sega’s released three new trailers for Valkyria Chronicles III, detailing some of its main aspects.

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NowGamer‘s reporting that Starbreeze is to show its new title behind closed doors at GDC in March.

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NPD figures for the month of December 2010, released last night, showed that Xbox 360 enjoyed year-on-year increase for the month – the only console to do so – with 1.9 million sales in the US.

Call of Duty: Black Ops topped the December charts, and was also named the biggest-selling American game of 2010.

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There’s no good reason to hack servers full of crucially important medial information.

We’re pretty sure, however, that this is the worst.

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Sony Computer Entertainment is reportedly expanding into China, opening facilities in the city of Guangzhou and tentatively planning a local launch of the PlayStation 3, previously unavailable to mainland Chinese residents except by import.

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Today’s episode of VG247 is brought to you by the letters “W,” “T,” and “F.”

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The ESA has spoken out against a soon-to-be-published study linking video games with mental health problems in children, citing flawed methodology and invalid background assumptions.

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There’s been a lot of celebration of the NPD’s recently released 2010 US sales figures, but among the cheering is a note of concern. Compared to 2009′s figures, game and hardware sales were down six percent right across the board.

On the up side, that’s less of a down turn than last year.

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You like Metal Gear Solid. You like Monster Hunter. You’re just about ready to explode with joy, then, at the latest Solid Snake shenanigans in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.

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Peter Moore, president of EA Sports, is set to keynote the 2011 GameSupply Summit in Burbank, California, with a presentation titled “Digital Play – What’s the Future” – a topic the success of EA’s Online Pass system no doubt qualifies the man to speak on.

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Sega has announced the Dreamcast Collection for PC and Xbox 360 is to be released next month, permitting those whose faithful consoles have curled up and died the chance to revisit several classic titles including Space Channel 5: Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing.

For those born too late to appreciate this bit of awesome-sauce, please note the total lack of sarcasm in my enthusiasm.

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Jonathan Coulton, the singer songwriter behind Portal’s hit ending credits song Still Alive, has suggested his contribution to the sequel’s soundtrack is at least partly complete, but not yet incorporated into the game.

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Nintendo has made an official statement in response to the NPD’s release of US sales figures for 2010, highlighting its performance as the best selling console manufacturer of the last decade.

NoA’s Charlie Scibetta said that Nintendo had topped the charts for five years straight, adding, “Of the quarter billion hardware systems sold in the United States during the past 10 years, Nintendo sold more than half.”

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The as-yet unconfirmed Akuma has appeared in artworks accompanying ShopTo‘s Marvel vs. Capcom 3 listing.

Capcom fans are reported to be delighted, bordering on completely unsurprised.

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Minecraft’s beta has just hit V1.2, and it’s chock a block with new things to play with – including a water mob, the ability to bake cake, and a pair of mysterious secret blocks.

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The NPD has released a top ten list of the best selling games of 2010 and amazingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops is royally serene at the very head.

Other notable entries include Black Ops’ precursor, Modern Warfare 2, at eighth place; Red Dead Redemption at fifth; and NBA 2K11 sneaking in at tenth.

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Premiere business magazine Forbes has published a short assessment of Activision Blizzard’s recent financial performance, highlighting top-line growth and greater than expected adjusted earnings increases.

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