Category Archives: America
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 10:39 BST
NPD May: Deep Silver, Nintendo strong in grim month
The NPD Group has released its monthly report on retail sales in the US, showing very little movement in the software chart but strong performances from Nintendo and up-and-coming publisher Deep Silver.
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 16:57 BST
Animal Crossing: New Leaf sets new record for US launch day eShop sales
During its E3 investors meeting yesterday, Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata said Animal Crossing: New Leaf set a record for launch day sales through the eShop in the US.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, America, E3 2013, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: animal crossing, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, New Leaf, Satoru Iwata
Mon, Jun 10, 2013 | 09:27 BST
CDC to investigate gaming’s role in US gun violence
The Centers for Disease Control has been charged by US President Barack Obama to investigate the role of videogames in acts of gun violence. Findings from the study will be presented in 3-5 years.
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Posted in: America, Education, Politics
Tags: Centers for Disease Control
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 14:11 BST
US and UK PlayStation Charts: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon tops for May
Sony has released the May 2013 PSN Top Sellers charts for both the US and UK, and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon topped the US combined charts and the PSN chart in Europe.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Europe, North America, PS2, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony, Vita
Tags: ps3 charts, PSN Charter May, psn charts
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 04:53 BST
NPD: digital brings Q1 2013 spend on par with 2012
The NPD Group believes total spend among US game consumers has not declined since 2012 despite depressing result at retail, thanks to growing digital spend.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Trade
Tags: the npd group
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 20:42 BST
Perfect World announces formation of Cryptic North in Seattle
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have announced the formation of Cryptic North, a new division of Cryptic Studios led by director Russell Williams.
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Posted in: America, Development, Jobs, MMO, PC, Perfect World
Tags: Cryptic North, cryptic studios, Russell Williams
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 02:36 BST
Mobile, freemium segment most popular in the US – report
There are more consumers in the “free and mobile gamer” category than any other gaming segment in the US, according to the NPD Group.
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Posted in: America, Android, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Trade, iPad, iPhone
Tags: the npd group
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 21:57 BST
US PS Store and Plus update, June 4 – Remember Me, Limbo, Crysis 3 multiplayer
Sony has updated the North American end of the PS Store and PS Plus. Full update below.
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Posted in: America, North America, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony, Vita
Tags: ps plus update, ps store update, psn update
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 21:31 BST
Analyst: “it’s too early to predict” whether Xbox One or PS4 will have the biggest market share
Jesse Divnich, industry analyst for EEDAR has weighed in on Xbox One’s reveal by providing his thought on the new console in an industry letter.
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Posted in: America, Development, Microsoft, Trade, Xbox One
Tags: analyst, EEDAR, Jesse Divnich
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 12:49 BST
Wii U: under 40,000 consoles sold across America in April – rumour
Nintendo’s Wii U sale woes could be continuing, according to a batch of allegedly leaked NPD sales figures currently doing the rounds. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has suggested that the numbers are mostly accurate. If true, then only 38,000 Wii U consoles were sold across North America in April.
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 09:29 BST
NPD April: Injustice tops charts, total spend down 25%
NetherRealm’s first non-Mortal Kombat game performed well at retail in the US during April, topping the charts as the best-selling title in an otherwise lacklustre month.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 08:38 BST
Black Ops: Nuketown 2025 map re-created at paintball arena, video inside
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 map Nuketown 2025 has been re-created in its entirety at the Paintball Explosion park in Illinois. The company has posted video footage of players running around the map and splattering each other silly.
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Posted in: America, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Nuketown 2025, Paintball Explosion, Tipmann Sports
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 06:58 BST
“No legal reason why” violent games couldn’t be taxed
US vice president Joe Biden has said there’s no legal objection to imposing a tax on violent media.
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Posted in: America, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: Joe Biden
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 01:12 BST
PS3 Legacy bundle offers two games and 500GB HDD for $300
Sony has unveiled a new PlayStation 3 retail bundle with some pretty impressive pack-ins.
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Posted in: America, PS3, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, inFamous 2
Sat, Apr 20, 2013 | 16:39 BST
NPD March: BioShock Infinite tops US retail charts with 878K – Update
Despite launching later in the month, BioShock Infinite was the best-selling game in the US in March.
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 23:20 BST
NPD March: Xbox 360 on top for 27th consecutive month
This month’s NPD Report drops today, with Microsoft the first to spill details. The platform holder shifted 261,000 Xbox 360 consoles over the course of the month.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 09:57 BST
EA Sports lawsuit: court extends claim period for consumer rights settlement
The United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of California has extended a law suit levied at EA Sports surrounding its NFL, NCAA, and AFL licenses, amid claims that the company breached antitrust laws, along with California consumer protection laws.
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Posted in: America, EA Sports, Legalities
Tags: EA Sports lawsuit
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 | 00:55 BST
US politician moves to ban non-existent games
New Jersey assemblywoman Linda Stender has proposed a state bill prohibiting public spaces like cinemas and bowling alleys from hosting arcade games rated Mature or Adult’s Only. But put down your pitchforks; according to Kotaku, the ESRB doesn’t actually rate coin-operated arcade machines, so assuming this bill was passed, it would have absolutely no effect on anything, anywhere. Hopefully someone will highlight this issue for Stender before she puts her bill before other lawmakers.
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Posted in: America, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: Linda Stender
Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 23:04 GMT
Persona 4 Golden is $10 off in Canada, US
Atlus has dropped us a line to let us know that Persona 4 Golden is $10 off across Canada and the US for two weeks only. The PS2 Classic remake is one of the Vita’s best-selling titles, and certainly its highest-rated.
Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 22:29 GMT
US politicians renew calls for violent games investigation following Lanza “score” headlines
Following a report suggesting the perpetrator of last year’s Sandy Hook massacre was trying to get some sort of ‘high score’, a pair of US politicians have renewed their campaigns against violent games.
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Posted in: America, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Jay Rockefeller, Sandy Hook
Xbox One 24 hour check-in, used policies, more dropped