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Analyze That: November NPD Blockbuster Edition

A detailed look at the figures the NPD Group released for videogame sales in November in the United States shows that Modern Warfare 2 is not only a much bigger release than the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare but also bigger than Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War.The November 2009 chart is domina...

17 December 2009
17:21 GMT

A Gamer's Week: November 8-1

This week, we've got a review of Halo 3: ODST up (no Master Chief included), a Weekend Reading piece dealing with China and videogaming nationalism and an EndGameWeek about what we're set to play in our spare time. But there are also some new stories you might want to take a look at.On Monday, a list of the...

8 November 2009
10:51 GMT

A Gamer's Week: 18 – 25 October

This week was dedicated to getting through the entirety of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in order to post a review for this PlayStation 3 exclusive that is sure to attract quite a lot of gamers to the Sony platform. But there has been other stuff you should know about, like this Weekend Reading piece about the body coun...

25 October 2009
10:21 GMT

Spin Cycle: Microsoft Emphasizes Halo 3: ODST

Microsoft has outed the usual response to the figures released by the NPD Group for software and hardware sales for September in North America. The company is obviously happy to talk about the impressive numbers posted by Halo 3: ODST, developed by Bungie, managing to sell more than 1.5 million copies even though it ...

21 October 2009
02:41 GMT

Halo Waypoint Details Are Revealed

Halo Waypoint was first unveiled three months ago and now Microsoft has released the first screens for the program and even a small video of the service in action. The “new destination for Halo fans on Xbox Live," as it was first labeled, is a channel for the online service of the Xbox 360 where Halo enthusiast...

20 October 2009
08:01 GMT

NPD Software: Halo 3 Is Triumphant

The best sold videogame of September was Halo 3: ODST from Bungie and Microsoft. It was the only release that broke through the 1 million sales barrier, to reach a total of 1.52 in just one month.Second spot went to Wii Sport Resort, which is being sold bundled with the Motion Plus add on, that managed to ship more t...

20 October 2009
05:21 GMT

A Gamer's Week: October 4 – October 11

This week, we've talked quite a bit about Batman: Arkham Asylum that received both a detailed review on the PlayStation 3 and a quick look related to its PhysX systems on the PC, and about FIFA 10, which generated quite a bit of buzz.Monday was all about the price war between supermarkets and specialized retaile...

11 October 2009
11:31 GMT

FIFA 10 Moves to the Top of the United Kingdom Chart

England is said to be the nation that invented football and its internal competition has certainly been supplying the most powerful teams in Europe and attracting the biggest players in the last few years. So, it's no surprise to see that FIFA 10 from EA Sports is the best sold videogame in the Un...

8 October 2009
04:36 GMT

Full Video Capture Might Come to the Xbox 360

Halo 3: ODST has been loved by some, who are playing up its innovative campaign storytelling and its pacing, along with the new Firefight mode, and has been dismissed by some as being just a quick way for Bungie and for Microsoft to make money, pointing out the 60-dollar price point and the limited content in single ...

6 October 2009
13:01 GMT

Modern Warfare 2 Is the Most Wanted Videogame

With Halo 3: ODST now out, it seems that Modern Warfare 2 from Activision and Infinity Ward is the videogame that players are most interested in picking up in the coming period, at least according to the GamePlan Insights study conducted by OTX, whose aim was to compile a list of the most attractive titles to be rele...

1 October 2009
16:21 GMT

Halo 3: ODST Better than Need for Speed

Need for Speed: Shift managed to hold on to the top spot in the videogame chart compiled for the United Kingdom for just one short week. It seems that shooting Covenant aliens is more appealing than racing in a more simulation-like experience delivered by Need for Speed, as Halo 3: ODST, the latest Bungie videogame, ...

1 October 2009
13:01 GMT

Halo 3: ODST Fans Also Interested in Modern Warfare 2

A new study offered by OTX through its GamePlan Insights service shows that a lot of those players who have picked up the new Halo 3: ODST are also set to buy Modern Warfare 2 when the title is released on November 10. This is good news for Microsoft and Activision and might prove to be pretty bad news for other publ...

22 September 2009
18:31 GMT

Infinity Ward Not Developing Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner. The shooter, which has been put together by Infinity Ward and is published by Activision, is set to be released on November 10 and it's carrying so much clout that a lot of companies delayed their games so as not to stand in the way of this firepower-packing behemoth. ...

22 September 2009
05:23 GMT

A Gamer's Week: 6 – 13 September

This week was dominated by the release of the NPD Group numbers for August, which showed the industry selling about 16% less than in the same period of 2008. Still, it was not all bad news. Here's what you need to know about the news from the last seven days.On Monday, we found out that Sony was interested in ke...

13 September 2009
10:41 GMT

A Gamer's Week: 30 August – 5 September

This week has been oddly dominated by news related to Take Two and its biggest franchise, Grand Theft Auto. The company released its financial results for the third quarter of the financial year and things are not looking good, with losses of about 55.5 million dollars and with Red Dead Redemption, BioShock 2 and Max...

5 September 2009
08:41 GMT

Halo 3: ODST Most Wanted Videogame

Halo 3: ODST continues to be the videogame that most players are interested in picking up once it is released, according to new data provided by OTX through its GamePlan Insights program to consumer site Gamasutra. Still, its lead over Modern Warfare 2 from Activision seems to be shrinking, while Assassin's Cree...

26 August 2009
14:41 GMT

Activision: Modern Warfare Is Biggest Launch of All Time

Activision is really not mincing words when it comes to its videogame releases. Talking to the advertising firm TBWA\Chiat\Day, the publisher claimed that the launch of Modern Warfare 2, which is set for November 10 this year, would be “biggest entertainment launch of all time.”The idea was that...

19 June 2009
17:51 GMT

Goodbye Halo 3: Recon, Hello Halo 3: ODST

Halo has certainly been one of the defining series for the whole Xbox line of consoles. It placed players in the body armor of a futuristic soldier, named Master Chief, who fought for humanity's right for survival against the evil aliens from the Covenant. It took console shooters to new heights in terms of game...

28 November 2008
03:23 GMT


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