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Sims 3 Smashes Competition in June PC Sales Charts

The NPD console charts have come and gone, but the sales analysis groups have also revealed their stats about the PC gaming market and how it fared during the month of June. To almost nobody's surprise, the game that reigned supreme was Electronic Arts' The Sims 3 title. The game, which is exclusive to the...

29 July 2009
11:01 GMT

Here Are the Best Selling PC Games of May

The PC platform has been doomed by many critics and analysts largely because it has been the prime target for piracy and that many gamers just can't keep up with the upgrades necessary to their configurations in order to run all of the most recent games.But things are still going along quite nicely, and games ar...

23 June 2009
11:01 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Now More Accurate

The PC gaming market has been deemed by many analysts as dying and some have said that, soon, no big company will bring its titles to it. But every week, the sales data from the NPD group, which charts the retail market, and digital download services Steam and Direct2Drive, offer a much more optimistic picture for th...

10 June 2009
11:01 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Team Fortress 2 Edition

The PC platform hasn't been going through the best of times in recent years, but it is still continuing to sell quite a lot of games, even though piracy is a big problem for it. In order to see just what titles are selling and which aren't, here is our weekly PC Sales Charts, with data from the NPD Group fo...

27 May 2009
11:01 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Even More Zombie Editions

The PC platform is declared doomed at the beginning of every year by some analysts who say that this is the year when the PC will finally die and be overtaken by consoles. But luckily the old platform keeps on fighting and it still making a hefty profit for companies that choose to bring their games onto it. As alwa...

20 May 2009
11:01 GMT

Here Are the Best-Selling PC Games of April

The PC platform has been doomed time and time again by a lot of analysts and/or developers over the past few years. From the fact that it would be consumed by piracy to users eventually realizing the advantages of consoles, the PC was seemingly destined to be forgotten by gamers. But that's not true, as a lot o...

18 May 2009
13:11 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Zombies Edition

PC gaming is a genre that hasn't been really appreciated lately by a lot of analysts who said that it wouldn't stand a chance against the current generation of consoles and that developers would realize the big features that these have against the PC. But week after week though, things are still going well...

14 May 2009
11:11 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Discount Edition

The PC gaming market has been doomed by a lot of analysts because it is filled with piracy, which hurts every company that brings its games to the old platform, still the most popular one in the world. But the weekly PC sales charts just go to prove that things are still going great for a lot of companies that have m...

6 May 2009
11:11 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Demigods and Clashes Edition

PC gaming has been doomed by various analysts and developers in the gaming industry for quite some time. Its fate was sealed, in their opinion, by consoles, which hold the key to the future of virtual entertainment because of their low piracy rates and the more developer-friendly platforms. But things are still goin...

28 April 2009
11:11 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Diversity Edition

PC gaming has been condemned by quite a lot of developers and publishers to a slow and painful death, but luckily things are going pretty good for the old platform, which is still fighting the good fight against the current generation of consoles in terms of game sales. As always, we have just received the PC Sales ...

23 April 2009
11:11 GMT

These Are the Best-Selling PC Games of March

PC gaming hasn't been going through the best times in recent years, and, at least according to some analysts, it will be dying out in a matter of months or possibly years, succumbing to the popularity of consoles, which are more user friendly to gamers and, in some cases, piracy free. But the platform is still ...

21 April 2009
13:01 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Puzzles and MMOs Edition

Another week has passed and another fresh batch of data from the three biggest video game suppliers in the world of PC gaming has arrived for us to dissect and see just what were the trends in both retail and digital sales. So, without further ado, here are this week's PC Sales Charts from the NPD group, Steam a...

14 April 2009
13:01 GMT

PC Sales Charts – WoW, Zombies and Fantasies

PC gaming has been doomed by quite a lot of developers and industry specialists over the recent few years, but despite such gloomy forecasts, it has managed to stay alive and still generates a very nice income for companies that have brought their titles to it.Among them, as showed by the weekly retail sales charts f...

8 April 2009
03:13 GMT

PC Sales Charts – War and Zombies Edition

The PC has been condemned by quite a lot of developers and analysts to a slow and painful death at the hands of piracy and low sales. But the PC Gaming Alliance has proven to us that companies which bring their titles onto this platform can make a decent profit.The PC sales charts of this week showcase some of the co...

3 April 2009
03:09 GMT

PC Sales Charts Showcase the Importance of Promotions

PC gaming has two sides when it comes to sales charts, as you can either choose to follow the NPD charts, which only feature retail sales, or go for services like Steam of Direct2Drive, which can't be ignored, due to the increasing popularity of digital downloads. But one very big factor in terms of digital ser...

25 March 2009
12:01 GMT

Uprising and Total War in This Week's PC Sales Charts

PC gaming has suffered from quite a lot of hate and disinterest from some developers and publishers due to the high piracy rate and the fact that normal retail sales aren't always as high as expected, compared to the ones from the online content distribution services. But things are still going well for the com...

18 March 2009
03:57 GMT

Empire: Total War Defeats Dawn of War II in the PC Sales Charts

The PC platform has its own particular needs and specific titles, as a lot of PC gamers find it handier to play complex games by using the keyboard and a mouse. Strategy games are among the aforementioned titles, which, although they have appeared on consoles, are better played with mappable keyboard filled with keys...

10 March 2009
03:59 GMT

Dawn of War II Dominates All PC Sales Charts

Strategy titles have had a bad reputation lately, as they cater to a niche audience, as opposed to first-person shooters, which are targeted to a broader segment of the public. This is a very sad thing, but, thanks to the newer titles, its seems that Real Time Strategy (RTS) games are beginning to become as popular a...

9 March 2009
01:27 GMT

Dawn of War II And Empire: Total War Dominate PC Charts

PC gaming has been subject to quite a lot of controversy in recent months, as piracy has been on the lips of quite a few developers and other industry analysts, as they released lists of countries that indulge piracy and where the most users who tend to pirate new video games or software releases are found. But that...

3 March 2009
16:51 GMT


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