Rumor: Microsoft Killed Cross-Gaming Project Between PC And Xbox 360
Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and current CTO of HP’s gaming business, has written on his blog that “there was a project that got killed at Microsoft [which] was designed to allow console gamers and PC gamers to interact and battle over a connected environment.” This project was killed because PC players “destroy[ed]” the […]
WSJ Corrects StarCraft II $100M Figure
Previously we wrote that the Wall Street Journal reported that Blizard has so much faith in StarCraft II that it has spent more than $100 million in producing the game. Seems they got the facts a bit mixed up. StarCraft II did not take $100 million to develop. It was actually World of Warcraft. Here’s […]
NPD: Digital Game Distribution And Physical Sales Go Head To Head
The digital download games service must be really booming. So much so in fact that they are almost on par with boxed copies sold in stores. NOD tracked some 21.3 million PC games sold through digital distribution such as Steam and D2D while 23.5 million boxed PC games were sold at retail last year. Very […]
Ubisoft Q1 2010-2011 Sales Figures Up 94%
Ubisoft has just released their first quarter 2010-2011 sales figures. Sales for the first quarter totaled €161 million, up 94% from the same period in 2009-2010 which was €83 million. The strong growth in sales can be attributed to: * the solid performance of Splinter Cell Conviction™, which sold in 1.9 million units * a […]
New Halo Already In Development At 343 Industries?
A resume update by a fellow designer at 343 Industries reveals that he began “designing new levels and missions for the next Halo project” starting this month. Moreover, the 343 Industries website list a total of 25 vacancies, from Technical Artist, Game Engineer to Prodcuer and what not. Nothing is concrete as of yet but […]
Pachter: New Xbox Accounted For 40 Percent of US Sales
By now you probably know Michael Pachter, the Wedbush Morgan analyst for video games and his own web-show. Pachter has said that the new Xbox 360 Slim accounted for 40% of Microsoft’s overall sales in the US in June 2010. The contributing factor has been the pride drop rather than the introduction of a new […]
Xbox 360 Slim UK Release Exceeds PS2, PS3 Slim Launches, Says Chart-Track
Chart-Track a UK company that monitors retail sales of music, video and software in the UK reports that the launch of Xbox 360 Slim in the UK has surpassed those of both PS3 and PS3 Slim. The report states: “Microsoft’s new, improved, slimmer Xbox 360 console, the Xbox 360 250GB (or Xbox 360S) achieves the […]
Codemasters Want To “Sell Unfinished Games” To Combat Piracy
Piracy is bad. We get it. And no matter how intrusive your DRM is (I’m looking at you AC II), it will likely get cracked. Even before you release the game. So what does Codemasters have in mind? According to a recent statement by CEO Rod Cousens, the answer lies in selling us “unfinished games”. […]
StarCraft II Cost More Than $100 Million To Develop
[Update] This has been an error on part of the Wall Street Journal. It was actually World of Warcraft that took $100 million to develop. A Wall Street Journal article reports that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, has said that Blizard has so much faith in StarCraft II that it has spent more than $100 […]
EA Sells Their Entire Stake In Ubisoft
EA is selling off its 14.8% stake in Ubisoft which it acquired six years ago. A Paris based stock trader said, “Electronic Arts was seen as a natural bidder for Ubisoft, though a lot of people had given up with this idea a long time ago. On the other hand, it may open the door […]
June 2010 NPD Sales Data, Xbox 360 Sells More Than Wii
The NPD sales data are out for June 2010, with sales plummeting 15%. Following the release of the Xbox 360 Slim, it moved up as the second best selling console trailing behind the DS but overtaking the Wii. Here’s the raw data: Top 10 Games 1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 582.6K 2. Super Mario […]
NPD Sales Data: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii Figures, Alan Wake Sells Under 200K
The NPD sales figures are out. First off, Microsoft. The Xbox 360 sold 195,000 hardware units in May 2010. Microsoft said that Xbox 360’s software attach rate was an “industry-leading” 8.9. The attach rate is the average number of video games sold per a specific console. Sony’s PS3 sold 155,000 units in the US in […]
PlayStation Home “A Huge Success”, Says Sony
PlayStation Home boss Jack Buser has told Gamasutra that Home has been a “very good business model for PlayStation, and quite profitable.” He added: “With numbers like we have, it goes without saying that Home has been a huge success for our company, something that we have been very proud of. We’ve released over 5,000 […]
Microsoft Says There Is “Unprecedented Demand” For Xbox 360 Slim
Speaking to IndsutryGamers, Microsoft has said that there is “unprecedented demand” for the new, sleek, slim Xbox 360. A Microsoft rep said: “We are hearing great feedback from retailers that the new Xbox 360 250GB is experiencing unprecedented demand. Strong demand for the new Xbox 360 250GB combined with a $50 price reduction in the […]
