Treyarch Has “Outdone Infinity Ward”, Says Activision Owner
Jean-Bernard Lévy, CEO of Activision parent Vivendi has said that Treyarch, developers of Black Ops has outperformed previous call of Duty series veteran Infinity Ward. He said to investors: “The Treyarch studio, which made this year’s game, has done better than what Infinity Ward could achieve a year ago.” If sales are any indicators, Treyarch […]
Ex-Sony Boss: Xbox And PlayStation Could Join Forces In The Future
Dream come true, ain’t it? Sony and Microsoft joining forces to make the ultimate gaming console. And you won’t have to wait too long either. Ex-Sony Computer Entertainment deputy president and ex SCEE worldwide president David Reeves believe that this could happen within the next 15 years. David Reeves is currently the COO of Capcom. […]
Analyst: PlayStation Move Has “Sold Well Below Expectations”
Gaming industry analyst Michael Pachter has said that Sony’s PlayStation Move has “sold well below expectations”. Move has sold one million units in North and Latin America in its first 30 days. Michael Pachter said in a research note that “Move sold well below expectations in its first month” in the US, and NPD sales […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Rakes In $650M In First Five Days Worldwide
Activision has just announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops has grossed $650 million in worldwide sales. The game sold around 5.6 million units in the US and UK (and an estimated worldwide total of 7 million units) on release day and grossed $360 million. It also beats Modern Warfare 2’s sales revenue which made […]
Xbox 360 US Sales Beat PS3 And Wii In October
According to NPD data and gaming industry Michael Pachter, US sales of Xbox 360 beat PS3 and Wii in October 2010. Xbox 360 sold 325,000 units, being the best selling console in the US in five months in a row. PS3 sold 250,000 units and Wii 232,000. Overall, top selling gaming system was Nintendo’s DS, […]
Next Game From Alan Wake Creator To Feature Motion Controls?
Remedy, makers of Alan Wake, has posted a new job description on their site. The job description is for a Programmer a “AAA Console Project”. Under the ‘Appreciated additional knowledge and experience’ section, there is a bullet point for “Experience on motion-control technology (e.g. Kinect)”. It is not clear what new project the programmer will […]
Xbox 360 Will Fall Behind PS3 Due To “Lack Of Diversity”, Says Analysts
Analysts David Cole of DFC Intellignece believes that the lack of a broad range of games on the Xbox 360 will eventually push it behind Sony’s PS3. Microsoft’s has traditionally been considered a shooter-box and the Xbox 360 “lacked the diversity to appeal to a broader international market.” The gap between the Xbox 360 and […]
Infinity Ward, Down But Not Out, Still “Amazingly Capable”
The Acti-Infinity Ward debacle may have hampered Infinity Ward but they are certainly not out. Activision boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that Infinity Ward is still staffed by developers who are “amazingly capable” of making great games. “We’re in the video game business. If we can’t replace 25 people, that would say something pretty disappointing […]
Activision With An Ego Problem? No Way
It comes by being the largest publisher of video games in the industry. And having World of Warcraft with over 12 million subscribers doesn’t hurt either. Oh, and by selling 7 million copies of a certain game on launch day making it the biggest entertainment launch in 2010. And a few others that I forget. […]
Video Games Are Just Too Expensive, Keeping People From Playing More Games Says THQ Boss
THQ’s CEO Brian Farrell thinks that the price of $60 per game is just too much and “keeping people out” from playing more games. “What we’re thinking about the business is we’re turning it on its head a little bit,” said Farrell. “It’s not, ‘how high a price can we get’, but ‘how many users’. […]
Kinect Sells An Estimated 475,000 Units
VGChartz estimates that Microsoft’s Kinect has sold an estimated 475,000 units in North Americas since its launch on November 4 2010. Microsoft expects Kinect to sell 5 million units, having spent half-a-billion dollars on marketing. Estimated software sales are below. Note that Kinect Adventures are bundled with every Kinect system sold: Kinect Adventures 479,992 Kinect […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops “Biggest Entertainment Launch Ever”, Rakes In $360M And Beats Modern Warfare 2
Black Ops has beaten Modern Warfare 2’s opening day sales to become the world’s largest ever entertainment launch with $360 million in revenue in the UK and North America alone. It is estimated that Black Ops sold approximately 7 million units on its launch day. This is despite the fact that analysts predicted Black Ops […]
Windows 7 Phone Sells 40,000 Units On First Day Despite $400M Marketing Budget
Microsoft has spent approximately $400 million on promoting Windows 7 phone. Despite that reports indicate that only 40,000 Windows 7 phones were sold on launch day. The sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones. A T-Mobile spokeswoman did not offer a number of phones sold, […]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Sell An Estimated 7 Million Copies In 24 Hrs, Fastest Selling Game
VGChartz estimates that Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold 7 million copies in its first day alone. If the estimate is correct, this makes Black Ops the fastest selling game of all time and 10% bigger than the launch of Modern Warfare 2. Over 4 million users have now connected to Xbox Live to […]
