Retail (Page 33)

News

NPD finally launches digital tracking to address "long-standing need"

With backing from most of the publishers, NPD is looking to expand its service in the coming weeks/months, Liam Callahan tells us

July 11, 2016 James Brightman

1 comment

News

Evolve switches to free-to-play model

"The DLC shitstorm hit full force and washed away people's enthusiasm"

July 8, 2016 Rachel Weber

1 comment

News

Prison Architect sells 2m copies

And generates a sweet $25m in revenue for Introversion

July 7, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

GameStop sells out of PS VR pre-orders... again

Second allotment sells out in 4 minutes

July 1, 2016 Rachel Weber

7 comments

News

PlayStation Plus now has 20.8m paying subscribers

Sony reveals figure in investor presentation

June 29, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Tinybuild: G2A "facilitates a black market economy"

Update: Tinybuild denies G2A's request for key data, calls for proper verification for marketplace sellers

June 24, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

5 comments

News

Jeff Minter: iOS games ended up costing us money

Space Giraffe creator shares App Store angst

June 22, 2016 Rachel Weber

2 comments

News

Star Citizen's refunds process just got more complicated

A provision allowing refund requests after a release date is missed by 18 months has been removed from its terms of service

June 21, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

2 comments

News

PlayStation VR demos hit stores starting tomorrow

Sony rolling out hands-on kiosks at hundreds of North American locations this month

June 16, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

Nintendo 3DS passes 60 million sold

2DS price cut helps put company's latest generation of handhelds over a milestone sales mark

June 10, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

NPD: May sales up 4% year-on-year

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is top software seller

June 9, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Digital games to account for a third of console revenues in 2020 - PwC

"In some ways it's surprising that physical game disks will continue to be a major force by 2020"

June 8, 2016 James Brightman

Opinion

Slitherine: Steam refunds not harming sales

Steam's refund policy isn't "perceived as a limited-time demo," says Marco Minoli

June 7, 2016 Marco Minoli

2 comments

News

Overwatch and the death of the midnight launch

Overwatch ships two days ahead of midnight launch, attracts over 7 million players in less than 10 days

June 3, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

4 comments

News

Xbox One gets $50 price cut leading into E3

With rumors swirling about new Xbox hardware at E3, Microsoft has dropped the price on Xbox One through June 13

May 31, 2016 James Brightman

3 comments

News

Total War: Warhammer sells 500,000 in three days

Creative Assembly's latest is the fastest-selling Total War game ever on Steam

May 27, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

PlayStation 4 sales exceed 40m worldwide

Sony notes that the PS4 continues to be the company's fastest-selling console in its history

May 26, 2016 James Brightman

News

Uncharted 4 is still Japanese #1

GAME shares drop 20% in a week

Retailer stock price hits new low after poor holiday season prompts major credit insurers to scale back coverage

May 24, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Sony predicts 20m PS4 sales in FY2016

But is the boom year forecast based on Neo, PSVR or a hardware price cut?

May 24, 2016 Dan Pearson

4 comments

News

Uncharted 4 sells 2.7 million in first week

Sony reveals worldwide retail and digital sell-through for Naughty Dog's latest, biggest first-party PS4 launch to date in North America

May 23, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

eSports "more a promotional tool than anything else" - Zelnick

Take-Two CEO doesn't see trend as a profitable stand-alone business yet, believes physical goods will continue to be "lion's share" of revenue in future

May 18, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

3 comments

News

Uncharted 4 is Japanese #1

128,725 copies sold in release week

May 18, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Razer opening first US retail store

Peripheral maker expands brick-and-mortar business this week with San Francisco location

May 16, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

Uncharted beats Doom to UK retail number one

Bethesda's shooter reboot settles for second as Drake's farewell shines

May 16, 2016 Dan Pearson

1 comment