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NPD: Publishers have overcome the "fear and trepidation" on digital data
Data tracking firm will have granularity on full-game downloads, DLC but insists that retail "isn't going anywhere"
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Sony: "We really have to keep PS3 alive"
Sony aiming to keep PS3 going for another 2-4 years, and company also wants to make sure retailers can participate in PS Now
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US spent $15.39 billion on games in 2013 - NPD
Research group finds total new and used, digital and physical game industry revenues up 2% year-over-year
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48% of Vita game sales are digital
One-third of handheld owners also have PS4; half of PS4 owners also have PS Plus subscriptions
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PS4, Xbox One will both reach 100m units - DFC
DFC has given us exclusive access to their new forecast, which predicts "major growth" among the core gaming audience
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Sony confirms PS Vita slim for US
Redesigned PS Vita, already available in Japan and Europe, is headed stateside with a $199 Borderlands 2 bundle
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag ships 10m as Ubi's Q3 sales dip 35%
Yves Guillemot notes that the company did hit its holiday sales target "despite the transition currently affecting the market"
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Game sales to dip 20% in January on current-gen weakness - Wedbush
Next-gen consoles also remained supply constrained, delaying next-gen spending says Michael Pachter
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Activision expects Destiny to be best-selling new IP ever
Publisher sets the bar for Bungie's next game, switches to making Call of Duty on three-year development cycle
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Codemasters Humble Sale raises $1 million
Money raised will help support UK charity SpecialEffect
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Warner Bros cancels Wii U's Batman: Arkham Origins DLC
"Based on demand for DLC content on the system"
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Minecraft sells a million on PS3
"It is crazy considering the game was released just before Christmas last year"
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'Booth babes' damage foot traffic, leads at events, study finds
"There still exists the 'stripper and steaks' mentality in sales" says Spencer Chen
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League of Legends 2013 revenue topped $600m - report
But Riot Games' debut was not the most lucrative online game last year