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Activision CEO Hirshberg Says His Call of Duty Is to Take Creative Risks

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10 at 12:11 pm PT

Activision, as the maker of first-person shooter Call of Duty, took a risk bringing a children’s game to market. But Skylanders: Spryo’s Adventure has been totally worth it.

Call of Duty Grosses More Than $775 Million in Five Days to Destroy All Records

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.

Sony Moves Eight Million Motion Controllers to Challenge Xbox's Kinect

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 15, 2011 at 9:37 am PT

Sony has sold more than eight million units of the PlayStation Move motion controller, revealing that while it continues to trail Microsoft’s Kinect, it may be beginning to catch up.

Sony Move Creator Richard Marks on the Future of Motion Control (But He Doesn't Call it That)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm PT

The Xbox Kinect and the Sony Move were two of the best-selling gaming accessories of the holiday season. At GDC, we got the chance to sit down with Richard Marks, the creator of the Sony Move, to see where the technology is headed.

Microsoft's Kinect, Sony's Move and Other Accessories Are Videogame Bright Spot

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 17, 2011 at 3:45 pm PT

U.S. sales of videogame software and hardware fell in January, compared to the same period a year earlier, according to data released late Thursday by the NPD Group.

Strong Christmas Not Enough to Save 2009 for Videogame Industry

Lauren Goode, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 15, 2010 at 8:24 am PT

The videogame industry eked out strong December sales, with higher prices of portable devices overcoming a decline in sales for all other categories, according to a new report from The NDP Group. Overall, sales for the year were down eight percent, with revenues of close to $19.66 billion compared with $21.4 billion in 2008. Nintendo held gaming court as it took three of the top ten best-selling game spots.

Videogame Sales Rise Four Percent in December; Best Month Ever

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on January 15, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The videogame industry posted sales of $5.53 billion in December, up four percent from a year ago, and the best single month ever, according to market research firm NPD. Hardware sales were especially strong, up 16 percent, and accessories were up 15 percent. But software sales were down seven percent from a year earlier.

EBay's Holiday-Season Killer Is Zhu Zhu Pets, but Little Else

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 7, 2009 at 11:30 am PT

EBay said Monday that other than Zhu Zhu pets, it hasn’t seen a breakout hit on its auction sites this holiday season. At an investors conference, John Donahoe, eBay’s chief executive, declined to give much detail into the company’s performance this holiday season. He said that unlike previous years, where an item like the Nintendo Wii became a must-have gift, eBay isn’t seeing that focused demand this year.