Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 5:57 pm PT
Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 5, 2011 at 8:53 am PT
Videogame heavyweights have been dreading this moment, but now it’s here: The day when consumers spend more money on mobile and social games than on console games.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 4, 2011 at 5:42 am PT
More than 50 percent of seven-year-olds have paid for digital content (according to their parents).
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 8, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT
You know times are tough when the bright spots for the videogame industry in August include price cuts from both Nintendo and Sony, which both drove a spike in sales.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 15, 2011 at 8:43 am PT
The cloudy weather at E3 in Los Angeles last month should have been a sign of how videogame sales were faring.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 11, 2011 at 12:06 pm PT
Consumer spending on digital games, such as mobile, social and downloads, still falls short of more traditional formats, like PC and console games, but the gap is beginning to narrow.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 recorded another strong sales month and now accounts for 34 percent of all videogame revenues — spanning hardware, software and accessories — for the first five months of the year.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT
The original Nintendo DS family continued to outsell the Nintendo 3DS during the first full month the glasses-free 3-D handheld gaming unit was for sale.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 12, 2011 at 6:39 am PT
Cisco is shaking up its consumer business. First on the list of things to go? The Flip video camera.
