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 January 10 at 8:33 pm PT
Game publisher Ubisoft reported today that it experienced a record holiday season, fueled by strong sales of two of its top-performing franchises, Just Dance and Assassin’s Creed.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10 at 3:23 pm PT
Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 23, 2011 at 12:57 pm PT
Sony’s upcoming handheld gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, was developed in part by one of the original creators of one of the most successful consumer electronics devices of all time.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 6:30 am PT
The three major videogame consoles are all nearing the end of their life cycles. But that didn’t stop shoppers from buying — and in some cases fighting over — the hardware.
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.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 9:02 am PT
Don’t compare it to the iPad, Nintendo’s 3DS, or even its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable. Vita could be in a class of its own.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
No more silly plastic guitars with buttons. Ubisoft has rigged a way for people to learn to play a real electric guitar using videogames.
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.
News Byte
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 16, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT
Sony is cutting the price of the five-year-old PlayStation 3 to $250 from a previously recommended price of $300,
the company said today. The version with twice the amount of storage, or 320 gigabytes, will cost $300, down from $350. The new pricing goes into effect Thursday.
