Elden Ring launched in late February to huge success, becoming one of the highest rated games of all time according to critics while selling 12 million copies in the process. This helped rocket Elden Ring to the top of the sales charts. Finally, its reign has been ended by none …
Read More »Babylon’s Fall flops on PC, branded a ‘cash grab’ by Steam reviews
After several delays, PlatinumGames and Square Enix officially launched Babylon's Fall today – Platinum's first attempt at a live-service style game. Unfortunately, the game appears to be a flop on PC, with launch player numbers barely scraping past 1,000 concurrents. There has been some concern for Babylon's Fall for a …
Read More »SIFU has sold over 1 million copies in less than a month
SIFU caught many people’s attention when it was first announced back in February of last year. The martial arts title was a follow-up to developer Sloclap’s well-received 2017 game Absolver. The team seems to have struck gold with their sophomore release, as SIFU has sold over 1 million copies in …
Read More »The Xbox Series S and X have individually outsold the Xbox One in Japan
With Sony and Nintendo both hailing from Japan, there has been little space in the market for Microsoft’s Xbox system. Historically, Xbox has performed very poorly in the nation, however, a new report has revealed that both the Xbox Series X and S have individually outsold the Xbox One in …
Read More »Elden Ring breaks sales records for From Software
Elden Ring launched last week to rave reviews and is already looking like a GOTY contender despite its share of technical issues. Fans of the Souls games have flocked to the latest title in droves – we've already seen it smash records for From Software on platforms like Steam, and …
Read More »Intel and AMD have stopped selling chips to Russia
As part of the US sanctions towards Russia, Intel and AMD have reportedly stopped shipping processors to Russia. Intel has already confirmed the report, but we're still waiting for AMD's word on the matter. Taiwan had stated it would take part in the sanctions against Russia, impeding companies such as …
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy sold less than Square Enix hoped – at least initially
Square Enix is an interesting company. Consisting of both Japanese and Western studios, the latter’s games have historically been seen as under-delivering when compared to the expectations of the publisher. Such is the case with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which according to Square, “undershot our initial expectations.” Marvel’s Guardians …
Read More »Pokémon rises to top of 3DS sales chart following eShop shutdown announcement
Since Nintendo announced it would shut down the eShop for 3DS and Wii U, people started buying games they won't be able to get in the future. At the moment, the classic Pokémon titles are topping the charts, but the reason behind this surge in popularity may not be just …
Read More »Nioh 2 hits new milestone during series anniversary
The Nioh series is perhaps the most well-known Soulslike which hasn’t come from FromSoftware themselves. As the original Nioh celebrates its 5th anniversary, Team Ninja announced impressive updated sales figures for the franchise. Making the announcement on Twitter, Team Ninja said “Today marks the 5 year anniversary of #Nioh, released …
Read More »GTA remastered trilogy was a sales hit despite major launch issues
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition didn't have the best launch. Besides the technical issues it presented, data miners discovered unlicensed music, a mod and even developer notes within the game's files. Despite all of that, the game has sold pretty well. Take-Two Interactive has recently shared the latest …
Read More »Pokémon Legends Arceus becomes fastest selling title on Switch
It has been a week since Pokémon Legends Arceus launched, ushering in a new age of Pokémon with a full open world and new gameplay mechanics. It is the biggest change in gameplay since the mainline games first began, and it seems that fans all over the world are very …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 didn’t meet expectations but EA hopes DICE can turn it around
This week, DICE announced that the first season of post-launch content for Battlefield 2042 has been delayed by months, giving planned new content a Summer 2022 release window. This was followed by EA's quarterly earnings call, during which executives admitted the game did not meet expectations. Speaking on the call, …
Read More »The Switch has become Nintendo’s best selling console ever
This week during its quarterly earnings report, Nintendo revealed the latest Switch milestones. The portable console has enjoyed high sales worldwide since launch and now as we approach the console's 5th anniversary, the Switch has become the best selling Nintendo home console of all time, surpassing the Wii. Between September …
Read More »Sony shipped 17.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles by the end of 2021
It's not news that PlayStation 5 consoles are selling like hotcakes. By the end of July 2021, Sony had already shipped over 10 million units, making it the fastest-selling console ever. Still, the sales numbers didn't stop there, as the Japanese company has now announced that its console has sold …
Read More »PS5 to outsell Xbox Series X|S by 2-to-1 in 2022, but both behind Switch
Following strong sales from all consoles in 2021, expectations for 2022 are sky-high, with analysts claiming manufacturers will sell about 48 million consoles in total. The best-selling unit is expected to be the Nintendo Switch, but its margin over PS5 is likely to decrease compared to last year. According to …
Read More »OCUK unleashes early Black Friday deals
Black Friday doesn't officially start until next week, but there are a ton of early deals floating around this month. Overclockers UK has recently launched its early deals for the occasion, slashing prices across PCs, gaming laptops, components, cases, monitors and peripherals. On the peripherals front, you'll find everything from …
Read More »MSI’s early Black Friday deals bring big discounts to gaming PCs and monitors
Black Friday is just around the corner, but you can get some deals early if you shop around. MSI already has some early Black Friday deals live, focusing on gaming PCs and monitors. If you're in need of a pre-built gaming system, the MSI MEG Aegis Ti5 11th is the …
Read More »Forza Horizon 5 surpasses one million players during early access
For years now, Microsoft has offered early access to some of its games as part of a pre-order package for the more expensive special/ultimate editions. Forza Horizon 5 is no different, with Ultimate Edition pre-order customers getting access on Friday the 5th of November, cruising to over a million players …
Read More »God of War is officially the 2nd best selling PlayStation game ever
God of War’s 2018 soft reboot was created to inject new life into a classic PlayStation franchise which had started to feel stale. Evidently, it did just that, as the game went on to become a massive success, winning Game of the Year, selling millions of copies and putting Kratos …
Read More »THQ Nordic 10th Anniversary brings announcements, free games and sales
THQ Nordic is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a showcase featuring new game announcements, offering free games to Steam users and special sales on multiple games available on Steam, Microsoft Store, Nintendo Store, PlayStation Store and Google Stadia. Until September 23rd, THQ Nordic will be Steam's publisher of the week, …
Read More »Slime Rancher has best day ever, 6 years after launch
The Nintendo Switch has proven to be a highly successful console with a strong attachment rate. Thanks to its portable nature, certain games are much more suited to the console, and the platform breakdown for games sales have proven this in the past. Such is the case with Slime Rancher …
Read More »Microsoft CEO says Xbox Series X/S are ‘fastest selling consoles’ in its history
Last night during Microsoft's quarterly earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella talked up the success of Xbox so far this generation. The company reports that the Xbox Series X/S consoles are the fastest selling in Xbox history, beating out the original Xbox, the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One. During the …
Read More »Death Stranding has officially sold 5 million copies
Ever since Death Stranding first launched back in 2019, neither Sony nor Kojima Productions gave concrete details on just how many copies the game had sold – leading many to believe that it may have under performed. Since then, this idea was refuted – though still, no concrete figures were …
Read More »Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Sells half a million copies
Doki Doki Literature Club was a surreal and genre-bending freeware visual novel released all the way back in 2017 for PC and was met with great enthusiasm across the industry. Now, nearly 4 years later, the expanded version of the game, which costs money, has sold over half a million …
Read More »NIS America will be permanently increasing their PC prices
Recently we reported that the publisher Kalypso Media announced that it would be permanently slashing the prices of its past and future game releases thanks to “constant shifts in the video games marketplace, a further move toward digital sales, and the noticeable and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic”. It …
Read More »Nier Automata and Replicant have sold over 7 million copies combined
Both Nier Automata and Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… are undeniable sales successes. This week, Square Enix revealed that both games have sold a combined 7 million copies digitally so far. Back in February, Nier Replicant wasn't out yet, but Nier Automata had already amassed over 5.5 million copies sold for PS4, …
Read More »The Nioh series has surpassed 5 million copies sold
When the soulsborne genre was first introduced in 2009 with Demon’s Souls, it was nothing more than a niche interpretation of the action-RPG genre. Since then, not only has the gameplay stylings expanded outwards into its own genre, but souls-like games are competing on a commercial front too. Such is …
Read More »Xbox revenues rose to $15 billion over past 12 months
Microsoft revealed its quarterly earnings results last night, giving us a good idea as to how well Xbox is doing right now to start off the new console generation. Microsoft unfortunately doesn't reveal specific sales numbers, but everything appears to be on the up, with the gaming division generating $15 …
Read More »13.7 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 were sold in 2020
Earlier this week, we learned that despite technical issues and refunds for console players, Cyberpunk 2077 still paved the way for CD Projekt Red to have a record financial year, with launch sales much higher than The Witcher 3. Now, CD Projekt Red has revealed the hard numbers, with 13.7 …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise surpasses 5 million copies sold worldwide
Monster Hunter Rise is continuing to make headlines for Capcom. Just one week after its initial launch, the game has now sold over 5 million copies, despite only being available on the Nintendo Switch. This announcement comes just a week after the publisher announced that Monster Hunter Rise sold 4 …
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