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Grand Theft Auto V Digital Sales at 75% on PC

May 19, 2015

MAY 19, 2015 • Part of the results that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. reported from its fiscal fourth quarter ending March 31 included some intriguing details Grand Theft Auto V digital sales on PC. Since the computer version was released on April 14, 75% of units purchased were delivered .....

3DS Sales Leads February NPD U.S. Figures

March 12, 2015December 15, 2022

MARCH 12, 2015 • The release of the February NPD numbers had each of the three big video game hardware makers crowing about results. Microsoft Corp. noted February Xbox One sales were up 84% over January. Meanwhile, Sony Computer Ent. America claimed the PlayStation 4 was number o.....

PlayStation 4 Passes 20 Million Hardware Units Sold

March 3, 2015

MARCH 3, 2015 • The PlayStation 4 so far has cumulatively sold 20.2 million units worldwide since its fall 2013 launch through March 1. Sony Computer Ent. Inc. released the new tally during the Game developers Conference in San Francisco. As of last December, the PS4 was available at retail in over 123 countries. In related news, Sony showed an updated prototype of its Morpheus VR headset peripheral. This latest design substitutes a 5.7-inxh OLED screen for the .....

Grand Theft Auto V Shines on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

February 4, 2015

FEB. 4, 2015 • The release of Grand Theft Auto V on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last November sold through extremely well, according to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. By December 31, the title had moved more than 10 million units on the new consoles despite being in release on the PS3 .....

World of Warcraft Expansion Draenor Snares 3.3 Million Units Sold

November 20, 2014

NOV. 20, 2014 • After a week in release the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion has sold 3.3 million units worldwide. Blizzard Ent. Inc. reports sales of the new content has pushed the subscriber base for the MMO past 10 million. Warlor.....

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Reach 7.9 Million

November 3, 2014

NOV. 3, 2014 • The PlayStation Plus streaming service has grown to 7.9 million subscribers, according to the Sony Corporation. The disclosure was made by chief financial officer Kenichiro Yoshida during a financial conference call on October 31 discussing results for the quarter ending September 30. For the quarter sales by the Game and Network Services segment increased 83.2% year over year to ¥309.5 billion ($2.7 billion). This was thanks to strong PlaySt.....

Early Activision Blizzard Destiny Game Stats

October 15, 2014February 16, 2023

OCT. 14, 2014 • After one month in release Bungie, Inc. has released some player data from its online FPS, Destiny game. The average number of people playing the game each day is 3.2 million, with an average daily playing time of three hours. Bungie says there are more people playing Destiny than the number who played Halo 3 and Halo: Reach (combined) over the same period of time. Users are also l.....

Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Sales Conquers World

October 7, 2014December 15, 2022

OCT. 7, 2014 • Having already amassed sales of 1.42 million in Japan since September 13, Super Smash Bros. 3DS was released in the Americas, Australia and Europe on October 3 to strong consumer demand. Purchases in these additional markets have boosted total worldwide Super Smash Bros. sales of the game to 2.8 million. The strong performance has led Nintendo Co. Ltd. to announce the Wii U version.....

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