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The video game industry tracking organization says that sales on total video game content were the same as the first quarter of a year ago, with digital content sales rising. In the company's Games Market Dynamics: U.S. report, NPD revealed that a total of $3.5 billion had been spent on game content... More

The Binding of Isaac, the roguelike from Super Meat Boy's creator Edmund McMillen, has been pretty successful since its release in 2011. According to an interview with the gaming YouTube channel Northernlion , McMillen said that Isaac has sold two million copies. It makes it easy to understand why... More

Fez released one year ago today and its creator, Phil Fish, reflects on its progress and reveals its sales numbers. According to Fez's one-year anniversary blog post , to date Fez has sold 200,000 units on the Xbox Live Arcade. In the posting, Fish also comments on his reputation. Fish is an outspoken... More

In a tweet revealing that the PC version of Minecraft has surpassed 10 million copies sold, a Mojang staffer hinted at some equine action in the next update to the game. In a tweet sent today, Mojang's Jens Bergensten celebrated the game's 10 millionth sale by teasing a new feature in the upcoming... More

Update: Retro City Rampage's developer has reached out to us to clarify some of the sales numbers referenced in this story.The numbers seen below were apparently, "extrapolated from an undetailed bar graph," and as such do not fully represent the sales of Retro City Rampage. He also wanted... More

Tomb Raider released with the best first week sales of any game in the franchise. So far, it has also had the biggest opening of 2013. Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher and creative director Noah Hughes shared Tomb Raider's sales numbers recently at a panel at GDC. Square Enix's... More

[Update 2] Dead Space 3's chart-topping North American February sales figures clocked in at 605,000 units. The figure, obtained by GameSpot , tops juggernaut Call of Duty: Black Ops II and the 260,000 Crysis 3 sales that NPD also revealed, though Crysis was only on sale for two weeks out of the reporting... More

Last month, Sony introduced a new color for the Playstation Vita and dropped the price to 19,980 Yen (translating to $215). It turned out to be a good move for the publisher, as sales for the system nearly quadrupled after the February 28 price drop. It's a nice stat for Sony, but they still haven't... More

Microsoft has announced that its new "Spring Value Bundle" for Xbox 360 has begun shipping to select U.S. retailers. The package includes two great games - Batman: Arkham City and Darksiders II. The Spring Value 360 unit also comes with a 250GB hard drive, a wireless controller, and one month... More

Despite the bad rap that PlayStation Vita has been getting as of late, developer Brian Provinciano (creator of Retro City Rampage) says that indie developers should give the system a second look. He also says that the Vita version of RCR has been the most successful. In a tweet he sent today, Provinciano... More

January's NPD numbers are in, and it was a historically rough month for Nintendo's new console. Gamasutra estimates that the system moved between 45,000 and 59,000 units for the month. These figures are especially noteworthy, as they mean the Wii U had a worse month than Xbox 360 or Playstation... More

Research firm The NPD Group has released their public report for January of 2013, and the news is grim as expected. With some accounting quirks accounted for, overall retail sales are down 13 percent year over year. Because of the difficulty in lining up reporting periods against the actual calendar... More

Activision Blizzard released its 2012 calendar year financials today, and defied the slumping game market with impressive sales numbers. CEO Bobby Kotick said, “We are very pleased to report that Activision Blizzard delivered the best performance in its history. With better-than-expected net revenues... More

The NPD group is reporting that last year $14.8 billion was spent on video games. That includes new, rentals, and used games, as well as digital content. According to the report, $7.09 billion were spent on new physical video and PC game, $1.79 billion on used and rental games, and $5.92 billion on digital... More

The Xbox Live Arcade is going strong with revenues estimated to have doubled 2011's according to fadellc.com . That probably has a lot to do with the game that was the best selling XBLA game in 2012. And I am going to predict that it might just be the best selling game in 2013 again when that list... More

While the general perception is that this generation has been "won" by Microsoft -- largely due to the Xbox 360's dominance in North America -- analyst firm IDC's data now shows a slight advantage for Sony's PlayStation 3. In a new report entitled "Worldwide Video Game and... More

Despite releasing almost ten months ago, Journey still managed to sit atop Sony's download charts for December of 2012. It not only topped other PSN titles like The Walking Dead and Sonic Adventure 2, but also full retail titles like Far Cry 3 and Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale. Perhaps the... More

Sony initially created some buzz for the Vita prior to its release, thanks to the console's impressive graphical capability and hardware features. Despite this, that buzz hasn't translated into sales as well as the company had hoped. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sony CEO Kaz... More

If you braved the malls this past holiday season, you may have noticed that Wii Us were still on many shelves. Nintendo is certainly aware of that, but don't think the company is considering the system's launch a failure or even a disappointment. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters that... More

Minecraft is available on nearly every system known to man at this point, meaning it's really easy to buy. And people are buying it! The game sold 435,000 copies on December 25 alone. Markus "Notch" Persson tweeted about this achievement earlier today (later correcting the date). It seems... More