Call of Duty: Black Ops best seller on 360, PS3, PC
Activision announces sales milestone for Cold War-era shooter; Q1 earnings hit $1.4 billion, profit rises to $503 million; Diablo III beta kicking off Q3; free-to-play COD en route to China.
Activision announces sales milestone for Cold War-era shooter; Q1 earnings hit $1.4 billion, profit rises to $503 million; Diablo III beta kicking off Q3; free-to-play COD en route to China.
Wedbush's Michael Pachter says Treyarch's shooter has hit new sales milestone; analyst estimates 12 million units sold on Xbox 360, pegs Escalation DLC day-one sales as 4 million.
Virtual storefront adds Escalation Pack, trial for Volition's destruction-based game; Xbox Live Arcade welcomes Moon Diver, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury tomorrow; demo for Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean also out.
Aperture Science is still the number one playground as Portal 2 maintains the top spot; Mortal Kombat continues the battle to stay second, Zumba Fitness dances back up to third.
The hammer of Mjolnir and the missiles of an anime robot beckon gamers this week.
Machete actor and Buffy joined by Robert Englund, Michael Rooker, George A. Romero in Call of Duty's horror-themed Call of the Dead add-on.
We count down to the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo with a series of features about the issues affecting the future of the games industry.
[UPDATE] Xbox 360 sells 433,000 units as Pokemon Black & White combine for 2.4 million; 3DS first-weeks sales hit 400,000; Homefront and Dragon Age II also medal in weaker-than-expected retail ...
Treyarch confirms gamers will be able to create custom content for the desktop edition of popular shooter for free next month.
Microsoft officially confirms previously outed downloadable content for Activision's wildly popular shooter; will debut on Xbox Live first.
Learn more about Sean Murray, the composer behind one of the best-selling games of all time.
Latest Call of Duty getting second map pack on May 3 according to pulled retailer advertisement; will arrive first on Xbox Live.
Multiple job listings on Santa Monica developer's career portal point to studio crafting new COD entry; this November's game still TBA.
Rhythm game minted $830.9 million--but Call of Duty: Black Ops is closing fast with $787.4 million; Wii Fit, Modern Warfare 2, and Rock Band also make top 10.
First wave of add-on content for latest Call of Duty game arrives for final platform later this week.
Heavy Rain proves a critical favourite, picking up three British Academy awards; Mass Effect 2 wins the Best Game prize; Peter Molyneux awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.
[UPDATE] Microsoft's console sets record as latest COD proves most popular software in US history with 13.7 million units sold; domestic sales up 3% overall.
GDC 2011: Rockstar San Diego's Western triumphs at Game Developers Conference's annual ceremony; Mass Effect 2, Limbo, Minecraft, also honored; full video inside.
Gritty boxing, fantasy theatres of war, and unraveling a government conspiracy on an alien planet populate this week's releases.
New release slate highlighted by first M-rated franchise entry and First Strike add-on content for Sony's console; Beyond Good & Evil HD, Rift, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II - ...
Latest Call of Duty battles back to the number one spot as sales treble; Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds brawls into second place, TDU2 slips back to ...
Wedbush's Michael Pachter breaks down NPD data, with Microsoft's console coming out on top; Donkey Kong Country Returns sales come in at about 166,500.
Sinking hardware, software sales send overall stateside revenues sliding; Just Dance 2, Dead Space 2, Little Big Planet 2, Zumba Fitness make top 10.
Rumors spreading that Call of Duty publisher wants to add company behind Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock to its stable.
DICE 2011: Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved, and God of War III upset at Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' annual trophy fest.
First content pack for Treyarch's Call of Duty title outpaced Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus Package download tally by 25% on Microsoft's console.
First add-on pack for Treyarch's shooter dropping for Sony's console worldwide early next month; PC still not yet dated.
The UK's premier gaming awards has released the shortlist for the ceremony's one publicly voted award; rest to follow next week.
GfK Australia details the 20 most popular games sold at retail last year.
Activision founding all-new Beachhead studio to develop "special services" for popular shooter; CEO compares it to Battle.net.
Latest Call of Duty title grabs most unique users in first week to claim throne; Halo: Reach takes second spot.
Xbox Live Update: First volley of add-on content for latest Call of Duty hits marketplace; Fight Night Champion demo now available; Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 hits Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow; ...
Developer Treyarch parses playtime statistics for megapopular shooter; $15 First Strike DLC out now.
Prepping up the start of Chinese New Year are games consisting of simian-capturing, dungeon-keeping, and black-ops-laden multiplayer shooting.
Light release schedule led by Masthead's MMORPG, first map pack for Treyarch's latest Call of Duty entry; Rock Band Country Pack 2 also out.
Janco's Mike Hickey lays out estimates for Activision Blizzard earnings, predicts Diablo III, next Starcraft II, Modern Warfare 3 due in 2011.
LA Times sources claim Infinity Ward is receiving big-time help on this year's Call of Duty installment, said to be due in November.
Rockstar Western leads the pack with nine nods for Interactive Achievement Awards, Namco Bandai action game and Sony's mythological trilogy caper secure six nominations each.
Record-breaking performance for shooter can't pull gaming industry to end the year on a high note; Kinect leads accessory sales to best month ever.
Research firm's new measuring format finds software even; older standard sees retail sales of hardware, software, and accessories slide; Call of Duty: Black Ops year's top game.
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