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Batman and LEGO have helped Warner Bros rise to the top of the publisher rankings once again, according to GfK Chart-Track. The firm published 27.6 per cent of thephysical games sold in June with Batman: Arkham Knight at No.1 and LEGO Jurassic Park at No.3. In second place is Bethesda, …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight slated for June 2015 release
The latest Batman title is coming to stores worldwide next June, Warner Bros has announced. Batman: Arkham Knight is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 2nd 2015. It was originally meant to be coming out at the end of 2014, but was delayed until 2015so that …
Read More »Ubisoft rules the June charts
June was a big month for Ubisoft. Last month’s charts included the last week of May and therefore featured the launch of Watch Dogs. The hacking title topped the monthly charts, and helped Ubisoft rise up the publisher rankings in terms of both units sold and revenue generated from software …
Read More »NPD June: The Last of Us and 3DS on top
The NPD Group has released its June 2013 sales report for US retail, revealing a 15 per cent year-over-year decline during the period. The $593.3m brought in during the month may have not bested June 2012’s total of just over $700m, but it certainly leaves a better taste than the …
Read More »June NPD: Lego Batman 2, Xbox 360 on top; major decline year over year
June 2012 figures are in from the NPD Group, and they’re pretty ugly. YOY numbers across the board were down with the exception accessories. Most notably devastated was hardware which took a 45 per cent dive going from $364m to $201m. Overall sales were down from $989m in 2011 to …
Read More »UK games retail down 40% in June
2.1m games were sold at retail last month – a drop of more than 40 per cent compared with June 2011. In total, stores generated 48.4m from software sales throughout June, down 38.2 per cent from the 78.4m made during the same period last year. The biggest new release of …
Read More »Koch distributing Game of Thrones RPG this summer
The Game of Thrones action RPG will hit UK shelves this June and be supplied to retailers by Koch Media. It’s based on the hugely successful ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels written by George R.R. Martin, which have sold over 15m copies worldwide. These spawned the hit TV …
Read More »Spec Ops: The Line due June 29th
Shooter Spec Ops: The Line will hit UK shelves in June with a host of pre-order bonuses, 2K Games has announced. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will arrive on June 26th in North America and on June 29th in the UK. Consumers who pre-order the title will receive …
Read More »Nintendo dates summer line-up
Nintendo has dated a raft of 3DS, Wii and DS titles, including Ocarina of Time 3DS, Steel Diver, Dead or Alive: Dimensions and a sequel to Wii Play. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS will be released in the UK on June 17th – two days before its …
Read More »Ocarina 3DS dated in US
Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be released in the US on June 19th. The news follows a revelation during Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech at GDC 2011, where he confirmed the remake of the hallowed 1998 N64 title would be available at …
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