July 2015 NPD: Lack of new games doesn’t hurt industry — or PlayStation 4
July brought the hot summer days and very few major releases, but the gaming industry is still growing. New game hardware, software, and accessories...
PlayStation 4 tops console and software sales in July
Sony’s on a roll. The PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in July in the United States, according to data from market research firm...
Nintendo: Wii U game (not console) sales are up 10% thanks to Splatoon
Nintendo’s ink shooter has given some life to its Wii U console. The publisher revealed that the home gaming system’s software sales are up...
King shares down 8% in after-hours trading as Wall Street reacts to weak outlook
Candy Crush Saga publisher King has beat its own guidance for its fiscal second quarter, but investors are not happy with what they see...
20M downloads doesn’t necessarily make Angry Birds 2 a success
Developer Rovio has stormed back onto the mobile app stores with a new Angry Birds (our review) and a new business model, but that...
Digital game sales generate more than $1B in July thanks to mobile and Steam’s online store
Digital’s steady growth to take over the gaming world marched on in July. Mobile games and Steam, along with other PC digital distributors, pushed...
Dying Light surpasses 5M copies sold, continuing to boost Warner’s 2015 numbers
The best-selling games of the year are usually sequels, but an original zombie property may break that trend in 2015. Dying Light, the zombie-survival...
Ingress developer Niantic Labs is no longer a Google company following Alphabet shakeup
Google had a major overhaul this week as it is now a subsidiary of the newly formed Alphabet, Inc., but one company is actually...
Xbox Live down for many on Xbox One and 360
You might run into issues playing games on Xbox One and Xbox 360 this evening. Xbox Live is down once again, according to a...
Dozens of Grand Theft Auto: Online players banned as Rockstar cracks down on cheaters
Rockstar is tired of cheaters ruining Grand Theft Auto: Online, and it is banning a number of players for using mods and other exploits....