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Frank Woods goes into the woods in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War is NPD’s 20th best-selling game ever

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 12, 2021
1 min

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is reaping what its most recent predecessors have sown. Fans of the series praised Call of Duty:...

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Animal Crossing is a generation-defining hit for Nintendo.

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U.S. console sales just had the best January in more than a generation

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 12, 2021
1 min

Gamers in the United States spent a lot of money on hardware last month, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. “Sales of video...

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Sony PlayStation 5 controller, the DualSense.

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Game accessory sales set new January record at $222 million

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 12, 2021
1 min

When it comes to the monthly game-sales report from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, an underrated indicator is accessory sales. Products like controllers and...

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January 2021 NPD: Nintendo games and holiday hits lead surging sales

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 12, 2021
4 min

The new generation of consoles is fueling growth across all gaming categories in the United States. Hardware saw a 144% year-over-year surge, but software...

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G4 is rebooting its talent with the veterans and the noobs.

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G4 will bring back Adam Sessler for X-Play and Kevin Pereira for Attack of the Show!

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 12, 2021
2 min

G4 is bringing back its video game broadcast network, and now it has named hosts for its announced X-Play and Attack of the Show!...

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Kingdom Hearts series is coming to PC via Epic Games Store

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 11, 2021
1 min

Square Enix just announced that the Kingdom Hearts series will soon be available on PC for the first time, with multiple games in the...

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Hearthstone had over 23.5 million active players in 2020

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 11, 2021
2 min

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new infographic showing Hearthstone‘s big numbers for 2020. That digital card game attracted over 23.5 million players during year....