Monster Hunter: World helps Capcom own January in the U.S.
Capcom likes January. The company was the top-performing publisher in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Monster Hunter: World was...
Nintendo 3DS had its best January sales since 2013
The Nintendo 3DS handheld console just had its best January since 2013 in terms of consoles sold, according to the NPD Group. For hardware dollar sales,...
January 2018 NPD: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits top 5 on Xbox alone
One of the biggest games in the world continued to dominate in January. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was the No. 4 best-seller in the United States...
Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sales are all on fire
Hardware sales doubled year-over-year in January, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony all benefited from that spending. “Hardware spending...
January NPD 2018: Monster Hunter even slays beasts like Call of Duty and PUBG
2018 is off to a good start for the gaming industry. Revenues in January were up 59 percent year-over-year and generated $1.096 billion, according...
January 2018 NPD: Switch leads console sales; PlayStation 4 is No. 1 for revenues
More people bought Nintendo Switch consoles than Xbox One or PlayStation 4 systems in January in the U.S., but consumers spent more money on...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets new crates and ping-based matchmaking
While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. continues its ongoing fight against cheaters, it is still sneaking out some updates to its battle royal shooter....
Blade’s Shadow cloud gaming PC starts shipping in California
Blade is launching a cloud-gaming service dubbed Shadow in California today. The service enables any mobile device or computer, including a small hardware device...
Newzoo: Esports could hit 380 million fans and $906 million in revenues in 2018
Global esports revenues will grow 38 percent to $906 million in 2018 and further grow to $1.65 billion by 2021, according to a new...
Influential uses Watson AI to help brands find influencers
Influential has launched its Social Intelligence platform to find influencers for brands with the help of IBM Watson’s artificial intelligence. The idea is to...