U.S. consumers spent $3.5B on games in the first quarter, flat from a year ago
Total U.S. game sales are flat compared to 2012.
April 2013 NPD: Injustice tops software chart as console industry continues to shrink
Sales across the industry dropped by 25 percent. Few people are buying software and even fewer are investing in new hardware.
Newzoo warns of a gap between investor thinking and game-market opportunities
Investors are worried about the U.S. retail game market. But overall game-industry sales are at $68 billion, growing 7 percent a year.
The news that shook the game world in 2012
Big failures and surprise successes marked 2012 for the games industry.
Visualizing a tough year for the retail core game industry
This month-by-month breakdown shows how severely game sales have changed from 2011 to 2012.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II beats Halo 4 in NPD’s dismal November game sales list
Sales for total video game hardware, software, and accessories sold at retail were $2.55 billion in November, down 11 percent from $2.87 billion a year ago.
Despite huge Diablo III launch, May video game sales fall 28 percent
Video game sales fell 28 percent in May, with total industry sales falling to $516.5 million from $718.9 million a year ago, according to consumer market research firm NPD Group.
Game sales crash 42 percent in April with a light release schedule and early Easter
Video game sales fell 42% percent in April, with total industry sales falling to $630.4 million from $930.9 million a year ago, according to market researcher NPD Group. The early Easter holiday this year may have contributed to the lower than expected sales numbers along with a relatively light game release schedule for the month.
Game sales fall 25 percent in March despite hot sales of Mass Effect 3
Video game sales fell 25 percent in March, with total industry sales falling to $1.10 billion from $1.47 billion a year ago, according to...
Core video games crash in January by 34 percent as free games take their toll
Video game sales crashed 34 percent in January, with total industry sales falling 34 percent to $750.6 million from $1.14 billion a year ago,...