As we learned yesterday, the act of dude-shooting has worldwide appeal. In a follow-up, MCV reports that data provided by the UK's GfK Chart-Track service breaks down the particular explosiveness of Call of Duty: Black Ops' launch sales in the region, which set the day-one software sales record in the UK with 1.4 million units sold -- and, by deduction, indicates that an estimated 4.2 million copies of the game were sold in the US on Tuesday. UK purchases alone lined Activision's pockets with a heavy £58 million sum (about $93.5 million) in launch day revenue, a 22-percent increase over last year's UK launch of Modern Warfare 2.
The reason for this massive increase? Activision chalks it up to a higher install base of PS3s and 360s in the region, as well as to the fact that, unlike MW2, there are Wii and DS versions of Black Ops (which certainly accounted for a few sales, right?). Those are pretty good guesses, but we think it's because everyone keeps colloquially shortening the title of the game to "Blops," which is an inherently British-sounding word. Example: "Fancy some Blops, guv?"
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What has assassin Ezio Auditore been up to during the time between Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood? Find out in Assassin's Creed Ascendance, coming November 16 to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. More »
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Our first look at L.A. Noire in action included some pretty amazing graphics. Strike that, it included some pretty amazing facial animation. More »
LucasArts has announced that Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars, based on the popular animated series, will enter the retail galaxy on February 15 in North America (and Feb. 18 in the UK). Yes, another one of those Lego games -- but this one introduces a few novelties, including "scene swap," where players switch between teams in separate locations to complete multi-part objectives, and boss battles. The game will also feature some real-time strategy elements.
Based on our look at the game, Lego Star Wars 3 could just be the most polished Lego game yet -- and it'll need to be to bring back the large following of the first two games. The Clone Wars series might be a solid extension of the Star Wars franchise, but it's nowhere near as well known as the films ... even the films we wish we could forgot.
Anyone that plays the Ni no Kuni demo at Games Festa 2010 will get to take home one of these stylish tote bags. Not bad for standing in line to play a game!
12th November 2010 – Wellingborough, UK
O-Games today announced an exciting promotion for the eagerly-awaited PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour, due for release on 26th November 2010 for WiiTM, PlayStation 3TM, Xbox 360TM. The games publisher is teaming up with PDC darts referee Russ Bray in a Facebook search for the public’s own interpretation of [...]
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Square Enix dropped us a line today to show off the wonderful preorder incentive for Kingdom Hearts Re: coded available at GameStop and Amazon.com. What is it? More »
Sure, you may not want an additional buddy getting in the way while trying to ... ahem ... "pwn" in Call of Duty: Black Ops online -- but wouldn't it be nice to at least have the option? Amazon's offering a multiplayer-friendly deal today: Buy a 160GB PS3 and get an extra DualShock 3 on the house.
12th November 2010 – After 25 fun-filled and action-packed years, Super Mario is still speeding into the future! A limited edition black Wii bundle including Mario Kart Wii and all the accessories needed to celebrate Mario’s 25th anniversary in speed and style will be available across Europe from 26th November 2010.
As well as a black [...]
On 18th February 2011 - a date not very far, far away - LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is landing in the UK combining the magic and imagination of LEGO with the epic storylines of the Clone Wars universe.
Known for its signature tongue-in-cheek humour, this brand new adventure will put fans of both [...]
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Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics. More »
