NPD 2011: Sales across industry between $16.3 and $16.6 billion, Ubi tops software sales list

Assassination and dancing has proven to be a lucrative mix, as Just Dance 2 and 3 and Assassin's Creed: Revelations helped Ubisoft to lead this year's best seller's list with three entries. That's according to the NPD Group, which also estimates the video game industry's profits, comprising "new physical video and PC games, used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full-game downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile games," reached sales of somewhere between $16.3 and $16.6 billion in 2011.

Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 took top honors (it's kind of a big deal), while Just Dance 3 and Skyrim occupied the second and third spots, respectively. NPD also says that, despite sales growth in the digital sector yet again, physical copies offered... (Continue Reading...)

Onechanbara 2 listed by Play.com

By far the most random, obscure bit of news today: Onechanbara 2 has been listed by UK retailer Play.com for Xbox 360, with a February 2012 launch date. The listing lacks any detail on whether this is some revamp of the 2005 PS2 title featuring the same name or a follow-up to the Xbox 360 game, Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, released in 2009.

We've followed up with D3 Publisher for a statement on the authenticity of the listing and its plans (if any) to launch the title in North... (Continue Reading...)
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