The busiest week in retail has come and gone, and now that the sales are over and the crowds have dispersed, the big 3 console manufacturers have already started their yearly pissing contest to see who “won” Black Friday.
Black Friday is rapidly approaching, but you don’t have to fight your way through the mulleted crowds at Wal-Mart to pick up some cheap games next weekend: Amazon is also having a week long sale that rivals a lot of the bargains you can get at …
Xbox Live is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, and to celebrate Microsoft is giving away free downloads of the Kinect controlled castle trashing game. In addition to that, a number of Xbox Live Arcade’s most popular games have been discounted fifty percent.
When I was a kid, the highlight of Halloween was, of course, free candy. Now that I’m an adult (well, man-child) I have two more reasons to look forward to Halloween: unnecessarily sexy (but not unwelcome) costumes, and deeply discounted horror games on Steam.
Broke? I feel you. I’ve been living off microwavable burritos and ramen for the last few months, and I know how much it sucks when money is tight. Thankfully, frequent sales on videogames means that even the financially destitute like you and me can still afford …
Diablo 3 sold even better than expected, but the success of Blizzard’s latest loot RPG couldn’t stop the downward trend that the entire industry has been facing ever since the year started. Full breakdown after the jump:
Feel like buying a game this week? Well, why buy one game when you can get three! Both Amazon and Target are running a sale this week that should make frugal gamers (read: broke-ass bastards) very happy.
Nintendo didn’t see very strong sales numbers when the 3DS first came out. However, with the help of a price-drop and a better game lineup, they seem to be bouncing back. Both of the recent games from the Mario franchise have done exceeding well, with Super …
Retail tracking group NPD released their usual monthly sales chart today, and rather predictably, November’s best selling games were all high profile sequels.
There was almost no doubt in my mind that Batman: Arkham City would be a commercial success. Highly praised with some stunning game play, it truly does deserve every accolade it has received. It really comes down to numbers though, especially to the big guys upstairs, …
Today, Nintendo announced a milestone that they have been working toward since the original release of the original DS. According to NDP, Nintendo has sold 50 million units in the US after being in the market for seven years and after they continue to make successors …
Today, Microsoft announced Gears of War 3 has surpassed three million sales during it’s first week. Microsoft went on to brag about with the 3 million sales, the game “has already grossed more than any 2011 video game to date.” Which considering the hard hitting games …