Now Playing: August 19-25, 2013

by Steven Wong on Aug 19th 2013 4:00PM

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Disney Infinity puts away 294,000 copies in August

by Jessica Conditt on Sep 16th 2013 10:00PM

Disney Infinity put the revenue from 294,000 sales in its toy box in its first two weeks on the market, a Disney spokesperson told Games Industry. Disney Infinity launched on August 18 and it hit No. 3 on the NPD's monthly sales report, behind Saints Row 4 and Madden 25.

The Accessories section of the NPD's totals hit $136.7 million for August. "Combined with sales of Skylanders accessories, one in every three accessory sold this month was an Interactive Gaming Toy," NPD reported.

We found Disney Infinity to be a joy for Disney fans of any age: "Adults who have a fondness for Disney will get the most out of Disney Infinity, thanks to its expansive Toy Box mode, and the Play Sets will provide hours of entertainment for kids who have prior experience with platformers."

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Now Playing: August 12-18, 2013

by Danny Cowan on Aug 12th 2013 3:00PM

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August NPD: Madden 25, Saints Row 4, Disney Infinity lead the charge

by Jordan Mallory on Sep 12th 2013 7:14PM

The NPD Group has released its monthly report on sales in the physical retail sector of the video game industry for August, and due to dramatic figures on both sides of the scale, the industry as a whole remained essentially flat as far as its overall year-over-year income comparisons are concerned.

Overall hardware sales were down 40 percent as compared with August of 2012, with the entire segment bringing in just $90.8 million. Nintendo's 3DS appreciated its fourth month in a row as the best-selling piece of hardware in the US, while Microsoft's Xbox 360 enjoyed yet another podium finish as the best-selling home console, selling 96,000 units.

Meanwhile, year-over-year software sales were up by 23 percent: $293.4 million this August as compared to $237.9 million last year. Eight out of August's top 10 best-selling games were launched during the month, with the entire list achieving "more than double the sales" of the top 10 games of August 2012, according to NPD Group analyst Liam Callahan.

The list, available in full after the break, is topped by Madden 25, Saints Row 4 and Disney Infinity, the last of which also played a major role in the Accessories segment's $136.7 million of income – a seven-percent increase over last year. "Combined with sales of Skylanders accessories, one in every three accessory sold this month was an Interactive Gaming Toy," says Callahan.
Madden 25 (360, PS3)Saints Row 4 (360, PS3, PC)Disney Infinity (360, Wii, PS3, Wii U, 3DS)Splinter Cell: Blacklist (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (360)Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)NCAA Football 14 (360, PS3)Payday 2 (360, PS3)Final Fantasy 14 Online: A Realm Reborn (PS3, PC)Pikmin 3 (Wii U)

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[PC, PS3, X360] Payday 2 starts the heist on August 13th for PC

[PC, PS3, X360] Payday 2 starts the heist on August 13th for PC

Overkill has officially locked in the release date for Payday 2 on both Twitter and the game's Steam hub.

"PAYDAY 2 release date confirmed!" reads the tweet. "PAYDAY 2 will be out on Steam on August 13th, other platforms between 13th-16th."

Some PC players have been going hands on with the beta and a wealth of YouTube videos are available for your viewing pleasure, if you seek them out.

I'm pretty excited to play Payday 2, I easily sunk about 20 or more hours into the original (not as much as Left 4 Dead, but I had just as much fun with it).

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Nintendo Direct Incoming August 7, 2013

UPDATE: We have the full video and detailed press release available now!

The next Nintendo Direct will be August 7, 2013, at 7:00 AM Pacific Time (10:00 Eastern Time). The press email we received states that there will be “details about previously announced games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.” We will post the recap notes here, but to watch it live, head to nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

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Now Playing: August 5-11, 2013

by Danny Cowan on Aug 6th 2013 1:30PM

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Now Playing: July 29 - August 4, 2013

by Steven Wong on Jul 29th 2013 4:00PM

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Angry Birds Trilogy lands on Wii U, Wii in August

by Sinan Kubba on Jun 27th 2013 5:30PM

Rovio is catapulting the Angry Birds Trilogy onto Wii U and Wii later this summer, with a trailer dating it for the Nintendo systems on August 13. The compendium, comprised of Angry Birds, AB Seasons, and AB Rio, plucks some extra content on Wii U and Wii, while the Wii U version is off-TV compatible and of course features touchscreen controls.

Back when publisher Activision announced the Wii U and Wii versions of the trilogy, it also revealed the mobile money-maker had proven a success on consoles, too. The Xbox 360, PS3, and 3DS versions released late last year shifted a million copies by February 2013.

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[Multi] Capcom Online Games will announce 13 new titles on August 1 in a live-stream

[Multi] Capcom Online Games will announce 13 new titles on August 1 in a live-stream
Do you like social, mobile, and online titles? If so, then you'll want to tune into a special live-stream being broadcast by Capcom Online Games.
That's right, Capcom Online Games has revealed that they'll be revealing 13 new social, mobile, and online titles on August 1st during a special Japanese conference. The conference will be streamed as well, so we'll be sure to find out if we can embed it in the portal for your viewing ease.

A GAFm thread has already surfaced and has started chipping away at the post on the Japanese Capcom Online Games blog. They've already uncovered that updates for both Monster Hunter Frontier G and Onimusha Souls will be talked about during the stream.

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[PC] Konami confirms Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for PC release this August

[PC] Konami confirms Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for PC release this August

Although their pre-E3 stream this Friday is set to focus on a number of projects, including Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, that hasn't stopped Konami from confirming that the 2010 original for release on PC this August through retail and Valve's Steam.

You can check out the game's first trailer below:

The so-called 'ultimate edition' will include the original Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and the two downloadable content packs, Reverie and Resurrection.

Will you be picking it up? I reviewed Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for PlayStation 3 and quite happily gave it a passing grade. It's definitely not setting new standards for Castlevania but manages to hold its own as an action game.

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[Wii U] Pikmin 3 is arriving on the Wii U this August, new Pikmin revealed

[Wii U] Pikmin 3 is arriving on the Wii U this August, new Pikmin revealed

Pikmin 3 is the game that was meant to be available months ago; it was originally supposed to be available during the launch window. However, Nintendo's determination to spit-shine the game to near-perfection saw it slip out of the original window (although, I wondered if it was ever actually going to make it in the first place).

However, during today's stream they showed off some new footage for the newest installment in the Pikmin franchise. In the footage they revealed the new Winged Pikmin that will follow the player and carry items in the air. These new Pikmin join the Rock Pikmin as newcomers to the Pikmin series.

Nintendo later dated Pikmin 3 for release in the US and confirmed that it will be available on the 4th of August. Nintendo of Europe has not dated the game yet, but claim that it will be available in a few months.

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Now Playing: August 27 - September 1, 2012

by Steven Wong on Aug 27th 2012 10:00PM

Begin an all-new adventure this week with Guild Wars 2...

Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list:
Note: All listings pertain to US release only (unless otherwise noted), but may be applicable to other regions.



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PC / MacDamage Inc., Pacific Squadron WWII (PC) [Steam]Mass Effect 3 - Leviathan (PC) [Download]Max Payne 3 - Disorganized Crime Map Pack (PC) [Steam]Quantum Conundrum - IKE-aramba! (PC) [Steam]They Bleed Pixels (PC) [Steam]Eds.' note: The PC/Mac retail listing is not necessarily indicative of all releases for the week, but highlights games and content that have major or otherwise noteworthy distribution.

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August NPD: Software sales stabilize somewhat, Darksiders 2 takes first place [Update: Nintendo chimes in]

by Jordan Mallory on Sep 6th 2012 7:06PM

Despite the fact that hardware and software sales in the physical channel are still down when compared to August in 2011, market stabilization in the software sector (along with promising signs from the first week of 3DS XL sales) helps to reassure that 2012's ever-downward spiral may not be eternal.

Hardware sales for August 2012 were down 39 percent, bringing in $150.6 million versus the $248.8 million accrued during the same period in 2011. The Xbox 360 sold 190,000 units and was again the top selling platform of the month, according to Major Nelson, though the 3DS and PS3 both showed increases over July 2011, despite the month being down as a whole. Only one week of 3DS XL sales were recorded, but in that week enough units were sold to account for 44 percent of all 3DS sales in August.

The accessories segment continued its trend of having the smallest percentage amount of year-over-year loss at $127.3 million for the period, which is down seven percent from August 2011's $137 million. Points cards and other physical means of buying online currency continue to drive this segment, according to NPD Group industry analyst Anita Frazier.

As far as software is concerned, August 2012's performance was down nine percent – $237.7 million as compared to $261.8 million during the same period last year. When only looking at software for "high definition platforms," however, the year-over-year difference is only one percent. This signifies market stabilization, says Frazier, but August's sales were worse than they could have been had the months prior not been so devoid of new releases.

Darksiders 2 was the best-selling game during the period, followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. As always, August's complete list of the top 10 games can be found after the break.

Nintendo Update: 3DS hardware sales were up 36 percent over July, while 3DS software sales were up 68 percent, Nintendo has said. New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold more than 240,000 copies, making it the best-selling individual SKU for the month of August. Meanwhile, Kingdom Hearts 3D sold over 180,000 copies.
Darksiders 2 (360, PS3, PC)New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)NCAA Football 13 (360, PS3)Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSV, PC)Sleeping Dogs (360, PS3)Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360, PS3)Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)The Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3, NDS, 3DS, Wii)Sept. 6, 2012

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New Super Mario Bros. 2 Emerges as the Best-Selling Video Game of August

Even with only five days of reported data, Nintendo 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros. 2 still had major impacts on the August video game market. The new hardware, which features 90 percent larger screens than the original Nintendo 3DS, and the new side-scrolling Mario adventure both launched on Aug. 19 and helped Nintendo achieve the following:

Nintendo 3DS software sales increased by more than 68 percent over sales in July.
Nintendo 3DS hardware sales increased by more than 36 percent over sales in July.
The No. 1 and No. 2 top-selling software SKUs for the month are both exclusive to Nintendo 3DS. New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold more than 240,000 units to finish No. 1, and KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] from Square Enix sold more than 180,000 copies to finish No. 2.
"Software sells hardware, and no one sells either quite like Mario," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "In addition to helping New Super Mario Bros. 2 get off to a great start, Nintendo 3DS XL is driving increased interest in titles such as Kid Icarus: Uprising, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Mario Kart 7. These games have been on the market for more than six months but provide a completely new experience on the larger screens. Combine these titles with the upcoming Paper Mario: Sticker Star and a robust list of third-party games, and Nintendo 3DS is poised to be high on holiday wish lists this year."

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Nintendo Download – August 25, 2011

With six more days until the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program starts, at least with the ten free NES games, Nintendo is still cranking out the weekly downloadable titles. Gargoyle’s Quest will hit the 3DS Virtual Console today. Let’s Create! Pottery, Magical Whip: Wizards of Phantasmal Forest, and Calculator all come to DSiWare. A free WiiWare demo will be available for Kyotokei, and The Ignition Factor will be on the Wii Virtual Console. On top of all that, the Blue Man Group’s “Upgrade Your Life” and a short film called “Moving Still” will soon hit the 3DS Nintendo Video channel.

As always, check out the price list and official press release below. Also, be sure to let us know if you download a game and what you think.

3DS Virtual Console

Blue Man Group “Upgrade Your Life” (Starting August 26)Moving Still (Starting August 30)

DSiWare (DSi & 3DS)

Let’s Create! Pottery (500 Points)Magical Whip: Wizards of Phantasmal Forest (200 Points)Calculator (200 Points)

WiiWare

Wii Virtual Console

The Ignition Factor (800 Points)

[PR Email from Nintendo of America]

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[3DS, DSi, Wii] The Weekly Nintendo Download - August 25th edition

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Nintendo Week – August 25, 2011

This week, Gary and Alison take a look The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Madden NFL 12, Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension, and Mario Kart Wii.

You can find the Nintendo Week show each week on the Wii’s Nintendo Channel. Thanks to Nintendaan for posting them to YouTube.

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Now Playing: August 22-28, 2011 [Updated]

by Steven Wong on Aug 22nd 2011 1:00PM

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Stellar: Incubus track pack heading to Rock Band in August

by Ben Gilbert on Jul 18th 2011 5:45PM

Please, pardon us while we potentially spoil some of the Rock Band DLC offerings for August, but Incubus manager Steve Rennie already went ahead and did that on his Twitter feed. Responding to a fan request for info on Incubus tracks coming to Rock Band 3, Rennie replied, "August. 5 tracks 'Megalomaniac,' 'Pardon Me,' 'Stellar,' 'WYWH,' 'Adolescents.'"

Harmonix weighed in on its own forums, which pegged the DLC as a three track pack instead, including "Adolescents," "Pardon Me," and "Wish You Were Here." The post added, "Not sure where those other two tracks came from (we may be talking with them about licensing them) but they're not part of the pack in August and they're not on the DLC spreadsheet in the near future."

Fans will no doubt be happy to hear the news, as this will (bizarrely) be the first Incubus track pack for a Rock Band title. Previously, only "Drive" was available through Guitar Hero: World Tour., and "Dig" is in Lego Rock Band (exportable). We've reached out to Harmonix for pricing info and release date, but expect it to be around $5.50, given past pricing for three-song track packs.

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Driver: San Francisco peels out on August 30, 2011

by David Hinkle on Apr 27th 2011 8:00PM

Ubisoft has announced that the next installment in the Driver series, Driver: San Francisco, will hit the mean streets of US retail on August 30. The game is currently slated to launch on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac simultaneously. Separate titles bearing the same name are also planned for the Wii and 3DS.

Driver: San Francisco once again sees players stepping into the shoes of Tanner, who, after being involved in an accident, gains the unusual ability to shift into the bodies of other drivers in the game on-the-fly. Look for more details in our full preview of the game tomorrow.

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