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Strong November Video Game Hardware and Software Sales
December 13, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11201" align="alignleft" width="400"] New consoles like the Xbox One are bringing consumers into retail locations.[/caption] DEC. 13, 2013 • With two new console introductions driving consumer demand the month...
DFC Forecasts PlayStation 4 as Sales Leader
December 10, 2013
DEC. 10, 2013 LAUNCH WAS THE LARGEST EVER FOR A NEW CONSOLE SYSTEM • • SIGN UP WITH DFC INTELLIGENCE AND GET A FREE MARKET BRIEF • • A new brief from DFC...
Blade & Soul A Hit in China
December 6, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11117" align="alignleft" width="400"] China is Blade and Soul's second market introduction after South Korea.[/caption] DEC. 6, 2013 • After 18 months of release in South Korea NCsoft's Blade &...
PlayStation 4 Launch Sales Top 2.1 Million
December 3, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11110" align="alignleft" width="400"] London's OXO Tower decked out for the PS4 launch.[/caption] DEC. 3, 2013 • As of December 1 the PlayStation 4 launch sales had topped more than...
Mobile Gaming Market in China is Growing
November 26, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11081" align="alignleft" width="400"] At 799 yuan ($131), low-cost Android devices like Xiaomi’s Hongmi are driving smartphone sales and mobile game revenue in China.[/caption] NOV. 26, 2013 • The mobile...
Xbox One Launch Ups & Downs
November 25, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11074" align="alignleft" width="400"] Xbox One launch night in Berlin.[/caption] NOV. 25, 2013 • As with the PlayStation 4 the previous week, Microsoft Corp.’s $499 Xbox One launch was mostly solid ...
Who Pirated Football Manager 2013?
November 21, 2013
NOV. 21, 2013 • It took six months after the PC release of Football Manager 2013 last November before a cracked version began circulating on the Internet and soon more...
Tencent Adds Game Center to WeChat
November 19, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11050" align="alignleft" width="375"] Tencent is actively marketing WeChat outside China in markets like India.[/caption] NOV. 19, 2013 • Last August Tencent Holdings Limited added a game center to its...