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The INSANE Numbers of Brink

Brian Crecente — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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Mario & Sonic Winter Games Sells Six Million

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST

If you folks really want Sega to stop making fluffy Sonic games that don't revolve around simply running fast, it would help if you didn't buy six million copies of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Just sayin'. More »

Scribblenauts Sells A Million

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:00 EST

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment proudly announces today that 5th Cell's word-based wonder, Scribblenauts, has sold more than one million units worldwide. That's more copies than you can shake a fig leaf gourd at! More »

Steam Exploded In 2009

Mike Fahey — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:20:00 EST

With active users surpassing the 25 million mark and a 205% jump in year over year unit sales, 2009 was an extremely good year for Valve's Steam service. More »

You've Purchased $1 Billion Worth Of Modern Warfare 2

Mike Fahey — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:40:00 EST

Proving once again that people really enjoy shooting virtual representations of other people, Activision announces that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has surpassed $1 billion in retail sales. More »

Holy 2.5 Million Units Shipped, Batman!

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:20:00 EDT

2 million units sold is impressive, sure, but now that the PC version is out and about, Eidos celebrates passing along 2.5 million units to retail shelves since the launch of Batman: Arkham Asylum. More »

World Of Warcraft's U.S. Sales Numbers Are Massive

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Between collectors editions and normal retail boxes, the core game and expansions, the NPD reports that World of Warcraft has pushed 8.6 million units in the U.S. to date. More »

Xbox 360: More Than 30 Million Served

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Microsoft has announced that global sales of the Xbox 360 have now surpassed the 30 million mark, with the Xbox Live community swelling to 20 million active members, all swearing at each other. More »

Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:40:06 EST

Looks like Sega's Masanao Maeda underestimated the power of Sonic and Mario in the same game. Back at TGS last year he claimed that Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games would sell four million copies, matching the sales of the original Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. Expectation met, and neatly surpassed. In three months the title has sold over five million copies worldwide as gamers flocked to the store in droves to witness what sort of train wreck occurs when you let Sega screw around with both their own characters and Nintendo's, while parents bought up copies because it was the most kid friendly game they could find without Billy Ray Cyrus's daughter on the front cover. Since they mention both in the press release, I am assuming this covers both the DS and Wii versions of the game, but they're equally mediocre so I'll allow it. Congratulations Sega for proving once again that a game can sell based on characters alone. More »

Guild Wars Sells 5 Million

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:40:26 EST

NCsoft and ArenaNet's first foray into the realm of free MMO's is faring quite nicely it seems, with the company announcing that the franchise has recently surpassed the five million units sold milestone less than three years after the original game's release. This of course includes sales of the add-on packs as well, which include Guild Wars Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North, but certainly impressive numbers either way.

"Guild Wars is a proven success and has set a new standard for online RPG games with its unique business model and superior playability," said NCsoft CEO Taek Jin Kim.

A success indeed! Makes you wonder why they even bothered making Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa subscription based, doesn't it? More »