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Red Dead Redemption 2 passes 25 million sales
Take-Two Interactive have announced that their open-world Western Red Dead Redemption 2 has shipped 25 million units worldwide.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses on top for the 2nd week
UK Charts. Week of August 3, 2019:
1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2. FIFA 19
3. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
US video games weekly chart: Madden NFL 20 releases and takes the top
US Charts. Week of August 3, 2019:
1. Madden NFL 20
2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
3. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Digital downloads drive 50.8% profit increase for Capcom
Capcom cited their highly-profitable catalog of digital downloads as the driving force behind the profit increase seen last quarter.
Borderlands 3 goes gold over a month ahead of launch
Gearbox Software announced that Borderlands 3 has gone gold, i.e. the development is complete over a month before the launch date of September 13, 2019.
GameStop layoff over 50 regional leaders
It’s been revealed that GameStop is laying off more than 50 Regional Leaders throughout the company, in line with its continued reboot transformation initiative.
The Outer Worlds confirmed for Nintendo Switch
Upcoming sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds, has been confirmed for a release on Nintendo Switch.
Sony warn that prices will rise if the US expand their China tariffs
Sony has warned consumers that prices of PlayStation consoles in the US will rise if the Trump Administration moves forward with their planned tariff increase on Chinese-manufactured video game…
Almost half of all EA’s game sales now digital
Digital sales are up by 7 percent year-on-year for Electronic Arts, with 47 percent of all sales for the quarter being digital.
Bethesda’s DOOM re-release faced unexpected issues
Consumer backlash over the requirement to log into Bethesda.net for playing newly re-released original DOOM, DOOM 2, and DOOM 3.
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