Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Sony sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide
Sony have announced that the PlayStation VR headset, their first foray into the world of virtual reality, has now shipped 4.2 million units worldwide.
Sony plans to withdraw game codes from physical retailers
Sony have confirmed that from next month onwards consumers will no longer be able to purchase digital download codes from high street stores and other physical retailers.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice biggest Steam launch of 2019
Activision and FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has become the most played launch title of 2019 on leading streaming platform Steam.
Two new versions of the Nintendo Switch in the pipeline
A report in the Wall Street Journal suggests that Nintendo will shake up the console market this summer with unveiling of two new models of Nintendo Switch.
Sekiro Shadows Die Twice releases and takes the top
UK Charts. Week of March 23, 2019:
1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – Activision
2. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Ubisoft
3. FIFA – EA Sports
George Sherman appointed as new CEO of GameStop
Effective from the 15th of April 2019 George Sherman will be appointed as the new CEO of GameStop. Sherman takes over from interim CEO shane Kim.
Walmart exploring its own game streaming service
Walmart is the latest company to reveal its interest in the emerging market of game streaming, most likely spurred on by the announcement of Google Stadia.
Devil May Cry 5 shipped 2 million units in 2 weeks
Since the game launched on the March 8, 2019, Devil May Cry 5 sold 2 million copies worldwide, amounting to 2 million copies in 2 weeks.
Worldwide digital games spending grows in February 2019
Superdata have released their report on the worldwide digital games market for February 2019. The report shows that spending on digital games across the PC and mobile segments grew…
Xbox to focus on streaming at E3 2019
According to an internal email from Executive Vice President Gaming at Microsoft, Phil Spencer, Xbox is planning to go big on streaming at E3 in 2019.
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