Video Games
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Best Buy Begins Selling ‘Halo Infinite’ Special-Edition Xbox Series X Video Game Console
Best Buy Nov. 15 began selling Microsoft’s special-edition Xbox Series X video game consoles themed for, and including, the new Halo Infinite video game, which doesn’t officially launch until Dec. 8. Best Buy is selling the $549 console at select stores. The controller costs $199. Today (Nov. 15) is the 20th anniversary of the original … Continue reading “Best Buy Begins Selling ‘Halo Infinite’ Special-Edition Xbox Series X Video Game Console”
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NPD: Record October Video Game Revenue Tops $4.39 Billion
Consumer demand for video game hardware, software and accessories continues unabated. The games market saw a 16% revenue uptick in October to a record $4.39 billion, from revenue of $3.78 billion in the previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group. That’s the sixth-consecutive month of revenue increases across all market segments. Through … Continue reading “NPD: Record October Video Game Revenue Tops $4.39 Billion”
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Best Buy Begins Selling ‘Halo Infinite’ Special-Edition Xbox Series X Video Game Console
Best Buy Nov. 15 began selling Microsoft’s special-edition Xbox Series X video game consoles themed for, and including, the new Halo Infinite video game, which doesn’t officially launch until Dec. 8. Best Buy is selling the $549 console at select stores. The controller costs $199. Today (Nov. 15) is the 20th anniversary of the original … Continue reading “Best Buy Begins Selling ‘Halo Infinite’ Special-Edition Xbox Series X Video Game Console”
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NPD: Record October Video Game Revenue Tops $4.39 Billion
Consumer demand for video game hardware, software and accessories continues unabated. The games market saw a 16% revenue uptick in October to a record $4.39 billion, from revenue of $3.78 billion in the previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group. That’s the sixth-consecutive month of revenue increases across all market segments. Through … Continue reading “NPD: Record October Video Game Revenue Tops $4.39 Billion”
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Netflix Rolling Out Mobile Video Games on Nov. 3
Netflix Nov. 3 will launch a series of video games subscribers can play for free on Android devices. Apple iOS users will have access to the games at an unspecified later date. The SVOD behemoth in August began testing mobile games in Poland and Spain based on original series, including “Stranger Things,” and related basic … Continue reading “Netflix Rolling Out Mobile Video Games on Nov. 3”
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Warner Bros. Ups Q3 Gaming, Home Entertainment Revenue
Sales of Warner Bros. video games, home entertainment movies and TV shows topped $403 million in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30). That was 5% higher than the $383 million in revenue generated during the previous-year period. Top-performing theatrical movies in the quarter included LeBron James in Space Jam: A New Legacy with $163 million … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Ups Q3 Gaming, Home Entertainment Revenue”
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NPD: PlayStation 5 Snaps Nintendo Switch’s 33-Month Run as Top-Selling Game Console
Sony’s PlayStation 5 video game console was the top-selling unit in September, ending a 33-month run by Nintendo Switch as the industry’s top-selling console, according to new data from The NPD Group. November 2018 was the last month a game platform (PlayStation 4) other than Switch led in unit sales. In a blog post, NPD … Continue reading “NPD: PlayStation 5 Snaps Nintendo Switch’s 33-Month Run as Top-Selling Game Console”
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Redbox Expands Streaming App to PlayStation 5 and 4 Consoles
Redbox Oct. 7 announced it has expanded distribution of its streaming app to the PlayStation 5 console. Now available to download for free, consumers will be able to stream ad-supported VOD movies and TV shows, as well as more than 100 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels. The app also gives consumers access to new release … Continue reading “Redbox Expands Streaming App to PlayStation 5 and 4 Consoles”
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Netflix Acquires Video Game Publisher ‘Night School Studio’
Netflix Sept. 28 announced that Night School Studio, publisher of the popular indie games Oxenfree, Afterparty and Next Stop Nowhere, among others, is joining the SVOD behemoth’s nascent game unit. The company, which is releasing Oxenfree II in 2022, was founded in 2014 by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines. Financial terms of the deal were … Continue reading “Netflix Acquires Video Game Publisher ‘Night School Studio’”
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NPD: August Video Games Sales Up 7%, Driven by ‘Madden NFL 22’
Another month, another feather in the cap of the burgeoning video game market, thanks to the pandemic, new-generation game consoles and Madden NFL 22. The debut of the latest entry from the venerable NFL-themed game franchise marked the 22nd consecutive season the Electronic Arts’ franchise ranked No. 1 during its first-month of release. NPD said … Continue reading “NPD: August Video Games Sales Up 7%, Driven by ‘Madden NFL 22’”
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Movies Anywhere Available on Xbox Consoles
The cloud-based movie library service Movies Anywhere is now accessible on Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Xbox users can download the Movies Anywhere app through the Microsoft store to access their movie collection on their console. Users can playback their movies via their Xbox and … Continue reading “Movies Anywhere Available on Xbox Consoles”
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GameStop Opens Lower Following Mixed Financials
The day after world’s largest video game retailer GameStop posted mixed second-quarter (ended July 30) financial results, company shares trended down during early Sept. 9 trading. Despite a retail footprint of thousands of stores, GameStop rebooted its senior management team, incorporating a team of e-commerce experts led by new chairman Ryan Cohen, founder of Chewy.com. … Continue reading “GameStop Opens Lower Following Mixed Financials”
