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November 12th, 2009 at 03:00am
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While it may initially seem the only game releasing this holiday season is something called Modern Warfare 2, some titles — like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II and Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii — actually have the guts to stand up against the most important game of all time ever seriously. Game rental service Gamefly recently gathered data on which titles its users are actually looking forward to this holiday season, offering the info in one convenient list.
For the all platforms list, the three titles mentioned are unsurprisingly present and joined by other popular recent releases like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Halo 3: ODST. On the home console side of things, the Xbox 360 and PS3’s most popular title is obviously Modern Warfare 2, while the Wii’s big hit is, also expectedly, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. For handhelds, gamers are ticking Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story and Dissidia: Final Fantasy for rental on the DS and PSP, respectively.
Overall, the list is fairly unsurprising, though we guess one could argue that it’s surprising all of these people want to rent Modern Warfare 2 and haven’t already purchased it.
Here’s what you’re Gameflying this holiday season originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 19th, 2009 at 09:10pm
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The new, lighter (in both price and weight!) PS3 continues to enjoy renewed sales in its second month beating out every console except for the invincible DS — and the PS3 got pretty close to that impossible victory. The PS3’s sales more than doubled in the last month! In fact, just about everything enjoyed a boost in September, with all the home consoles benefiting from recent price drops, and the PSP launching new hardware (NPD’s September sales period ran through October 3). The only “loser” is the DS, which fell in total sales, but still managed to sell more than anything else.
In software (see the chart after the break), unsurprisingly strong debuts took place for both games with Halo on the box and games with Mario on the box. In fact, strong is a bit of an understatement for ODST’s 1.52 million units sold. It’s not quite 3.3 million units, but for a presumably lower-cost spinoff using an existing engine, it’ll do.
In a weird bit of cross-platform fickleness, The Beatles: Rock Band debuted in the top 10 for Xbox and Wii, but not PS3 — while Batman: Arkham Asylum’s PS3 version made a second appearance in the top 10 to the exclusion of the Xbox.
-DS: 524K
29K (-5%)
-PS3: 492K
282K (+134%)
-Wii: 463K186K (+67%)
-360: 353K138K (+64%)
-PSP: 190K50K (+36%)
-PS2: 146K40K (+38%)
Check out the software sales chart after the break.
Continue reading September NPD: Obviously Destined to Sell Tons
September NPD: Obviously Destined to Sell Tons originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 19th, 2009 at 09:00pm
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In a lengthy post-mortem with Gamasutra this week, Rocksteady Studios creative director Sefton Hill spoke his mind on a mess of topics regarding this summer’s surprise hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. “There are too many games out there that deliver lots of average content,” Hill said when asked about the relative “tightness” of Batman in comparison with other games. Personal inspiration for the game’s design came from places like Zelda and Metroid, two game series he’s been a fan of “for years,” as well as Silicon Knights’ Eternal Darkness. And though Arkham’s audio logs and “environment as a character” motif hearken back to 2007’s BioShock, Hill claimed he’s never played it. “It’s on my list of games to get back into … I can’t say for me that was a big direct influence.”
Truth be told, we’re just scratching the surface of Gamasutra’s thorough dissection of Batman — a game we loved with all of our jaded, rancorous hearts — so do yourself a favor and stroll through the entire five pages. Call it an afternoon treat! You deserve it, dearest Joystiq reader.
Batman: Arkham Asylum creator focused on quality over quantity, hasn’t played BioShock originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 17th, 2009 at 08:45pm
Under PSP
Sorry, North America, the Europeans may be trying Trine, but the game isn’t coming out this week. There’s always the new free content for Arkham Asylum … there, there, doesn’t that just help make the Trine pain melt away? No? Well, there’s the picture search game Interpol and the classic Final Fantasy Tactics, along with plenty of other content that may be of interest. Check it all out after the break.
Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:
(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)
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PSN Thursday: Trying to find Trine, but happy in Arkham originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 14th, 2009 at 10:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Guitar Hero 5, which is like the tenth (give or take a couple) installment in the series, has resonated with UK consumers and hit a high note atop the Chart Track all-formats chart. The Dark Knight of Arkham Asylum — who was perched above the charts for two weeks — slipped off the top to the number three spot, with Colin McRae: Dirt 2 taking the silver.
The Beatles: Rock Band premiered at the number four spot, which some are sure to find disappointing. Both Guitar Hero and Rock Band have previously debuted at the fourth and sixth spot, respectively, with previous iterations. Music games may be on a sales decline, but they apparently still know how to make an entrance.
Source — Guitar Hero 5 hits the right notes (Chart Track)
Source — All formats chart (Chart Track)
Guitar Hero 5 goes straight to the top of the UK charts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 11:30am
Under Xbox 360
Hope you haven’t gotten your fill of Batman: Arkham Asylum, because Eidos is planning not one — but at least two DLC packs for release in the next two weeks. According to SCEE’s Mike Kebby, next week’s free DLC will be entitled “Insane Night.” “Prey in the Darkness” will follow one week later, on September 24th.
It appears the upcoming expansions will be brand new, and won’t be re-releases of pre-order exclusive DLC, such as “Dem Bones” and “Crime Alley.” We don’t know any other details on the two upcoming releases, but we do know this: we want them. Now.
Two Batman: Arkham Asylum DLC packs releasing over two weeks originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 10:15am
Under Xbox 360
You might have heard the news yesterday that Warner Bros. has shaken up DC to better do battle with the now Disney-owned Marvel. Part of that strategy, according to the L.A. Times, is making better use of its IP in licensed properties like video games.
While the move is definitely Marvel-inspired, we have to imagine part of the impetus comes from the success of Batman: Arkham Asylum, which, according to the article, moved almost 2 million units in its first month. Taking games more seriously is a smart move on DC’s part … lets just hope they leave the things that are working alone.
Arkham sells 2M, Warner gets serious about DC licensing originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 8th, 2009 at 09:15am
Under Xbox 360
We haven’t spent much time at the main menu of Batman: Arkham Asylum, largely because those are precious seconds we could spend actually playing. But if you can hold out for just a few moments and watch the news ticker at the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the totally exciting news that free DLC for the game is coming in 9 days (or Sept. 17 by our count).
We’re trying to find out what, exactly, this content infusion entails, but in the meantime we’d like to know what you’re hoping for. Will you be satisfied if it’s just another challenge room?
[Thanks, Dysc]
Free Batman: Arkham Asylum DLC coming next week originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 7th, 2009 at 03:15pm
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For a second consecutive week, Batman: Arkham Asylum has countered the incoming blows of Wii Sports Resort, leaving the brooding hero perched at the very top spot of the UK sales charts. Chart Track notes the Dark Knight’s sales are down 27 percent in the second week, a slide softened by Sony’s PlayStation 3 price drop.
The real beneficiary of Sony’s slim console is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which shot up seven spots on the charts with a 128-percent increase in sales. The PS3 versions of COD: World at War and Fight Night Round 4 also got a bump after the drop.
Source — Batman hangs on to No1 (Chart Track)
Source — All formats chart (Chart Track)
The Batman remains atop UK sales charts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 25th, 2009 at 04:15pm
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You’ve undoubtedly read our review of Batman: Arkham Asylum, but now that the game’s actually in stores we want to know what you, the people, make of it. So, if you can pull yourself away from the Bat for a minute or two, it’d be great if you could head down to the comments and give us your thoughts. We’ll be collecting the best into one big, collected shambling Frankenstein of a review, so try to keep them reasonably brief and as specific as possible.
One note: We’d prefer it if you’re working from the actual game, rather than the demo, if only because we’re sure everyone’s already played that joint to death. Now: Fire away!
Calling all commenters: Submit your Batman blurb originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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