While publisher Activision and developer Treyarch are busy dealing with a bunch of angry customers on Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console, it looks like a lot more than a few individuals out there decided that, instead of buying the game, they'd rather download it from the Internet. Not that that slowed down the sales of the game at all, considering it managed to amass $1 billion in the short time it has been out in global sales. But, with the numbers we're seeing here, it's almost staggering to think how much bigger it could have been.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops was Reportedly the Most Pirated Game in 2010
New Super Mario Bros Sells Six Million Copies for DS
At the moment, there are a few games that have reached 5 million sold for Nintendo's portable game console family. However, there's only one that can claim the prodigal 6 million seller title, and how fitting that it's Nintendo's own pride and joy, Mario. Famitsu.com has reported that New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS family of devices has officially crossed the 6 million sold mark in Japan.
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Nintendo Adds 32 3DS Titles for Nintendo World 2011
While we all wait for an official price tag for the 3DS, which just went up for pre-order at GameStop, we'll have to tide ourselves over with the fact that, if you're going to be in Tokyo for Nintendo World 2011, you'll be able to get your hands on quite a few upcoming titles for Nintendo's 3DS portable gaming console. The company has just unveiled the 32 titles, so far, that will be making an appearance at next year's event, almost half of which will be playable for all of those in attendance.
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Galactus and Taskmaster Rumored to be in Marvel vs Capcom 3
One of the most anticipated games coming in 2011, Capcom's Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is aiming to become one of the most popular fighting games to land on consoles in recent history. Considering how ridiculously popular the second installment in the franchise is, there's no doubt that as long as the developers can retain a fraction of the playability and fun, along with the character selection from both Marvel and Capcom's ranks, the new title will be just as adored. Two new characters may be waiting in the wings, as a recent portfolio from artist Kevin Sharpe showcases both Galactus and Taskmaster in comic book form, and rumors have popped up that the two characters could land in the game as well.
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When Should a Developer Step In?
With the holiday spirit in full effect, and people talking about giving gifts to everyone they know, and hopefully receiving gifts from everyone they know, I realized that I’ve been thinking a lot about developer Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. Why? Because a few comments in our recent stories about the poor connectivity for online sessions, and the fact that some people expect something from either Treyarch, or publisher Activision, have made me start wondering if that’s actually an option. When should a developer step in, and start proactively trying to make those who purchased their title happy? After all, the plan that just buying the game would make them happy isn’t working out. So, if there’s a next step, what should it be?
Harmonix Confirms They’ll Keep IP Rights to Rock Band and Dance Central
With the official announcement from Viacom and developer Harmonix that the two companies would be splitting up, and the latter would be considered an independent studio again, there was some confusion as to what the future of downloadable content (DLC) would look like for both games. We previously reported that Harmonix said that DLC for Rock Band would continue right on schedule, but there was some confusion as to whether that had anything to do with Viacom, or if it could change at any given moment. The developer has confirmed to Joystiq that they do indeed still own the IP rights for both games, and that everything is still up to them.
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Harmonix Officially Splits From Viacom, is Independent Once Again
It's been over a month since we first heard about the split between Harmonix and Viacom. With the help of investment company Columbus Nova, Harmonix is "returning to our roots as an independent and privately owned studio." For anyone who purchased a Rock Band title, as well as the recently released Dance Central, Harmonix has every intention of continuing to support those titles with future downloadable content (DLC).
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Def Jam Rapstar gets support for Kinect
If you aren’t familiar with Def Jam Rapstar the video game, it's easy enough to wrap your brain around what the game is. The video game is sort of like Rock Band for rap fans and it focuses on Hip-Hop and social networking for the players.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets New 1.05 Patch, Continues to Try and Fix Multiplayer
The patches just keep on coming. Despite the fact that Treyarch has said in the past that it tends to take a month before patches can be issued to consoles, here's patch 1.05 just one week after 1.04 landed on the PlayStation 3. Despite the hot fix that was also released earlier in the week, Treyarch seems to be at a constant race to try and make the multiplayer experience what they wanted it to be, right out of the gate. Unfortunately for PlayStation 3 owners especially, that just hasn't been the case.
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Newzoo Projects Gamers Spent Almost $25 Billion on Games in 2010
The video game market has seen its ups and downs, much like any market in the world has seen, but it looks like it's still doing pretty well for itself, as we close down 2010 and look forward to 2011. Unfortunately, while it may be doing well, it looks like it's actually not as good as 2009. In a new report from Newzoo, a market research firm, total spending in the United States will top at about $24.7 billion, which is actually 2 percent lower when compared 2009.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Passes $1 Billion in Sales Worldwide
Since the release of publisher Activision and developer Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops, the companies have watched as their title steadily look over sales records, and sold millions of copies all over the world. In a matter of five days, the title had managed to pull in $650 million in total sales. And now, with the game's first downloadable content for the Xbox 360 coming February 1st, Activision is happy to announce that the game is still selling like hot cakes.
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World’s Biggest iPhone is 56 iPads Stacked Together, Lands in London
Sure, saying that the world's biggest iPhone is a collection of iPads might degrade the whole "biggest iPhone" part, but considering how impressive this thing is to look at, hopefully we can look over the details. In any event, the huge iDevice was built up within London's St. Pancras International Train Station earlier today, to celebrate the launch of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
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