The Fullbright Company, a Portland-based independent studio, was founded by several veterans of Irrational Games who worked on the “Minerva’s Den” DLC for Bioshock 2. Fullbright tends to make well-written,… Read More
As part of its quarterly earnings report last week, Microsoft said Xbox Live monthly active users reached 47 million — up 21 percent from the same quarter last year. “Our highly engaged Xbox Live… Read More
For the first time since this past October, Microsoft’s Xbox One outpaced Sony’s Playstation 4 for U.S. console sales in July, breaking Sony’s eight-month win streak. “We’re honored that Xbox… Read More
Microsoft on Tuesday dropped the price of its Xbox One console by $50 to $299. The console, which retailed at $499 when it debuted in November 2013, has sold for $349… Read More
Sony announced today that sales of its PlayStation 4 have eclipsed 40 million, a new milestone for the top-selling console. “We are truly grateful for the enormous support from our… Read More
Playstation 4 topped the Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February, as Sony ousted rival Microsoft for the ninth time in 10 months. The NPD Group reported its monthly console video game sales data today… Read More
Consoles sales are slowing after a record-breaking holiday season, down 15 percent year-over-year to $157 million in January, according to the latest data from the NPD Group. The Playstation 4 continued to outsell the Xbox One… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Worldwide sales of Sony’s Playstation 4 have reached nearly 36 million. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show that his company has sold more… Read More
Sony topped Microsoft for U.S. consoles sales during a busy shopping month in November. One month after Microsoft sold more Xbox One devices than Sony’s PlayStation 4 in October —… Read More
Sony sold 4 million PlayStation 4 consoles in the September quarter, an increase of more than 21 percent from the same quarter a year ago, building on its momentum in… Read More
Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. current-generation hardware sales in September as its PlayStation 4 trumped the Xbox One for the fifth consecutive month. The company has outsold Microsoft for U.S. console… Read More
Sony’s PlayStation 4 again led the way for U.S. console sales in July, outselling Microsoft’s Xbox One for the third consecutive month. “We are truly humbled by the success of… Read More
Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. console sales as its PS4 outsold the Xbox One in June, according to new data from NPD. Sony also beat Microsoft for software sales. “PS4… Read More
Microsoft outpaced Sony for next-gen U.S. console sales in April, as the company reported a 63 percent increase in Xbox One sales compared to a year ago. While Sony’s PlayStation… Read More
Sony again reigned supreme in the U.S. console race last month. The NPD Group released U.S. sales data from March and revealed that the PS4 ranked No. 1 in both console and software… Read More
For the second straight month, Sony ousted Microsoft for U.S. console sales. A Sony Computer Entertainment America spokesperson today confirmed that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in February.… Read More
Following a 2-month delay, Sony announced today that it will sell the PlayStation 4 in China starting on March 20. Bloomberg noted that Sony originally said it would sell its… Read More
Sony is back on top of the U.S. console market. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in the U.S. in January, reclaiming the title from Microsoft, which had led the U.S. console market… Read More
In its quarterly earnings report today, Microsoft said it sold 6.6 million Xbox consoles — both Xbox One and Xbox 360 combined — from October to December, which was down… Read More
Point, Xbox One. Microsoft announced today that for the second straight month, the Xbox One outsold Sony’s PlayStation 4 in the U.S. for December. The Redmond company also sold more Xbox One games during… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Does the world really need another gaming console? That was the first question posed today at a gaming panel hosted at CES, sparking a lively dialogue among… Read More
A little more than 13 months after Sony began selling its Playstation 4, interest in the console is still strong. Sony announced today at CES that it sold 18.5 million PS4 consoles… Read More
Sony this morning announced a new game streaming subscription service for PlayStation owners in the U.S. and Canada that will launch on Jan. 13. Sony first made its PlayStation Now streaming service… Read More
People who received a new Xbox One or PS4 for Christmas and hoped to play online are likely having problems today. Both Xbox Live and Playstation Network have been experiencing outages throughout… Read More
If you’ve been waiting for Sony to drop the price of its Playstation 4, well, Wal-Mart has what you need. The retailer is offering Sony’s console for $329 — $70… Read More
Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation 4 in China starting on Jan. 11 for the first… Read More
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Sony’s Playstation 4, and to celebrate, the gaming giant released some statistics on Friday. Sony has shipped 13.5 million PS4’s worldwide since last November.… Read More
Halo fans, start your energy swords. Microsoft’s 343 Industries, the internal studio responsible for the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox, announced this morning that it has wrapped up development and testing of… Read More
Microsoft can try giving away free games, and cutting the price of the Xbox One, but the PlayStation 4 remains at the top of the U.S. sales charts. Sony announced… Read More
Update: Official NPD numbers show the PS4 still on top for the month of September. See our followup story. Giving away free games may have helped Microsoft finally beat Sony for the… Read More