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FFXIII is just outside the Top 10 at #12. It should reach 2mil with the re-release, but 2.5 would be out of the question. I guess there's just a dedicated FF fanbase, and most of them buy it on or near release. Although the spinoffs don't do nearly as much.

Holiday sales bump appears to be over

January 18 - 24, 2010

Hardware

PSP - 52,909

Wii - 45,167

PS3 - 26,966

DSi LL - 24,059

DSi - 20,373

DSL - 4,966

360 - 3,343

PS2 - 2,088

PSPgo - 1,773

Software

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 110,918

2. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 - 94,444 / NEW

3. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces - 76,088 / NEW

4. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - 59,566

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 45,002

6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 33,640

7. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles - 23,245

8. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - 16,117

9. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 15,753

10. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard - 13,951

  • 2 weeks later...

January 25 - 31

Hardware

PSP - 47,875

Wii - 42,309

DSi LL - 34,863

PS3 - 34,431

DSi - 24,783

DSL - 6,811

360 - 4,089

PS2 - 2,182

PSPgo - 1,645

Software

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere - 906,458 / NEW

2. [PS3] Resonance of Fate - 118,088 / NEW

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii - 83,930

4. [PS3] Ar tonelico III - 81,633 / NEW

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 45,474

6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 32,888

7. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - 30,225

8. [360] Resonance of Fate - 27,048 / NEW

9. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2: Gallia Military Academy - 24,048

10. [PS3] MAG: Massive Action Game - 19,139 / NEW

February 1 - 7

Hardware

PSP - 43,163

Wii - 36,149

DSi LL - 28,080

PS3 - 25,450

DSi - 19,116

DSL - 5,410

360 - 3,651

PS2 - 2,047

PSPgo - 1,738

Software

1. [PSP] God Eater - 295,405 / NEW

2. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere - 189,802

3. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International - 72,026 / NEW

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii - 62,174

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 38,164

6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 27,104

7. [PS3] Resonance of Fate - 25,460

8. [PSP] Pop 'n Music Portable - 19,138 / NEW

9. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - 14,780

10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 13,314

Only 72k for star ocean 4. Guess, like me, most of the people who wanted to play that game did so on their 360 already.

RoF hasn't held up that good either, man, tri-ace doesn't get the support it should imo. I'm going to get it later on though.

  • 2 weeks later...

February 8 - 14

Hardware

PSP - 39,293

Wii - 37,501

DSi LL - 27,586

PS3 - 24,811

DSi - 18,082

DSL - 5,659

360 - 3,428

PS2 - 1,869

PSPgo - 1,394

Software

1. [PSP] God Eater - 110,235

2. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere - 79,462

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii - 58,690

4. [NDS] Prince of Tennis: Prince of School Festival - 44,353 / NEW

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 37,682

6. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS - 31,813 / NEW

7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 28,720

8. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International - 25,873

9. [WII] Zangeki no Reginkleiv - 21,956 / NEW

10. [PS3] Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - 21,600 / NEW

February 15 - 21

Hardware

PSP - 32,796

PS3 - 32,130

Wii - 31,652

DSi LL - 24,388

DSi - 15,380

DSL - 5,053

360 - 2,453

PS2 - 1,883

PSPgo - 1,371

Software

1. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 143,339 / NEW

2. [PSP] God Eater - 64,192

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii - 44,415

4. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere - 41,412

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 31,299

6. [PS3] Heavy Rain - 26,775 / NEW

7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 25,631

8. [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 - 24,132 / NEW

9. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International - 15,097

10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 11,303

They're not too bad. Compared to this time last year, Wii, PSP and PS3 are doing better. I guess it also feels a lot lower since the holidays were so high.

2009 YTD - Feb 22

NDS - 680,002

PSP - 411,782

Wii - 285,017

PS3 - 179,339

360 - 73,738

PS2 - 45,768

2010 YTD - Feb 21

NDS - 614,851

PSP - 582,506

Wii - 490,754

PS3 - 354,903

360 - 33,925

PS2 - 19,764

Ohh, more than what I thought, nice. I suppose next gen the xbox will do even better, it seems Japan, even though it's market is getting smaller, is infact opening up to the MS system.

  • 2 weeks later...

February 22 - 28

Hardware

PSP - 37,338

Wii - 36,241

PS3 - 27,763

DSi LL - 24,605

DSi - 15,586

DSL - 5,029

360 - 2,510

PS2 - 1,912

PSPgo - 1,296

Software

1. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou - 71,504 / NEW

2. [NDS] Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed - 64,805 / NEW

3. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 47,815

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii - 45,369

5. [PSP] God Eater - 44,717

6. [PSP] Hot Shots Tennis Portable - 44,603 / NEW

7. [NDS] Shiren the Wanderer 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso - 40,703 / NEW

8. [NDS] Friend Collection - 33,325

9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 29,787

10. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere - 26,474

March 1 - 7

Hardware

PSP - 64,808

Wii - 33,880

PS3 - 28,824

DSi LL - 23,611

DSi - 15,017

DSL - 4,316

360 - 2,764

PS2 - 1,839

PSPgo - 1,275

Software

1. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 161,000 / NEW

2. [PSP] .hack//Link - 60,000 / NEW

3. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - 41,000 / NEW

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 41,000

5. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 4:One Year War - 37,000

6. [NDS] Friend Collection - 35,000

7. [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou - 33,000 / NEW

8. [PSP] God Eater - 29,000

9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 26,000

10. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 24,000

  • 3 weeks later...

March 8 - 14

Hardware

PSP - 39,125

Wii - 31,460

PS3 - 26,481

DSi LL - 21,604

DSi - 13,581

DSL - 3,920

360 - 2,668

PS2 - 1,825

PSPgo - 1,191

Software

1. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 65,355

2. [NDS] Friend Collection - 35,993

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 34,795

4. [PSP] Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! 3D - 33,920 / NEW

5. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 - 31,674 / NEW

6. [PSP] Zettai Hero: Modification Plan - 31,447 / NEW

7. [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 28,353 / NEW

8. [NDS] RPG Maker DS - 23,766 / NEW

9. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - 22,013

10. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 21,085

March 15 - 21

Hardware

PS3 - 50,164

PSP - 38,017

Wii - 31,101

DSi LL - 20,765

DSi - 14,256

DSL - 3,953

360 - 2,419

PS2 - 1,711

PSPgo - 1,491

Software

1. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Densetsu o Tsugumono - 383,972 / NEW

2. [PSP] Gundam: Assault Survive - 90,994 / NEW

3. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 49,548

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 36,613

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 34,798

6. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 - 19,545

7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 19,356

8. [PSP] Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! 3D - 18,466

9. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - 15,228

10. [PSP] God Eater - 15,162

  • 3 weeks later...

Moar sales...

March 22 - 28

Hardware

PS3 - 50,448

PSP - 46,449

Wii - 36,849

DSi LL - 23,188

DSi - 17,376

DSL - 4,995

360 - 3,002

PSPgo - 1,874

PS2 - 1,785

Software

1. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors - 385,295 / NEW

2. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend - 83,187

3. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 51,233

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 51,214

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 43,997

6. [PS3] God of War III - 43,181 / NEW

7. [360] Fist of the North Star: Warriors - 30,306 / NEW

8. [PSP] Gundam: Assault Survive - 26,885

9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 21,150

10. [PSP] Saki Portable - 20,165 / NEW

March 29 - April 4

Hardware

PS3 - 38,877

PSP - 37,445

Wii - 30,938

DSi LL - 21,583

DSi - 15,526

DSL - 4,110

360 - 2,676

PS2 - 1,815

PSPgo - 1,803

Software

1. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III: Caller of the Starry Seas - 87,765 / NEW

2. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors - 71,629

3. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 57,136 / NEW

4. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 50,726 / NEW

5. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 42,415

6. [NDS] Friend Collection - 35,551

7. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend - 33,936

8. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 33,510

9. [PSP] Dead or Alive: Paradise - 32,271 / NEW

10. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 21,002 / NEW

April 5 - 11

Hardware

PSP - 29,766

PS3 - 28,973

Wii - 25,345

DSi LL - 19,372

DSi - 13,738

DSL - 3,349

360 - 3,218

PSPgo - 1,826

PS2 - 1,425

Software

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 37,000

2. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors - 34,000

3. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 31,000

4. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 30,000

5. [NDS] Friend Collection - 22,000

6. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 20,000

7. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III: Caller of the Starry Seas - 19,000

8. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend - 18,000

9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 15,000

10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - 11,000

Updated LTD Hardware

NDS - 30,034,174

PS2 - 21,639,761

PSP - 14,523,034

Wii - 10,182,256

PS3 - 5,019,022

360 - 1,258,418

April 12 - 18

Hardware

PSP - 28,635

PS3 - 25,590

Wii - 24,344

DSi LL - 17,146

DSi - 11,240

DSL - 2,869

360 - 2,442

PSPgo - 1,915

PS2 - 1,531

Software

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 32,108

2. [NDS] Friend Collection - 20,883

3. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 20,880

4. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 19,104

5. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors - 18,866

6. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 15,961

7. [PS3] No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise - 15,763

8. [360] No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise - 15,153

9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 14,685

10. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend - 11,094

  • 2 weeks later...

April 19 - 25

Hardware

PSP - 28,758

PS3 - 25,629

Wii - 23,691

DSi LL - 16,676

DSi - 10,640

DSL - 2,789

360 - 2,214

PSPgo - 1,544

PS2 - 1,490

Software

1. [PS3] NieR Replicant - 60,174 / NEW

2. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 28,757

3. [PSP] Tokyo Mono Harashi: Karasu no Mori Gakuen Kitan - 21,953 / NEW

4. [NDS] Friend Collection - 19,681

5. [PSP] Ys: Oath of Felghana - 16,167 / NEW

6. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 - 15,607

7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 15,217

8. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 13,671

9. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition - 12,479 / NEW

10. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 12,408

April 26 - May 2

Hardware

PSP - 59,315

PS3 - 32,874

Wii - 30,757

DSi LL - 25,569

DSi - 15,628

360 - 4,943

DSL - 4,068

PSPgo - 1,890

PS2 - 1,577

Software

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 623,643 / NEW

2. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 434,366 / NEW

3. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 - 80,882 / NEW

4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 44,593

5. [360] Super Street Fighter 4 - 28,454 / NEW

6. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 28,152

7. [NDS] Friend Collection - 26,787

8. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III - 24,050 / NEW

9. [PS3] NieR Replicant - 20,889

10. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 19,690

  • 4 weeks later...

May 2010

3 - 9

Hardware

PSP - 35,233

Wii - 31,399

DSi LL - 26,733

PS3 - 26,185

DSi - 15,739

360 - 4,278

DSL - 3,921

PS2 - 1,491

PSPgo - 1,464

Software

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 252,862

2. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 140,591

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 46,690

4. [NDS] Friend Collection - 33,342

5. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 32,340

6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 23,314

7. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 - 20,084

8. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light - 20,007

9. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 15,902

10. [PS3] NieR Replicant - 15,858

10 - 16

Hardware

PSP - 24,475

PS3 - 20,463

Wii - 17,570

DSi LL - 15,879

DSi - 9,990

360 - 4,370

DSL - 2,695

PS2 - 1,293

PSPgo - 871

Software

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 126,096

2. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 62,887

3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 18,843

4. [NDS] Friend Collection - 16,035

5. [PSP] Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku - 15,569 / NEW

6. [WII] Mario Kart Wii - 12,881

7. [PS3] NieR Replicant - 12,662

8. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 12,536

9. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 - 12,036

10. [PS3] 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa - 10,373 / NEW

17 - 23

Hardware

PSP - 22,462

PS3 - 19,075

Wii - 18,465

DSi LL - 14,108

DSi - 9,356

360 - 4,656

DSL - 2,681

PS2 - 1,175

PSPgo - 851

Software

1. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 - 84,607 / NEW

2. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 61,998

3. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Challenge of the Blue Samurai - 57,214 / NEW

4. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 34,267

5. [360] Lost Planet 2 - 33,563 / NEW

6. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Challenge of the Blue Samurai - 21,118 / NEW

7. [PSP] Fullmetal Alchemist: To the Promised Day - 20,675 / NEW

8. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 17,657

9. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Challenge of the Blue Samurai - 14,269 / NEW

10. [NDS] Friend Collection - 14,015

24 - 30

Hardware

PSP - 25,054

PS3 - 20,987

Wii - 20,476

DSi LL - 16,267

DSi - 10,324

360 - 3,546

DSL - 2,961

PS2 - 1,463

PSPgo - 1,232

Software

1. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 339,901 / NEW

2. [NDS] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental - 80,764 / NEW

3. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club! DS World Challenge 2010 - 50,206 / NEW

4. [NDS] Medarot DS: Kabuto / Kuwagata - 50,164 / NEW

5. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 33,973

6. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 - 33,856

7. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 25,465

8. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Blue Samurai Challenge - 22,168

9. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 16,279

10. [360] DeathSmiles IIX - 16,112 / NEW

Wonder what they say killed the PSPgo then? :p

Ironically, a lack of piracy.

Plus a complete lack of upgrade path for existing owners. I mean, when Nintendo do a hardware refresh, they at least allow you to play your existing games on the same platform. That's how they're successful!

  • 1 month later...

June 2010

31 - 6

Hardware

PSP - 23,588

PS3 - 18,951

Wii - 18,818

DSi LL - 10,737

DSi - 8,219

360 - 3,258

DSL - 1,743

PS2 - 1,316

PSPgo - 1,026

Software

1. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 105,149

2. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild - 34,971 / NEW

3. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 23,417

4. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club! DS World Challenge 2010 - 18,305

5. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 - 16,543

6. [PSP] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series Portable - 14,521 / NEW

7. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 14,262

8. [NDS] Medarot DS: Kabuto / Kuwagata - 14,090

9. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - 14,056

10. [NDS] Friend Collection - 13,918

7 - 13

Hardware

PSP - 21,662

Wii - 20,588

PS3 - 17,676

DSi LL - 11,138

DSi - 10,172

360 - 3,225

DSL - 3,108

PS2 - 1,291

PSPgo - 718

Software

1. [WII] Xenoblade - 82,952 / NEW

2. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 73,480

3. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City - 64,249 / NEW

4. [NDS] Mega Man Zero Collection - 21,736 / NEW

5. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - 19,593

6. [PS3] Just Cause 2 - 18,795 / NEW

7. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild - 13,586

8. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - 12,617

9. [NDS] Friend Collection - 12,229

10. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 11,864

14 - 20

Hardware

DSi LL - 30,183

PSP - 20,929

Wii - 19,045

DSi - 18,214

PS3 - 17,175

DSL - 5,126

360 - 2,060

PS2 - 1,568

PSPgo - 837

Software

1. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 52,978

2. [NDS] Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - 23,977 / NEW

3. [NDS] Art Academy - 20,949 / NEW

4. [WII] Xenoblade - 20,810

5. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City - 20,682

6. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi - 17,401 / NEW

7. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - 16,055

8. [NDS] Friend Collection - 13,953

9. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 - 13,250

10. [PS3] Hakuouki: Junsouroku - 13,076 / NEW

21 - 27

Hardware

DSi LL - 41,676

PSP - 23,257

PS3 - 19,578

Wii - 19,115

360 - 17,370

DSi - 17,306

DSL - 5,209

PS2 - 1,530

PSPgo - 845

Software

1. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online - 92,807 / NEW

2. [NDS] Love Plus - 84,364 / NEW

3. [PS3] Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2 - 53,871 / NEW

4. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 3rd Story - 52,245 / NEW

5. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 42,153

6. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva - 28,938 / NEW

7. [PS3] White Album: Tsuzurareru Fuyu no Omoide - 25,672 / NEW

8. [PSP] Starry Sky: In Spring - PSP Edition - 22,423 / NEW

9. [NDS] Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - 20,362

10. [NDS] Art Academy - 20,153

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Tree View is finally available in version 4.1.4, allowing you to quickly browse deeply nested folders without leaving the main view. In addition, the update improved the Windows Fonts folder, allowing you to preview each font without opening the default viewer. Rufus, another useful Windows 11 utility, also received a notable update. Version 4.15 arrived as beta with important fixes for silent Windows 11 installation. It also includes patches for ARM-based Windows PCs, OneDrive removal improvements, and more. Here are other updates and releases you may find interesting: Microsoft faces shareholder lawsuit over masking AI costs and slowing Azure growth Microsoft now allows you to tweak Visual Studio to new extremes Microsoft brings Planner Agent to all Microsoft 365 Copilot users Microsoft fixes one of Excel Copilot's most frustrating limitations Microsoft will finally let you sign in to Edge with a Google account Here are the latest drivers and firmware updates released this week: NVIDIA 610.62 with support for Empulse and various fixes. Reviews are in Here is the hardware and software we reviewed this week Earlier this week, we reviewed the DuRoBo Krono, a portable, phone-sized e-reader with some interesting physical controls. This device has an Apple Watch-like dial for page turning, frontlight adjustment, and more. Software is simple and no-nonsense, but it also lacks some useful features and customization. Overall, the device proved interesting, but not flawless. On the gaming side Learn about upcoming game releases, Xbox rumors, new hardware, software updates, freebies, deals, discounts, and more. Forza Horizon 6 received two big updates this week. Alongside the Series 2 content update, developers pushed plenty of bug fixes and balancing tweaks. However, they also had to acknowledge the Eliminator CR-farming exploit and shut down the online mode temporarily. Luckily, only a few days later, another fix arrived, which re-enabled Eliminator and patched the exploit. Microsoft announced new games for Game Pass subscribers. Those include EA Sports FC 26, Junkster, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Abyssus, RV There Yet?, and more. Some existing games are leaving the catalog, so be sure to check out the full list here. New games are also available for GeForce NOW subscribers, and they include Embers of the Uncrowned Demo, Aphelion, Megastore Simulator, OPERATOR, Citizen Sleeper, and more. Rockstart Games had plenty of GTA-related news this week. For one, the company gave GTA V players another free update. Those still playing the game on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are no longer required to pay $40 to upgrade to the latest-gen version. More importantly, Rockstar Games revealed the GTA VI cover art and announced the preorder date. The Epic Games Store is giving away two games: Citizen Sleeper and Roboeat. These two titles are up for grabs until next Thursday, but if they are not up to your taste, you can always check out the latest Weekend PC Game Deal issue, which is usually full of discounts and specials that let you save a lot of money on new games. Great deals to check Every week, we cover many deals on different hardware and software. The following discounts are still available, so check them out. You might find something you want or need. GEEKOM X16 Pro at GEEKOM - $1,119.67 | 17% off Acer 4K Webcam for PC/Mac with All-Metal Unibody Sculpted - $59.99 | 14% off Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB - $369.99 | 42% off Nothing Ear Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth - $73.15 | 51% off PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB - $579.99 | 17% off This link will take you to other issues of the Microsoft Weekly series. You can also support Neowin by registering for a free member account or subscribing for extra member benefits, along with an ad-free tier option.
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