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Blizzard's Overwatch hits new milestone: 10 million players in less than a month

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:44:01 +0000

Blizzard is printing money at this point, as its new team shooter, Overwatch has garnered 10 million players in less than a month since its launch. This is the company's only new IP in 15 years. Read more...

Over 65 million Halo games have been sold to date

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that over 65 million units of Halo games across different platforms have been sold worldwide. This is up from 60 million units reported in October 2014. Read more...

Mojang has now sold over 20 million Minecraft copies across PC and Mac

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:34:01 +0000

Minecraft continues to be a cultural phenomenon, with children of all ages contributing to the game's wild success across various platforms, the game has now sold 20M copies on PC and MAC alone. Read more...

Microsoft: Over 5 million Xbox One consoles sold to stores, 311,000 units sold in March in U.S.

John Callaham — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:14:06 +0000

Microsoft has announced that over 5 million Xbox One consoles have been sold to retailers since its launch and 311,000 units were sold to U.S. consumers during the month of March. Read more...

Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold, 100 million app downloads

Brad Sams — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:16:59 +0000

Microsoft has announced today that 60 million licenses of Windows 8 have been sold to date and that there have been 100 million downloads from the Windows Store. Make the jump to learn more Read more...

630 million Windows 7 licenses sold to date

Brad Sams — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:59:58 +0000

Microsoft has provided an update on its WIndows 7 sales and has said that there have been 630 million licenses sold to date which is 30 million more than the last update of 600 million. Read more...

Microsoft demands Samsung pay $15 per Android smartphone sold

Brad Sams — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:51:16 +0000

Over the past few weeks Microsoft has been inking deals with several manufactures over royalties when producing Android handsets. And now Microsoft is going after Samsung, and they are asking for $15 per handset sold... Read more...

First Windows Phone 7 device sold in New Zealand

Tom Warren — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:19:03 +0000

As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows Phone 7 across Europe, lucky kiwis have got their hands on the devices. The first Windows Phone 7 device has been sold today over in New Zealand. Lucky shopper Jourdan... Read more...

Windows 7 pre-orders sold out in Japan

Sam Symons — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:38:44 +0000

Microsoft's upcoming Windows operating system, Windows 7, is slated for an October 22 release; however, the Redmond software giant allowed people to begin pre-ordering much earlier to beat the rush... and it seems this offer... Read more...

AT&T already sold out of launch day iPhone 3G S pre-orders

Kevin Weiner — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:45:29 +0000

Now that the iPhone 3G S has been announced, pre-orders have caused the device to be sold out according to a report by Apple Insider. Any pre-orders that were made starting today, June 13... Read more...

The Obama phone, made in China, sold in Kenya

Brad Sams — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:35:10 +0000

It's no secret that President-elect Obama is a crowd pleaser. He has legions of faithful followers and he has started a movement of "change that we can believe in". So naturally the next... Read more...

4.3 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Sold During Christmas Quarter

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:13:06 +0000

Microsoft was able to sell 4.3 million Xbox 360 units during the fourth calendar quarter 2007 (fiscal Q2 2008). The number is slightly down from 4.4 million units the company sold during the Christmas season... Read more...

Watch Gates' Keynote, 100 million Vista licenses sold

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:25:32 +0000

Whether you love him or hate him, you won't want to miss his last CES Keynote, especially with announcements like Microsoft having sold 100 million licences of its latest OS. I know people tend to... Read more...

1,400 Wii Consoles Sold In Ten Minutes On Amazon

Andrew — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:17:44 +0000

It's the Wii console's second Christmas out and there a strong sense of dÃ©jÃ vu in reports that talk of internet-breaking sales as punters go mental for Nintendo's console. Amazon apparently sold 1,400 consoles in... Read more...

Legal loophole allows Manhunt 2 to be sold in UK

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:46:41 +0000

Gory game Manhunt 2 can legally be sold to UK consumers as a download, despite the refusal of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to grant the title a certificate for sale as a... Read more...

Microsoft has NOT yet sold 1 Million Zunes

Tue, 29 May 2007 20:52:28 +0000

It would appear that the San Francisco Chronicle misquoted Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, in regards to Microsoft passing the 1-million-Zunes-sold mark. Many websites, including Neowin, used the write-up of the... Read more...

Bach: More than 1 Million Zune players sold

Mon, 28 May 2007 17:28:10 +0000

According to an interview over at SFGate.com with Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft has surpassed its own goal of selling one million Zunes. Microsoft hoped to meet the target by... Read more...

NYC cabbies not sold on touch-screens

Fri, 11 May 2007 02:01:11 +0000

Touch-screen monitors in taxi cabs allow passengers to pay by credit card, find ads and reviews for neighbourhood bars and restaurants, view news stories and check an electronic map of their cab's progress. Still, not... Read more...

Not all tech users sold on benefits, study says

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:13:04 +0000

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released results of a broad telephone survey on the technology people have, how they use it and what they think about it. The study, which ran between... Read more...

HD DVD Group Reports Over 100,000 Players Sold in the U.S.

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:31:00 +0000

The North American HD DVD Promotional Group has announced that more than 100,000 dedicated HD DVD players have sold in the U.S. in the format's first year on the market. This figure does not include... Read more...

Only 244 copies of Genuine Windows Vista sold in China

Steven Parker — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:16:28 +0000

Microsoft spent millions of dollars advertising its next generation OS 'Windows Vista' in China, in fact the IT juggernaut threw up the biggest Vista Ad on the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower in Shanghai... Read more...

Gears of War - 2.7 Million Sold

Todd Tanner — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:28:55 +0000

Well I think it is pretty much official now. Gears of War is a mega-smash-hit. A bona fide "Halo" like franchise. So our boy Robbie Bach at CES yesterday let loose the sales numbers... Read more...

10.4million Xbox 360's Sold

Joe Cashman — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:08:15 +0000

It looked uncertain there for a minute, but Microsoft confirmed today that they had sold 10.4 million 360 consoles. Bill Gates revealed the tremendous figure at CES. Microsoft had been predicting 10 million sold units... Read more...

3.2 Million Consoles Sold In November

Todd Tanner — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:55:30 +0000

Arcadia says hardware sales increased by at least 50% year on year, with software up about 20%. Retail dollars increased by about 25-30% to about $1.6 billion, compared to $1.3 billion in November... Read more...

88,400 PS3's Sold In Two Days During Japanese Launch

Todd Tanner — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:30:01 +0000

Thanks to Andy07 for the head's up on this story. Sony... Read more...

2.5 Million Nintendo DS Sold in Japan

giga — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:34:46 +0000

Latest Japanese hardware charts reveal extent of Nintendo's handheld dominance The continued strong sales of Nintendo's DS and DS Lite handheld consoles in Japan have brought the system to the verge of having sold 2.5... Read more...

WMF Exploits Sold By Russian Hackers

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:41:26 +0000

The Windows Metafile (WMF) bug that caused users -- and Microsoft -- so much grief in December and January spread like it did because Russian hackers sold an exploit to anyone who had the cash,... Read more...

600,000 Xbox 360's sold in the US to date

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:46:46 +0000

According to the market research firm NPD Group, Xbox 360 has sold 600,000 units in the United States since their launch in late November. Stock shortages of the console have severely restricted its sales inNorth... Read more...

1 Million Videos Already Sold via iTunes

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:02:37 +0000

Apple Computer on Monday said its iTunes online service has sold a million videos in under 20 days, sending shares up almost 5 percent. iTunes, the most popular online music store, began selling about 2,000... Read more...

200,000 Game Boy Micros Sold

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:00:49 +0000

Though the special editions of the Game Boy Micro are sure to be sought after, the regular version is selling just fine in Japan. This week's edition of Famitsu says the miniaturized version of the... Read more...

Pokémon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:42:21 +0000

PokÃ©mon has not only proved itself as a leader in the video game industry, but it also has become an obsession for millions of zealous fans. PokÃ©mon has spawned more than $15 billion in worldwide... Read more...

Guild Wars Surpasses One Million Units Sold

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:13:41 +0000

NCsoft, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games announces yet another milestone for its top-selling competitive roleplaying game, Guild Wars, from ArenaNet studios. More than one million units have been purchased since... Read more...

PS3 hard drive to be sold separately, claims Famitsu

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:38:19 +0000

The hard drive for the PlayStation 3 will not be bundled with the machine, but will instead be sold as an add-on unit, according to press reports in Japan which seem to confirm earlier hints... Read more...

iTunes : Quarter Billion Songs Sold

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:45:32 +0000

Apple today announced that they had sold a quarter billion (250m) songs from their iTunes music store. At a rate of 1.25m songs being sold daily, the store expects to be selling approx. half a... Read more...

Mastertronic dominates UK budget sector with Sold Out acquis

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:10:58 +0000

Budget software publisher Mastertronic has announced the acquisition of rival label Sold Out, creating the largest publisher in the PC budget sector in the UK, with a move into the console market planned in the... Read more...

Civilization sold off to mystery buyer

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:34:49 +0000

Struggling publisher Infogrames nets $22.3 million by selling its powerhouse strategy franchise to an as-yet-unidentified company. In Paris this morning, Infogrames, owner of Atari and publisher of the top-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon 3... Read more...

California town for sale on eBay finally sold

Fri, 21 May 2004 12:29:15 +0000

This tiny Northern California town, which sparked an ill-fated eBay bidding war nearly two years ago, has finally been sold -- this time for real. (Proves to me that you can get *just* about anything... Read more...

100 million PlayStations sold

Wed, 19 May 2004 16:30:48 +0000

Sony's first foray into the console arena hits a McDonald's-worthy volume milestone. A decade after its release, the original PlayStation has reached a milestone worthy of Ronald McDonald's high-volume burger empire. Sony... Read more...

DS to be sold at $199

Fri, 14 May 2004 22:03:07 +0000

Online merchants are hawking the double-screen portable, even though Nintendo hasn't officially announced a price. When Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata displayed the DS at Nintendo's E3 press conference, he didn't announce a... Read more...

Nintendo Says GameCube Nearly Sold Out in U.S.

Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:57:39 +0000

Nintendo Co. Ltd., which at one point stopped production on its GameCube video game console due to slack demand, has now nearly sold out of the console in the United States and is seeking to... Read more...