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Video Games Need A Billboard Top 10

12:00AM June 30, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Video games need a top 10 list. Movies have them, music has them, but the video game industry still hasn’t found a solid way to track the country’s most popular video games, according to Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association. More »


In Real Life

Two Gamers Who Spend Two Full Days A Week Playing Games

6:20AM June 4, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Remember that NPD study that defined extreme gamers as people who average 48.5 hours of play time a week? G4′s Patrick Klepek got two of these gamers to explain themselves. More »


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What Kind Of Gamer Are You?

5:20AM May 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The average US gamer is spending more time gaming than ever before, but only 4 per cent of the gaming population is classified by the NPD Group as “Extreme Gamers”. What kind of gamer are you? More »


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Gee, You Guys Must Really Hate Using Credit Cards

5:30PM May 20, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

According to retail research firm the NPD Group, the biggest-selling accessory in the United States is not a controller, memory card or chatpad. It’s a pre-paid points card for an online gaming service. More »


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The DS Is About To Become The Biggest-Selling Console Of All Time

3:30PM May 14, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The PlayStation 2 deservedly holds the record as the top-selling video game console of all time. It won’t, however, hold the record for much longer. More »


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Nintendo Continues Hardware Kill Streak In Slow April

9:00AM May 14, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The Wii and Nintendo DS killed the competition in the United States last month, partly because the other hardware makers didn’t put up much of a fight. It was, bluntly, an ugly month for video game sales. More »


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Splinter Cell: Conviction Was April’s Big Winner

8:40AM May 14, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Sam Fisher used little stealth in his slaying of the competition in April, with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction clearly visible at the top of April’s bestselling games list, according to the NPD Group. More »


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God Of War III, Pokemon Battle It Out For March’s Bestseller Crown

8:40AM April 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

March was a battle between one very pissed off Spartan, a girl named Lightning and too many Pokemon to count. Who came out on top in US video game sales for the month of March? More »


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BioShock 2 Is Entitled To February’s Top Spot For U.S. Sales

11:00AM March 12, 2010 | Owen Good

BioShock 2 ended New Super Mario Bros. Wii‘s two-month hold atop the U.S. console sales charts, edging the Nintendo platformer by 7,000 units to take February’s top honours. More »


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Xbox 360 Notches Rare Triumph Over Wii In February

10:40AM March 12, 2010 | Owen Good

The Xbox 360 clocked in with a rare victory over the Wii among console sales in the United States for February, according to figures released today by the NPD Group. More »