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Modern Warfare 2 Navigates A Sea Of Second-Guessers

10:00AM Brian Crecente | Incensed politicians, angry fans, boycotting retailers: What might be the biggest video game launch in history has more than its share of controversy. More »
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Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September

6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Though it didn’t make an appearance in the NPD Group’s top ten bestselling games in the U.S. for September, 5th Cell’s innovative Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts conjured up impressive sales. More »
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Aion Wings It To The Top Of September PC NPDs

5:00AM Mike Fahey | The NPD PC charts for September have arrived, bringing with them several new entries amidst the old favourites, with Batman, Champions Online, and Aion slipping into the top 20. More »
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Sony: Playstation Continues To Redefine Entertainment

1:30PM Brian Crecente | Riding high on tonight’s news that the Playstation 3 was the top selling home console in September according to NPD, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment of America says they’ve only just begun. More »
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NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note

11:00AM Stephen Totilo | There’s always a chance you might get pulled off the street and invited to be a guest on the Bonus Round to discuss the gaming sales in the U.S. for September. Don’t be unprepared. Be smart. Study this instant analysis. More »
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Halo 3: ODST Beats Out Madden, Mario & Marvel To Win September

10:00AM Michael McWhertor | The PlayStation 3 may have killed it in the hardware contest last month, but Xbox 360 software reigned supreme this September, thanks to Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST. The game dropped more than 1.5 million copies in its debut month. More »
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PS3 Price Drop Makes It September’s Bestselling Console

9:40AM Michael McWhertor | The newer, slimmer, cheaper PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 and Wii during the month of September, according to new data from the NPD Group, the first time the console has bested both of its console rivals in the U.S. More »
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No NPDSs Today

7:40AM Stephen Totilo | The monthly surge of industry excitement about industry sales figures has been postponed until Monday, the NPD group announced today. More »
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Not All Video Game Industry Sales Are Slipping

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Video game sales are down! There is doom and gloom! Wailing and gnashing of teeth! The sky is falling! Unless, that is, you’re in the accessory or peripheral business. More »
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NPD Cross-Ownership Data Shows Some WiiPS360 Love

9:20AM Michael McWhertor | The NPD Group published a report today showing that game buyers in the United States get their game info from word of mouth “above all other information sources”. But somewhat more interesting is the platform crossover makeup of those surveyed. More »