Stats

PC

What Difference Did Going Free-To-Play Make For DC Universe Online?

8:20AM November 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

We know that DC Universe Online‘s recent switch from subscription-based MMO to free-to-play added one million subscribers to the game in one week, but what does one million free players mean to the bottom line? How’s a 700 per cent increase in daily revenue, for starters? More »


PlayStationBrought to you by

Uncharted 3 Beta: 1.5 Million Played, Over 1.9 Billion Got Served

8:30AM July 17, 2011 | Owen Good

1.9 billion kills, 48 billion shots fired, and more than 362 years worth of matches later, the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta was the largest ever held on PlayStation Network. More fun facts can be found on the PlayStation Blog, or check out McWhertor’s detailed impressions of his time spent in the beta. More »


PC

The State (And Stats) Of The Portal 2 Gamer

6:00AM July 2, 2011 | Joshua Rivera

If you ask us, Portal 2 is a great game. However, a few weeks after its release we took a look at its Steam Achievements and discovered that only half of its players had actually finished the game – and we also found that even less had played any of the game’s co-op campaign. More »


Nintendo

Wii U Discs Will Be 25GB In Size

10:16AM June 8, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

In a wide-ranging interview with Kotaku regarding the new Wii U console, one of Nintendo’s chief game designers, Katsuya Eguchi, confirmed that the system’s proprietary disc format will hold 25GB of data. More »


In Real Life

E3 Will Have 35,000 Screens For 45,000 People

9:30AM June 6, 2011 | Mike Epstein

According to Entertainment Software Association president Mike Gallagher, E3 2011 will have almost as many video monitors as it does attendees. [Venturebeat] More »


In Real Life

Everyone Loves A Winner, Especially In Madden Online Play

9:00AM February 7, 2011 | Owen Good

The New York Times examined the popularity of today’s Super Bowl participants – the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers – in Madden NFL 11 online play. By years’ end they were, unsurprisingly, among the most popular. More »


In Real Life

Analysis Shows Madden’s Old Model Goes Out With A Bang

9:20AM August 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Raptr, the gaming social network counting more than a million users, examined their gamers’ habits with Madden NFL 10 and found gameplay spikes sharply – beyond Christmas-sales levels – about a month before the newest version releases. More »


News

Red Dead Redemption, By The Bloody Numbers

8:20AM July 3, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Red Dead Redemption players, you’ve done some very bad things. Just pretending, of course! GameSpy has been collecting data from players of Rockstar Games’ hit Western and the results are amazing. More »


In Real Life

What Do Red Dead Redemption Players Have Against Crows?

2:30PM June 30, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Do Red Dead Redemption players hate crows? I shoot virtual deer and wolves a lot in that fantastic video game Western, but look at these stats, pulled from the Rockstar Social Club: More »


News

Japan Chalks Up 5 Million PSN Accounts

5:15PM June 3, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Japan has reached 5 million PSN accounts. Congrats, because that’s a lot. More »