PC

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

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?


July 17, 2011
PlayStation

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

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.


July 2, 2011
PC

The State (And Stats) Of The Portal 2 Gamer

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.


June 8, 2011
Nintendo

Wii U Discs Will Be 25GB In Size

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.


June 6, 2011
In Real Life

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

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


February 7, 2011
In Real Life

Everyone Loves A Winner, Especially In Madden Online Play

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.


August 19, 2010
In Real Life

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

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.


July 3, 2010
News

Red Dead Redemption, By The Bloody Numbers

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.


June 30, 2010
In Real Life

What Do Red Dead Redemption Players Have Against Crows?

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:


June 3, 2010
News

Japan Chalks Up 5 Million PSN Accounts

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