How long can Nintendo Wii maintain its position as the reigning video-game console? Microsoft shipped an astronomical 8 million Kinect game systems in the past two months, undermining Wii’s leadership — already weakened by com…
At least 5.2 million copies of Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Black Ops were illegally downloaded between its Nov. 9 release and the end of 2010. All told, more than 19 million people illegally downloaded five of the top-s…
Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) says it sold more than 8 million Xbox Kinect motion-sensing game system in the first 60 days since launch, easily beating the company’s target of 5 million.
The sales of the Kinect also top that of Sony Corp’s (SNE) co…
Video-game publisher THQ, who makes the popular uDraw tablet and fighting game UFC, has signed a deal with Mattel to bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and other brands to gaming consoles. Can it help give the gaming company — whose sto…
Activision Blizzard’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops” video game has raked in more than $1 billion in sales since its Nov. 9 release, making it the fastest-selling video game in history — and one of the fastest-selling entertainment…