The NPD Group has released its report for the month of November. Software sales were down 2% year-over-year in November, while hardware sales were down 23%. Overall, total industry sales were down 11% to $2.41 billion. Xbox One was the best selling platform in November, breaking PlayStation 4’s ten-month streak at the top of the sales charts. Cumulative Xbox One and PS4 sales to date are almost 80% higher than the combined total of the Xbox 360 and PS3 sales were 13 months after launch. Wii U hardware and software sales increased by more than 10% and 90% respectively over the same period a year ago. The top selling games of November were as follows:
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Super Smash Bros.
4. Madden NFL 15
5. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
6. Far Cry 4
7. Pokemon Omega Ruby
8. NBA 2K15
9. Assassin’s Creed Unity
10. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Activision has released the official Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Havoc DLC Early Weapon Access Trailer.
Xbox Season Pass holders now have early access to the Havoc DLC Pack bonus weapons. The AE4 directed energy assault rifle and its custom weapon variant, the AE4 Widowmaker, combine a versatile firing mechanism with all-around movement speed and handling.
Deep Silver has released a behind the scenes video for the upcoming Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat out of Hell. Go behind the scenes to meet the voices of the Saints and get an exclusive sneak peek of the voice recordings for the upcoming expansion title with Daniel Dae Kim (Johnny Gat) and Natalie Lander (Kinzie) as they talk about the joys and challenges that come with being a Saint.
2K and Turtle Rock Studios have released the fourth episode in The Evolution of Evolve documentary mini-series about the making of Evolve. The latest episode focuses on the level design process and the work that went into making every map in Evolve the perfect environment for a high-stakes game of hide-and-go-seek.
Focus Home Interactive has released a teaser trailer unveiling Cities XXL, the next installment in the Cities XL city-building franchise.
Discover in the first Cities XXL video the sprawling cityscapes and city-life in action, to get a sense of the scale and grandeur of the game.
Over the weekend at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event, and at the PlayStation China press conference in Shanghai today, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be ported to the PlayStation 4 with system-exclusive features.
Both titles are planned for a release in Spring 2015 on the PlayStation 4 as a digital download, while Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will also be available as a packaged product.
Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XIII-2, the second installment in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, is now available for PC via Steam and the Square Enix Online Store.
The PC version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 includes a number of new features such as 60 frames-per-second support, customizable rendering resolution (720p, 1080p and more) and Japanese Voice support with subtitles.
Alien: Isolation players can download a new update for the game adding a new Nightmare difficulty mode and Novice difficulty mode.
Nightmare Mode ramps up the difficulty to a frightening level. Gamers with a strong disposition are challenged to venture into Sevastopol Station with a broken motion tracker featuring a distorted display and unreliable information. Resources are limited, androids and survivors are more deadly and the map systems have gone offline. The Alien AI has been upgraded, ramping up its aggression to punishing levels. It’s more adaptive, learning players’ tactics faster, has heightened senses and will give players no ‘second chance’ encounters. Nightmare Mode is the ultimate Alien experience.
Alongside Nightmare Mode is a new Novice Mode to help players stressed with some of the game’s trickier sections. Players are offered more resources and ammunition, weaker androids and survivors, and the Alien will be a little more forgiving, distracted more easily and less aggressive in his hunting style.
EA Sports UFC today released the game’s sixth free content update featuring four legends from various eras of the UFC’s 20 plus year history to the roster. The four UFC Legends now available for play are:
Frontier Developments has released the launch trailer for Elite: Dangerous, which will be available for digital download beginning December 16th.
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