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Grand Theft Auto V is the best-selling game of the 2010s
The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella has one more list of best-selling games for us… the best-selling games of the 2010s.
Originally posted on Twitter, the chart was topped by Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, but the majority of the list was dominated by Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. Seven of the ten slots were claimed by the shooter series, leaving only two remaining places for Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 (#7) and Mojang’s Minecraft (#10):
Best-Selling Games in 2010-2019
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
6. Call of Duty: Ghosts
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
8. Call of Duty: WWII
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
10. Minecraft****** All Digital Sales Not Included
****Digital Sales on PC Not Included
While the Call of Duty franchise remains a perennial presence on the sales charts, there’s no guarantee it’ll have the same impact on the 2020s. After all, the best-selling game from 2000-2009 was Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the best-selling game of 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has dominated the sales charts throughout October, November, and December. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella declared it the best-selling game for all of 2019 as well (via Twitter). But many of this year’s biggest titles managed to crash their way into the Top Ten.
A few yearly sports updates, NBA 2K20 and Madden NFL 20, finished just behind Activision’s shooter. Another franchise FPS, Borderlands 3, slid in at #4. And rounding out the Top Five was NetherRealm’s blood-spattered sequel, Mortal Kombat 11.
The lower half of the Top Ten gave us a few games we’ve seen before, as 2018’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate meleed its way to the #7 slot, while 2017’s Mario Kart 8 shifted into the #10 slot. In between, you could find Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (#6), Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts III (#8), and Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (#9).
While none of Nintendo’s new releases made the list, the consolemaker was responsible for the two most-successful pieces of hardware in 2019. The Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of the year, while the Switch Pro Controller was the best-selling accessory.
You can view the full list of 2019’s best-selling games in handy list format after the break. (more…)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare goes 3-for-3 as the best-selling game of December 2019
December 2019 came and went without any major new releases, which left a big opening for Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to threepeat as the best-selling game of the month. And according to The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella (via Twitter), that’s exactly what happened.
It was a good holiday season for all as multiple games from Electronic Arts (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at #2, Madden NFL 20 at #3, FIFA 20 at #13, and Need For Speed Heat at #15) and Take-Two Interactive (NBA 2K20 at #4, Grand Theft Auto V at #11, and Red Dead Redemption 2 at #12) fought their way into the Top 20. But with ten titles in the Top 20, it was Nintendo that claimed the most spots on the list. Luigi’s Mansion 3 ranked the highest at #5.
You can find the full list of best-selling games from December 2019 after the break. (more…)
CD Projekt RED augments Cyberpunk 2077’s launch date to September 17
Another big Spring release has been slapped with a delay, as CD Projekt RED recently confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077‘s launch date will move to this Fall.
In a statement posted to Twitter, the developer said that while the sprawling RPG is “complete and playable,” they need more time for “playtesting, fixing, and polishing” to make it “perfect”:
We are currently at a stage where the game is complete and playable, but there’s still work to be done. Night City is massive – full of stories, content and places to visit, but due to the sheer scale and complexity of it all, we need more time to finish playtesting, fixing and polishing. We want Cyberpunk 2077 to be our crowing achievement for this generation and postponing launch will give us the precious months we need to make the game perfect.
Seems like a missed opportunity not to use “breahtaking” in place of “perfect,” but it is what it is. Cyberpunk 2077 is currently in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it’ll be released on September 17.
Get your first look at The Joker’s Mortal Kombat 11 appearance in this new trailer
With the most nominations in the field, Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is heading into this year’s Oscars as the odds-on favorite for “Best Picture.” But the character always has something else in his bag of tricks, and earlier today, NetherRealm Studios unveiled the first trailer for The Joker’s upcoming appearance in Mortal Kombat 11.
Like his appearances in the Injustice franchise, The Joker’s latest incarnation looks to be an agile fighter who carries around a crowbar and a set of comically-large boxing gloves. But The Joker always wants to leave ’em laughing, so it’s fitting that he also has one of the best Fatalities I’ve ever seen.
The Joker will be available for Kombat Pack owners on January 28, with a full release scheduled for February 4. He’ll launch alongside the DC Elseworlds Skin Pack, which includes DC-inspired Skins for Noob Saibot (The Batman Who Laughs), Baraka (Killer Croc), and Kitana (Catwoman). A separately-available “Time Lord of Apokolips” Skin will also transform Geras into the spitting image of Darkseid.
Mortal Kombat 11 is currently available for the PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.
Raze Hell (and your adrenaline level) with this new Doom Eternal trailer
Dim the lights and crank up the metal… Bethesda has dropped a brand new trailer for Doom Eternal.
We are exactly 66.6 days from Doom Eternal’s March 20th launch date, and this new trailer is filled to the brim with brand new Glory Kills, and a brief peak at two never-before-seen enemies (The Marauder and The Gladiator), and a whole lot of ridiculous over-the-top action. The clip also plays up Doom Eternal’s surprising new focus on telling a deeper story. It’s a surprising move for the franchise, but I’m actually very excited to see where its story goes.
Doom Eternal will be released for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia on March 20. The game will also be available for the Switch at a later date.
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Square Enix’s The Avengers has been pushed back to September 4
Square Enix delayed the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake earlier today, and now it looks like the same thing will happen to the next game starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Square Enix’s The Avengers is set to be an original adventure featuring Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, The Hulk, and other many other famed superheroes. It was originally scheduled to be released this May, but developer Crystal Dynamics has shared (via the game’s official website) that it’s been delayed. Citing a desire for additional time to “fine tune and polish” the game, The Avengers will now launch on September 4:
As fans ourselves, it’s an honor and a privilege to work with these legendary characters and we know what these Super Heroes mean to us and True Believers around the world. When we set out to bring you our vision for Marvel’s Avengers, we committed to delivering an original story-driven campaign, engaging co-op, and compelling content for years to come. To that end, we will spend this additional development time focusing on fine tuning and polishing the game to the high standards our fans expect and deserve.
When it launches in September, The Avengers will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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Tagged The Avengers Project
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s launch date has been delayed to April 10
Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced nearly five years ago, but with the game’s release date rapidly approaching, publisher Square Enix has decided that fans are going to have to wait just a wee bit longer for it.
Earlier today, Producer Yoshinori Kitase confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Remake would miss its planned release date of March 3 by more than a month. Now set to launch on April 10, the developer released a statement that said his team needs additional time to “apply final polish” to the game to ensure that fans receive “the best possible experience”:
We know that so many of you are looking forward to the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake and have been waiting patiently to experience what we have been working on. In order to ensure we deliver a game that is in-line with our vision, and the quality that our fans who have been waiting for deserve, we have decided to move the release date to April 10, 2020.
We are making this tough decision in order to give ourselves a few extra weeks to apply final polish to the game and to deliver you with the best possible experience. I, on behalf of the whole team, want to apologize to everyone, as I know this means waiting for the game just a little bit longer.
The Final Fantasy VII Remake is currently in development exclusively for the PS4, though Square Enix has hinted that it may appear on other platforms in the future.
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Tagged Final Fantasy VII