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• Call of Duty Series Rakes In $3 Billion

  
  GamerCenterOnline — Authority: 494
  When I was growing up, never would I of though that the word billion would be used when talking about video game sales. But, nonetheless, here we are. That said, as much as I hate the management over at Activision, Activision’s Call of Duty series has ranked in a total of $3 Billion in retail sales worldwide, ...
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• Call of Duty franchise reaches 55 Million in sales

  
  GamingAngels — Authority: 575
  Modern Warfare 2 By now we all know that Modern Warfare 2 has sold incredibly well, but NPD Group estimates have shown that the Call of Duty Series has amazing figures as well. The series has surpassed 55 million unit sales to date worldwide. That figure means that they have taken in $3 billion in retail sales. ...
  16 hours ago

• Consumers sick of recession, may spend extra on holidays

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 654
  Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT) , Walgreen Co (WAG) , Gap Inc (GPS) , RadioShack Corp (RSH) , Recession If consumers try a little harder this year, the holiday season has a shot of hiding memories of last years nightmare for retailers . The retailers are doing their part, with Walmart ( WMT ), Gap ( GPS ), ...
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• NPD: 48% of retail desktop revenue in US from Macs - KezNews.com

  
  Today's Review — Authority: 170
  Mac desktops represented nearly half of all desktops sold at US retail shops in October, the NPD Group said in a new study. About in NPD: 48% of retail desktop revenue in US from Macs. Continue reading from the original source: NPD: 48% of retail desktop revenue in US from Macs - KezNews.com
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• Toshiba puts celebrity-designed notebooks under the hammer

  
  Today's Review — Authority: 170
  How much could you trust a celebrity with the design of your notebook? Well, if it were Paris Hilton we could expect a bubblegum keyboard and baby blue monitor, with Mr. Depp we could expect a more wooden texture. Continue reading from the original source: Toshiba puts celebrity-designed notebooks under the hammer
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• 48% revenue in Oct of retail desktop in US from Macs

  
  Today's Review — Authority: 170
  A new study by NPD Group revealed that about 47.7% of desktop sold at US retail shops in October, was iMacs, Mac minis or Mac Pros, an increase from 45% in April and a sharp surge from just. Continue reading from the original source: 48% revenue in Oct of retail desktop in US from Macs
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• iPhone users more likely to pay for digital content

  
  IPHONETOUCH.BLORGE — Authority: 499
  Like the folks that prefer the Macintosh—there’s probably a lot of overlap—the millions that have made the iPhone a cultural phenomenon and market leader are more willing to pay for online music, TV and movies than the owners of other mobile devices. Or, it might be that Apple’s really good at presenting ...
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• Nearly half of retail desktop revenue goes to Apple [the end is nigh]

  
  MAC.BLORGE — Authority: 430
  Another day, another measure of just how dominant the Macintosh is despite the fact that its overall market share hovers somewhere around 10 percent in the US. Whereas the other members of the Top 5—Dell, HP, Acer and Toshiba—slug it out to maintain volume at just a few hundred dollars per unit, Apple [...] ...
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• Assassin’s Creed II Sells 1.6M In First Week

  
  Game Stooge — Authority: 484
  Assassin’s Creed II has had a great first week in that it has sold 1.6M units in its debut for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This represents 32 percent growth over the first week sales of Assassin’s Creed. Launched in November 2007, Assassin’s Creed remains the fastest selling new video game intellectual ...
  3 days ago

• Restaurants brace for dreary season as consumers lose appetite for dining out

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Restaurants brace for dreary season as consumers lose appetite for dining out The number of people visiting restaurants has plunged for four quarters in a row, according to NPD Group. Some higher-end establishments are offering discounts for holiday parties. By Jerry Hirsch November 24, 2009 Adele Cabot and her ...
  4 days ago

• Video Game Jocks Podcast 11/16/2009

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 514
  In this episode, we talk about Modern Warfare 2, the October NPD Numbers, Activision’s Plans for Future Hero Games, Dead Space 2 Multiplayer, We Answer Your Listener Mail and More! [ MP3 ] Direct Download [ iTunes ] Subscribe [ Zune ] Subscribe [ RSS ] Subscribe Format: 91:36, 63.0 MB, MP3 Go get Adobe Flash ...
  1 week ago

• Some Other Podcast, Episode 35: Hive Mind

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 514
  Sadly, we are no longer on a boat this episode.  We still HAVE the boat, but it’s a little chilly this week.  However, we do have a lot of talk about the gaems for you to enjoy!  Pull up a buoy and listen up as we chat about the release date we’ve all been waiting for (or maybe it’s just me…), special ...
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• Modern Warfare 2: $550M In First 5 Days

  
  Game Stooge — Authority: 484
  The astounding sales numbers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continue to roll in, as Activision Blizzard is reporting that the game has brought in a whopping $550M in its first five days from combined PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sales, shattering the record by Grand Theft Auto IV by $50M. Three big ...
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• Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) Launches The American Friends Of The NPD Website

  
  White Reference — Authority: 126
  Being of German ancestry myself, I have long awaited the day when the Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) would launch an English-language website. From this Stormfront thread , we learn that the day has now arrived, as the NPD has launched the American Friends of the NPD website. The link: ...
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• Will Qualcomm Power the Next iPhone?

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  For as long as we can remember, there have been rumblings that a Qualcomm chip would find its way into iPhones of the future. read more
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• Entertainment Subscriptions Are Growing

  
  Audio4cast — Authority: 121
  One category that is not suffering this year is entertainment subscriptions, according to new information released by NPD Group. According to their new study, overall per capita spending on entertainment subscriptions rose by nearly 7% this year. As of August 2009, 81 percent of U.S. households subscribed to a ...
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• Borderlands beats out Prototype to be #1… Dragon Age wants in on the action as well

  
  LazyGamer .:: Console and PC Gaming News ::. — Authority: 518
  There have been some killer titles released this year already in Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, New Super Mario Bros (nearly released), Forza 3 and Killzone 2 however all of those titles have something in common. They are all sequels, not a single new IP in that entire list and if we include the rest of the year we ...
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• 14% Of US Homes Have An Online Game Subscription

  
  DailyGamesNews.com — Authority: 457
  Research carried out by US games retail analysts, the NPD Group, reveals 14% of American homes have an online game subscription. This would cover all subscription based MMOs from World of Warcraft, to EVE Online. NPDs Russ Crupnick commented: "Despite concerns that the recession would cause consumers to reduce ...
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• The HotSpot 11/17/2009

  
  CastMedium — Authority: 142
  Relative to other big releases over the past weeks, Assassin’s Creed II has been flying under the radar to some extent. A level of trepidation after the critical reception of the first game is understandable, but the latest entry has wowed Kevin , and he is not the only one . Left 4 Dead 2 has garnered an ...
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• NPD: 14% of US households have online game subscriptions

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 793
  NPD s latest update to its "Entertainment Trends in America" report finds that 14 percent of Americans have an "online gaming" subscription. We contacted NPD for a better explanation of what that exactly encompasses; a representative explained it includes "Xbox Live paid subscription, online gaming website paid ...
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