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SAN FRANCISCO U.S. sales of videogame software slipped 11% in the month of November from the same period last year, despite the release of blockbuster titles such as “Halo 4″ and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.” According to data from NPD Group released late Thursday, overall sales of game hardware fell 13% during the period, despite the launch of the Wii-U from Nintendo in the middle of the month. Activision’s “Black Ops 2″ was the top-selling game for the month, followed by “Halo 4″ from Microsoft that was available exclusively for the company’s Xbox 360 console. Other big seller [...]

SAN FRANCISCO Retail sales of videogame software in the U.S. fell by 25% in October compared to the same month last year, according to data from the NPD Group released late Thursday. Hardware sales plunged by 37% during the period. Take-Two Interactive had the top-selling game with “NBA 2K13,” while “Resident Evil 6″ from Capcom took the number two slot. Nintendo’s new versions of “Pokemon” Black and White were also big sellers, as was “Dishonored” from Bethesda Softworks. The “Madden NFL 13″ and “FIFA Soccer 13″ sports titles from Electronic Arts remained in the top-ten list for a second month, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO Sales of videogame software fell 18% in September compared to the same period last year, according to data released by NPD Group on Thursday afternoon. Sales of game hardware slid by 39% for the same period, as the current generation of game consoles continues to age. Among publishers, Electronic Arts had the strongest month, with five titles in the month’s top ten list, including best-seller “Madden NFL 13″ and “FIFA Soccer 13,” coming in at number three. The second best selling title was “Borderlands 2″ from Take-Two Interactive . Among PC-only games, the “World of Warcraft” expansion called [...]

SAN FRANCISCO Sales of videogame software fell 29% during the month of June, according to data from the NPD Group released late Thursday afternoon. The drop was roughly in line with predictions from analysts for the month. Sales of game hardware slumped by 45% as the current generation of consoles continues to show their age. The top three titles for the month on a unit basis were “Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes” from Warner Bros. , “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier” from Ubisoft and “Diablo III” from Activision Blizzard . “Max Payne 3″ and “NBA 2K12″ from Take-Two [...]