The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[jms493]

Listening to IGN's PS3 podcast and am really curious about this Dust 514 game

That podcast drove me nutz though....listening to them laugh about what? The problem is those guys think they are funny. So far vinny carvalla and jeff gertsman are the only ones that get me to laugh.

[padman59]

I'm excited the Steam sale finally started. Now, I'm just waiting on good deals for Arma II: Combined Operations, Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

[Bomberooski]

Yeah they are super annoying with the deep breath laughs. But that interview was solid

[Swarley]

Lego Batman 2 Leads June U.S. Sales

U.S. video game retail sales for June saw a year-over-year decline of 30 percent, according to retail tracking firm NPD. Total sales declined from $989.5MM to $699.8MM. The biggest decline came from hardware, which dropped 45 percent. Xbox 360 led hardware sales for the month with 257,000 units sold.

“These sales figures represent new physical retail sales of hardware, software and accessories, which account for roughly 50-60 percent of the total consumer spend on games," comment NPD analyst Anita Frazier. "When you consider our preliminary estimate for other physical format sales such as used and rentals at $170MM, and our estimate for digital format sales including full game and add-on content downloads including microtransactions, subscriptions, mobile apps and the consumer spend on social network games at $491MM, we would estimate the total consumer spend in June to be $1.36B.

"Our final assessment of the consumer spend on these areas outside of new physical retail sales will be reported in September in our Q2 Games Market Dynamics: U.S. report.”

For software, Warner Bros.' Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes sold 450,000 total across seven platforms, the most of any game. "Batman may be on consumer’s minds with Batman: Arkham City also ranking sixth, and with the latest movie, Dark Knight Rises, debuting later in July," says Frazier. The publisher's other title for June, Lollipop Chainsaw, did not chart in the top 10 and sold 107,200 units total, according to NPD.

June 2012 Top 10 Games (New Physical Retail only; across all platforms incl. PC)

1. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, Wii, PS3, NDS, 3DS, PSV, PC)
2. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360, PS3, PC)
3. Diablo III (PC)**
4. Max Payne 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
5. NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC)
6. Batman Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)**
7. Pokemon Conquest (NDS)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)**
9. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
10. The Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3, 3DS, NDS, Wii)

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/07/12/lego-batman-2-leads-june-sales.aspx

[Twigg4075]

Has anyone besides Wings received the new @Gamer mag yet?

[wingsfan77]

Has anyone besides Wings received the new @Gamer mag yet?

[padman59]

Has anyone besides Wings received the new @Gamer mag yet?

I got it yesterday.

[Buzzman]

I have no idea how toacces my digital copy.

[bluntside]

What kind of fucking accent does David Cage have anyways?

[Twigg4075]

What kind of fucking accent does David Cage have anyways?

French? I thought QD was from France?

[IamMedellin]

New photos of the New PS3

[Fappin Raptor]

I haven't purchased a Madden game since the Brett Favre one. I may break that streak this year. Still undecided.

[Swarley]

What is it with gamers and techno and dubstep music lol? I swear, most of the streams I watch, at some point they'll play it.

[Handleit_44]

Updated Images via N4G

[j.hen]

Have been thoroughly engrossed in Red Dead Redemption as of late.