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 EA Brings Spore, Warhammer Online, And More To Steam [12.19.08] Publisher Electronic Arts formally joined Valve's digital distribution platform Steam, bringing big titles such as Spore, Warhammer Online, and more to the PC service. The company also looks to release Mirror's Edge and Dead Space through Steam in January 2009 as well.
Report: Aspyr Confirms Layoffs [12.19.08] Aspyr Media has confirmed it's laying off an unspecified number of staffers due to the economic downturn, according to media reports. It declined to specify how many staffers are affected, but says "operations will continue without interruption on all titles scheduled to ship in 2009 and beyond."
EA Layoff Plans Reach 1000, Black Box To Be Consolidated [12.19.08] EA says it will lay off a further 4 percent of its workforce as it either consolidates or closes down "at least nine" of its studios, moving Need For Speed creator Black Box to its Burnaby, British Columbia studio location. [UPDATE: EA clarifies that its studio closures are not effective immediately.]
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Gamasutra's Top 20 Trends of 2008 [12.17.08] As the industry undergoes a major evolution, Gamasutra rounds up the exciting top 20 trends of 2008 -- user-generated content, retro reboots and much more.
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Japanese Charts: Rhythm Slows To A Crawl In Sluggish Week
The Japanese software market has slowed even further this week, with only one new entry in the top 10 and low sales across the board. Such results are not unusual for the time of year, though, and the charts are likely to see a considerable boost with the release of Pokemon Platinum this Friday.
In the meantime, the best selling game of the week was again Rhythm Tengoku Gold (to be known as Rhythm Heaven in the West) on Nintendo DS, although it managed only 55,000 units in sales as it retained the number one spot.
The highest debut of the week was Blue Dragon Plus on DS at number three. The portable spin-off from developer Mistwalker’s first Xbox 360 role-playing game sold only 21,000 units, despite the lack of competition this week.
Sales were so low for the rest of the top ten that older titles, such as the Fire Emblem remake on Nintendo DS and evergreen rhythm action game Daigasso! Band Brothers DX, were able to sneak back in at numbers six and eight, respectively. Afrika on PlayStation 3 also had a relatively strong second week, falling only as far as number four with 19,000 units sold.
The only other new entries this week, with sales below 14,000 units, included the Xbox 360 version of what is known in the West as Warriors Orochi 2 at number 19. Konami’s anime tie-in Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai-4 no Children on DS debuted at number 24 and DS virtual pet game Chi's Sweet Home from Interchannel entered at number 25.
| TW | LW | Title | Publisher | Format | Weekly Sales | | 1 | 1 | Rhythm Tengoku Gold | Nintendo | DS | 55,000 | | 2 | 5 | Wii Fit | Nintendo | Wii | 32,000 | | 3 | NE | Blue Dragon Plus | AQ Interactive | DS | 21,000 | | 4 | 2 | Afrika | Sony | PS3 | 19,000 | | 5 | 3 | J-League Winning Eleven 2008: Club Championship | Konami | PS2 | 18,000 | | 6 | 11 | Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken | Nintendo | DS | 17,000 | | 7 | 8 | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | Square Enix | DS | 15,000 | | 8 | 12 | Daigasso! Band Brothers DX | Nintendo | DS | 15,000 | | 9 | 10 | Mario Kart Wii | Nintendo | Wii | 14,000 | | 10 | 6 | Inazuma Eleven | Level-5 | DS | 14,000 |
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POSTED: 01.59AM PST, 09/11/08 - David Jenkins - LINK
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