Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[EA: first-week NHL 12 sales break franchise record]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/21/ea-first-week-nhl-12-sales-break-franchise-record/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/21/ea-first-week-nhl-12-sales-break-franchise-record/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/21/ea-first-week-nhl-12-sales-break-franchise-record/#comments EA claims sales of its NHL series are up this year, a sure sign of Canada's culture spreading like spilled Tim Horton's coffee across the globe. NHL 12 sales were up 19 percent year over year, with first week sales for the series breaking franchise records, selling 451,000 copies at retail globally.

NHL 12 also had 6.9 million online connected game sessions last week, the most online games played in one week in franchise history and 17 percent more than last year's opening week.

All is not lost, America. Madden NFL 12 sold 1.4 million copies in its first week, so take comfort in that fleeting security -- and ignore that FIFA 11 sold 2.6 million in five days.

JoystiqEA: first-week NHL 12 sales break franchise record originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EAea-sportsElectronic-Artsmicrosoftnhl-12playstationps3xboxWed, 21 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[NHL 12, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine demos assault Xbox Live]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/nhl-12-warhammer-40k-space-marine-demos-assault-xbox-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/nhl-12-warhammer-40k-space-marine-demos-assault-xbox-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/23/nhl-12-warhammer-40k-space-marine-demos-assault-xbox-live/#comments Sticks and giant hockey players may break some bones, sure, but chainswords will rip flesh asunder. Today's high-profile and violent demo additions to the Xbox Live marketplace include hockey simulator NHL 12 and bulked-up shooter Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.

Don't forget, if you play the competently created downloadable game, Warhammer 40K: Kill Team, you'll unlock the "Power Sword" when Space Marine starts its orbital assault on September 6.

Gallery: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

JoystiqNHL 12, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine demos assault Xbox Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>demosea-sportsmicrosoftnhl-12relic-entertainmentthqwarhammer-40k-space-marineXBLMxboxxbox-liveTue, 23 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[NHL 12 trailer introduces new forms of ice-tackling]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/nhl-12-trailer-introduces-new-forms-of-ice-tackling/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/nhl-12-trailer-introduces-new-forms-of-ice-tackling/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/nhl-12-trailer-introduces-new-forms-of-ice-tackling/#comments There is nothing we don't love about the latest trailer for NHL 12. See, while other trailers for annually iterated sports titles focus on how their new mechanics allow you greater control over the ball/racket/club, NHL 12 is more single-minded: you can now hurt dudes in new, more visceral ways.

JoystiqNHL 12 trailer introduces new forms of ice-tackling originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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