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7/8/12 at 7:45pm
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http://gamesgoldenage.com/2012/07/08/pc-game-sales-up-230-console-game-sales-down-28/
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The gaming world is changing again as according to industry analyst NPD Group, sales of video-game consoles (Xbox, PS3, Wii), software and even accessories fell for a sixth consecutive month in May, tumbling 28% from a year earlier to $517 million. With the release of Diablo III, May saw the first time since July 2010 that the top-selling game was a PC-only title. That boosted PC video games sales up year-over-year to 230% or $80 million.

Interesting, considering folks declared PC Gaming as dead this year. tongue.gif
Edited by frickfrock99 - 7/8/12 at 7:49pm
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7/8/12 at 7:49pm
yay! PC gaming is getting back up. went to EB games for the first time in about a year and last time i was there the PC section was about half a meter long and had kids games or REALLY bad games that no has heard off before. but when i went there yesterday they were selling CMstorm mechanical keybaords razer products PC headsets and the PC section was bigger than the Xbox and Ps3 section YIPPIE!!
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7/8/12 at 7:50pm
Pffft who plays video games on a PC nowadays?tongue.gif

Wish that the Gamestops in the US would sell that stuff, in every store I've gone to there's been maybe 2 1 yard shelves for PC games.
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7/8/12 at 7:52pm
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Pffft who plays video games on a PC nowadays?tongue.gif

Before June of 2009, I thought games on PC were incredibly clumsy and unresponsive with the 104 button keyboard thumb.gif
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7/8/12 at 7:55pm
Console are too old. Hence more PC gamers. The quality is so much higher now.

Release the new XBOX and PC will hurt. Not that it will be better than PC, though.
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7/8/12 at 7:55pm
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Before June of 2009, I thought games on PC were incredibly clumsy and unresponsive with the 104 button keyboard thumb.gif


Have you seen the new 360/PS3 controller attachments floating about?

Especially these.

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Edited by frickfrock99 - 7/8/12 at 8:00pm
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7/8/12 at 7:55pm
considering that more than 90% of pc games are pirated, i shudder to think how many pc games are being consumed
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7/8/12 at 7:58pm
wheee.gif Maybe this means something! I should probably sell my PC and get an Xbox.
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7/8/12 at 8:01pm
I don't know if this is common anywhere else, but my I've noticed that most of my friends are shifting or have shifted to PC gaming. They barely play their consoles anymore.
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7/8/12 at 8:02pm
Things are looking good for the PC game industry! biggrin.gif

And Rome II will just make it 20x better!! tongue.gif
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