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[DIGITAL ANALYSIS] by Michael French
ARMA II holds its grip on the Steam No.1 this week, still thanks to the gangbusters success of free zombie add-on DayZ.
The BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE game has, in the last week, attracted a further 125,000 unique users – at the time of writing, its total unique players is 925,000. It’ll be past a million by the time you read this.
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ARMA II: COMBINED OPERATIONS Developer: Bohemia Interactive Publisher: Bohemia Interactive
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BORDERLANDS 2 (P) LEFT 4 DEAD 2
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM ORCS MUST DIE! 2
BORDERLANDS: GAME OF THE YEAR
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BIOSHOCK FRANCHISE PACK
FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS ULTIMATE EDITION BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
TOP CONSOLE DOWNLOADS PSN (EUROPE)
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2K Games Valve
Bethesda Softwares Robot Entertainment 2K Games 2K Games 2K Games
Bethesda Software Warner Bros
Those players have racked up 942 years’ worth of gameplay. That’s just a little longer than the athletes procession at the Olympics opening ceremony last week.
The question is, of course, how many of those players and man hours are generating regular play and not just churning users. DayZisn’t the easiest game to load up, requiring you download Arma IIand then add the mod’s own launcher, then you need to find a server in the right timezone.
But still, the continued success and growth numbers shows many are sticking with the game, which itself is a harsh play experience, urging players to survive apocalypse and avoid permadeath.
Elsewhere in the digital market, the MICROSOFT-published 360 port of Minecraftis still No.1 on XBLA – it holds off Tony Hawks HD. Impressive given the later sold 120,000 in its first day on sale, although it has had mixed reviews from critics.
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MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION Developer: 4J/Mojang Publisher: Microsoft
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TRIALS EVOLUTION 8 ZUMA’S REVENGE!
9 DORITOS CRASH COURSE 10 MAGIC 2013
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8 RESIDENT EVIL: CHRONICLES HD COLLECTION 9 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME 10 DEAD ISLAND GAME OF THE YEAR BUNDLE
XBLA data is worldwide and is correct as of July 27th. PSN data is for Europe and correct as of July 27th.
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NASCAR 2011 THE GAME Developer: Eutechnyx Publisher: Eutechnyx
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EastAsiaSoft Warner Bros Team 17 Sega
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Meanwhile on PlayStation Network, the surprise No.1 is EUTECHNYX’s NASCAR 2011: The Game. The title actually never saw a European release previously - when published by ACTIVISION via its NASCAR deal, it was a US-only release. Strong sales here shows one of the many advantages digital platforms have over riskier retail routes to market.
Lastly, in our social standing it’s a battle between gaming’s greatest executioners as SQUARE ENIX’s Hitmantakes on UBISOFT’s Assassin’s Creed across Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Unfortunately, the barcoded baldy doesn’t fare well.
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