Gadgets and Video Games

Having printed and shipped more than 3 million copies of BioShock 2 across the seas, publisher Take-Two is clearly leaning on its sequel to provide a strong sale wind to push the company through another successful quarter . Following its February 9 release, the Xbox 360 version of BioShock 2 cruised up the US sales charts, anchoring in the peak position, according to the NPD’s monthly report . For the PS3 version, the journey was not such a breeze, as it appeared to have come up against some bad weather. Despite the Xbox 360 edition’s #1 ranking in US February game sales, the PS3 version of BioShock 2 was curiously absent from the top ten listing. An NPD representative told Joystiq that the PS3 game recorded roughly 190.5k units sold last month, “just outside the top 10 at #11.” If anything’s to blame for this somewhat modest debut month, it’s Heavy Rain .

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NPD: BioShock 2 Feb. PS3 sales just shy of 200k mark

Lady Gaga was already announced for Rock Band ’s DLC update next week — but she’s bringing friends along. The pop sensation will be joined by some, ahem , actual rock bands. Check out next week’s full list of releases after the break. Continue reading Rock Band Weekly Redux: Lady Gaga, Cartman, 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways Rock Band Weekly Redux: Lady Gaga, Cartman, 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST

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Rock Band Weekly Redux: Lady Gaga, Cartman, 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways

Following last night’s NPD report for February, Nintendo has issued a press release lauding the amazing selling power of its own products. In typical fashion, the gaming giant that got your grandma into gaming has managed to sell a ridiculous amount of DS and Wii systems in the U.S. — 1.9 million in the first two months of 2010, to be exact. As impressive as that 1.9 million figure is, Nintendo’s ability to break its own records is even more impressive.

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Nintendo sells 1.9 million DS and Wiis through Feb. 2010

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During its 2009 financial earnings report, Activision CEO Michael Griffith noted that Bizarre Creations’ recently-delayed Blur would have a multiplayer beta available next month. No specific platforms were mentioned, though a recent German rating suggests it will at least be on the Xbox 360. We don’t think it’ll end up being exclusive to Microsoft’s platform — after all, you might as well test multiplayer on all the systems a game will be released on, if you’re running a beta — but there’s currently no indication to suggest otherwise

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Activision: Blur multiplayer beta focusing in on March

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