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The two newcomers had now established themselves in the market with numerous excellent games and were setting their sights on breaking the dominance of Sony's PlayStation 2.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;However, it would soon become apparent that dethroning the reigning king would not be at all easy. After very successful launches both consoles encountered some notable setbacks in 2003. The Xbox, despite a strong marketing campaign, was struggling hard in Japan. By the end of 2002 the console had sold only around 300,000 units since launching in February of that year. It was even outsold by the PSone and the WonderSwan at times.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-3.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;This trend would continue in subsequent years as well. For example, in 2004 during the week ending July 18, the Xbox sold just 272 units in Japan; 4 fewer than the PSone that same week. Europe was another region where the console struggled, falling far behind the PS2. It ultimately only sold a little over 7 million units in the region against the 55 million of the PS2. Fortunately for Microsoft North America would prove much more receptive to the newest console manufacturer.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The GameCube also faced its own difficulties in 2003. Sales of the console were starting to lag far behind Nintendo's expectations, to the point that for the first nine months of the year Nintendo actually halted production of the GameCube in order to get rid of all the surplus units left over from the previous year. The console finally saw a small resurgence with a price cut in September, after which sales remained fairly steady but nonetheless still some way behind its two competitors.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Sony's PS2 on the other hand faced very few problems in 2003. Even during a year when Sony expected sales to drop compared to the previous year, the console still moved nearly 20 million units within the 12 month period. But sales notwithstanding, 2003 gave all three consoles some of their most beloved games. The PC and GBA got their own great games as well.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-4.jpg\"  width=\"500\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The Game Boy Advance saw titles like &lt;em&gt;Sonic Advance 2, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fire Emblem&lt;/em&gt; (which was the first game in the series released outside of Japan; the popularity of the two &lt;em&gt;Fire Emblem&lt;/em&gt; characters in Super &lt;em&gt;Smash Bros. Melee&lt;/em&gt; - Marth and Roy - having encouraged Nintendo to begin localizing the series).&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In addition, the handheld also played host to &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy Tactics, Mario &amp;amp; Luigi: Superstar Saga,&lt;/em&gt; and the best selling game in the platform's history,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Pok&amp;egrave;mon Ruby and Sapphire&lt;/em&gt;. All of these games combined to make 2003 one of the GBA's best years.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PC gamers received &lt;em&gt;SimCity 4&lt;/em&gt;, which is still widely regarded as the series' last truly great entry, and&lt;em&gt; Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield&lt;/em&gt;. Although the latter was well received at the time, it began moving the series towards the more mainstream style of shooters, stripping down the series' tactical depth and ultimately proving a divisive entry amongst series fans. &lt;em&gt;Command &amp;amp; Conquer: Generals&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;also stood out, introducing a new storyline to the series that was separate from the &lt;em&gt;Tiberium&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Red Alert&lt;/em&gt; stories.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-5.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In May &lt;em&gt;Planetside&lt;/em&gt; became one of the first MMOFPS titles to ever release. It allowed up to 399 players to fight on the same map simultaneously. But the middle of the year was really dominated by the launch of &lt;em&gt;WarCraft III: Frozen Throne&lt;/em&gt; - the expansion to Blizzard's hugely popular RTS game - and &lt;em&gt;Star Wars Galaxies&lt;/em&gt;, which was the first MMORPG to be set in the &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt; universe.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The latter half of the year also had its fair share of great games, including the likes of &lt;em&gt;Homeworld 2&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy&lt;/em&gt;. PC was also the first platform to receive&lt;em&gt; Max Payne 2: Fall of Max Payne&lt;/em&gt; in October, with the PS2 and Xbox versions following in November and December, respectively. Finally, 2003 saw the debut entry in what would go on to be one of the biggest video game series of all time when &lt;em&gt;Call of Duty&lt;/em&gt; was released in October in North America and in November in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Despite its struggles the Xbox had an excellent year for releases, although it lacked slightly in the exclusives departments. January saw the launch of one of the console's forgotten gems - &lt;em&gt;Panzer Dragoon Orta&lt;/em&gt; - which is still the last game to be released in the series. Another one of the console's cult classics was &lt;em&gt;Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge&lt;/em&gt;. Both games were very well received, but unfortunately they weren't very successful commercially.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Other acclaimed titles included the likes of &lt;em&gt;Amped 2, Top Spin,&lt;/em&gt; and numerous multiplatform titles such as &lt;em&gt;Grand Theft Auto: Vice City&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Tony Hawk's Underground&lt;/em&gt;. The most notable new release on the console in 2003 was most likely &lt;em&gt;Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic&lt;/em&gt;, which was released on the Xbox several months before it came to PC. This title is often considered one of the best&lt;em&gt; Star Wars&lt;/em&gt; games ever made.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The GameCube on the other hand had no shortage of exclusives but notable multiplatform titles were elusive. Games like &lt;em&gt;Ikaruga, Wario World, Viewtiful Joe&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;F-Zero GX&lt;/em&gt; were all very good games, but none of them were really system sellers. Fortunately, Nintendo had some bigger games to offer.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mario Kart: Double Dash&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Mario Party 5&lt;/em&gt; were among Nintendo's biggest games in 2003. &lt;em&gt;Double Dash&lt;/em&gt; would eventually become the 2nd best selling game on the system and the &lt;em&gt;Mario Party&lt;/em&gt; series hadn't yet reached oversaturation in people's eyes. In addition Nintendo released &lt;em&gt;Pok&amp;eacute;mon Colosseum&lt;/em&gt; in Japan (a western release would come the following year). But by far the most hyped release of the year on the system was &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-6.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wind Waker&lt;/em&gt; was one of the more controversial entries in the series because of its cel-shaded art style. It was heavily criticised by fans during development, but as with most &lt;em&gt;Zelda&lt;/em&gt; titles it garnered wide critical acclaim upon release. It has, of course, since become one of the series' most beloved entries and would eventually go on to be the platform's 4th best-selling game.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Out of the few notable multiplatform games to release on the system was &lt;em&gt;Soul Calibur II&lt;/em&gt;, which is also interesting for another key reason. While the game was also released on the two other major consoles of the era, the GameCube release is often seen as the best because it featured Link as a guest character (the Xbox had Spawn and the PS2 had Heihachi from &lt;em&gt;Tekken&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;However, no matter what games the other two consoles were pumping out, the PlayStation 2 remained the most popular system by far. It was now experiencing a similar trend that the PS1 had benefitted from in the previous generation. The console had the most owners, and was attracting more and more developers, and this in turn attracted more owners in what became a virtuous circle. The console's popularity basically fed itself, which is why it was so difficult for Nintendo and Microsoft to even begin to compete against Sony at this stage.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-art-mor-2.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Early in the year the PS2 received numerous well received smaller profile titles like &lt;em&gt;Dark Chronicle&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Dark Cloud 2&lt;/em&gt; in the US), &lt;em&gt;Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille Zur Macht, Amplitude,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Zone of the Ender: The 2nd Runner&lt;/em&gt;. There were also a few higher profile releases in amongst these that weren't so well received (&lt;em&gt;The Getaway&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Devil May Cry 2&lt;/em&gt;, for example).&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;As the year went on the pace of new releases also began to pick up for the PS2. Survival horror was especially well represented in 2003, first by &lt;em&gt;Siren&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Forbidden Siren&lt;/em&gt; in Europe), then&lt;em&gt; Silent Hill III&lt;/em&gt;, and finally &lt;em&gt;Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly&lt;/em&gt;. Platforming titles also continued to do well, with both Jak II and Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Going Commando releasing within a month of each other to excellent reviews and high sales.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Multiplatform titles often came first to Sony's console thanks to its immense popularity. One notable example is Ubisoft's &lt;em&gt;Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time&lt;/em&gt;, which revitalised the dormant series with one of the best games of the year. It ultimately went on to sell nearly 4 million copies. &lt;em&gt;Beyond Good &amp;amp; Evil&lt;/em&gt;, one of the 6th generation's most beloved cult classics, is another example.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-7.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beyond Good &amp;amp; Evil&lt;/em&gt; was very well received by critics, but ended up being a commercial failure. There were many reasons for this, but the poor timing of its release and lack of marketing certainly played their parts. It was actually released the same month as &lt;em&gt;The Sands of Time&lt;/em&gt; and Ubisoft focused most of its efforts on the latter. The crowded holiday market also didn't help matters.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Some notable events also took place in 2003. On April 1, Square Enix was formed as a result of the merger between Enix and Square, while in June former Black Isle Studios members founded Obsidian Entertainment. Additionally, in May the 3DO Company announced its bankruptcy.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Finally, 2003 also saw the release of two notable new handheld consoles. Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance SP, which was an upgraded version of the GBA. The SP was a huge success, going on to sell over 40 million units by the end of its lifetime. The other handheld was Nokia's attempt at getting into the video game market - the N-Cage. The N-Cage failed to live up to expectations, selling just 3 million units lifetime and effectively halting any plans Nokia had for the video game market.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-8.jpg\"  width=\"450\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;2004 was a much bigger year for hardware. First the Nintendo DS was released in November in North America and the following month in Japan. A European release would follow in 2005. The launch was a huge success as the DS sold over 500,000 units first week in US alone and by the end of the year the console had shipped over 2.8 million units worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;However, for the first time since Sega's heyday, Nintendo was about to face a serious challenge for its dominance over the handheld market. Sony had decided to throw its hat into the ring and create its own handheld, the PlayStation Portable. However, the system only launched in Japan in 2004 and the western release had to wait until 2005.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The console's Japanese launch at least was a success - the PSP sold over 200,000 units in two days. This was the first indicator that at long last the handheld market wouldn't be controlled by just one company. Still, the real competition wouldn't start until the following year when both handhelds were made available to the rest of the world.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-art-mor-3.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PC once again had an excellent year, with numerous long-awaited sequels and hyped original IPs releasing in 2004. FPS titles in particular were experiencing a renaissance. &lt;em&gt;Battlefield: Vietnam, Unreal Tournament 2004, Painkiller, Counter Strike: Source, Far Cry,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Doom 3&lt;/em&gt; were just some of the notable games within the genre that released in 2004. However, there was one FPS that overshadowed all of them.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;That game was &lt;em&gt;Half-Life 2&lt;/em&gt;, which was finally released in November of 2004 after five years of development. Immediately upon release the game became a huge success and is still often considered one of the greatest games of all time due to its groundbreaking design in both technology and gameplay.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-9.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Of course, that wasn't all there was on the platform. MMORPGs were also quickly becoming one of the most popular genres around. 2004 saw the launch of &lt;em&gt;City of Heroes&lt;/em&gt;, a superhero MMO where players could create their own superhero, and &lt;em&gt;Everquest II&lt;/em&gt;, a sequel to the popular MMORPG that released in 1999. But it was a certain other MMO that received the most attention from fans of the genre - &lt;em&gt;World of Warcraft&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;World of Warcraft&lt;/em&gt; was released in November and quickly became the most popular game within the genre, peaking at over 12 million subscribers.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-10.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Other notable games released on PC in 2004 included&lt;em&gt; Thief: Deadly Shadows, Star Wars: Battlefront, Rome: Total War,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Sims 2&lt;/em&gt;, all of which were well received upon release and helped make this a great year for PC gamers.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;On the handheld side of things the GBA was still king, despite the newer consoles coming out in late 2004. Games like &lt;em&gt;Metroid: Zero Mission, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memorie&lt;/em&gt;s ensured that the focus was still firmly on the GBA.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;By 2004 the home console race had been all but decided. The PS2 passed 70 million units sold in mid-January, leaving both the Xbox and GameCube to fight for a distant second place. Fortunately, each console still had more than enough great games to satisfy their owners, even if the scales were beginning to dip heavily in favour of the PS2 at this point.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-11.png\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;2004 was one of the GameCube's best years as far as quality of games was concerned. While the number of releases was slowly declining, there was still no shortage of great games on the console. Nintendo alone was responsible for &lt;em&gt;The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure, Pikmin 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door&lt;/em&gt;, and most notably&lt;em&gt; Metroid Prime 2: Echoes&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In addition the GameCube had a quite good year for third party titles as well. &lt;em&gt;Viewtiful Joe 2&lt;/em&gt; was released first on the GameCube in November, while&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes&lt;/em&gt; brought the original &lt;em&gt;Metal Gear Solid&lt;/em&gt; to the console in remastered form and to this day it remains the only console with this version of the game. The GameCube also had a very good year for JRPGs, with &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy: Chrystal Chronicles, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean,&lt;/em&gt; and&lt;em&gt; Tales of Symphonia&lt;/em&gt; all giving RPG fans something to play on the console.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The Xbox was in a similar position; it simply couldn't compete with the number of games coming out on the PS2, but that didn't stop the console from getting its own share of great games. For example, when &lt;em&gt;Ninja Gaiden&lt;/em&gt; launched on Xbox it was the first new game in the series in over a decade, and it revitalized the classic series after an extended absence.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-era-art-1.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Another well received exclusive for the console was &lt;em&gt;Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay&lt;/em&gt;, which was one of the biggest surprises of the year. Most people didn't expect much given that it was a game based on a film franchise but it actually ended up being one of the highest rated games of 2004. Also, to this day it still features one of the best implementations of first person melee combat in a video game.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Two games in particular were released in 2004 that had a huge impact on the Xbox as a platform. The first was &lt;em&gt;Fable&lt;/em&gt; - Peter Molyneux's very own pot of unfulfilled promises. The game was well received despite being criticised for not delivering on a lot of Molyneux's initial promises. &lt;em&gt;Fable&lt;/em&gt; would go on to spawn numerous sequels and become one of the Xbox brand's most important franchises.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;The second was by far the biggest game of the year on the console, as well as the best-selling game in general on the Xbox - &lt;em&gt;Halo 2&lt;/em&gt;. The original &lt;em&gt;Halo&lt;/em&gt; could be seen as the main reason the Xbox was able to establish itself as a serious contender on the console market. Without it, the Xbox brand may very well have died off with this first console.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Halo 2&lt;/em&gt; built upon the success of the first title, introducing online multiplayer to the series and generally polishing the gameplay. It went on to sell 8.49 million copies, which made it an undeniable success for Microsoft. However, its sales distribution also exemplified the console's main issue. Nearly 7 million copies of the game were sold in the US alone, showing just how important that one region was to the success of the console and how much it was struggling to make an impact elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Sony's PS2 once again went from strength to strength, especially near the end of the year when a slew of notable releases came out within a period of a few months. 2004 was also the year that Sony made the most significant revision to its flagship console when the PS2 slim was released in October. This would result in a significant boost to the platform's sales in the long term (sales had been slowly declining before and during 2004).&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ps2-art-mor-1.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The first half of the year was filled with smaller, niche titles, with a few bigger releases thrown in from time to time. These included such games as &lt;em&gt;Maximo vs. Army of Zin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX, Drakengard, La Pucelle: Tactics, Front Mission 4,&lt;/em&gt; and some notable multiplatform titles like &lt;em&gt;Hitman: Contracts&lt;/em&gt;. In addition,&lt;em&gt; Final Fantasy XI&lt;/em&gt; was released on the console in NA, giving the PS2's online capabilities a much needed marketing tool.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The latter half of the year also boasted some notable small profile releases. These included the likes of &lt;em&gt;Katamari Damacy, Shadow Hearts: Covenant,&lt;/em&gt; and Shin &lt;em&gt;Megami Tensei: Nocturne&lt;/em&gt;, among many others. Killzone debuted in 2004 too, although it was still far from being one of Sony's premier franchises at this point.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Naturally, though, it was the big name titles that acquired most of the attention. Starting from September all the way to the end of the year the PS2 saw the release of some of its most beloved games. In September the two biggest releases were&lt;em&gt; Sly 2: Band of Thieves&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Silent Hill 4: The Room&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Sly 2&lt;/em&gt; is often seen as the series' high point, while&lt;em&gt; Silent Hill 4&lt;/em&gt; on the other hand usually marks the point at which the series began its long slide towards mediocrity.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;October was an absolutely massive month for the console, even if there was only one truly huge game releasing that month. But when that game is &lt;em&gt;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas&lt;/em&gt; then such a statement is certainly warranted.&lt;em&gt; San Andreas&lt;/em&gt; to this day remains one of the best-selling games of all time, and the best-selling game on the PS2 by a wide margin. It sold 20.81 million units on the PS2 alone. All versions combined it is the second best-selling game in the series after only &lt;em&gt;Grand Theft Auto V&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In November &lt;em&gt;Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Jak 3&lt;/em&gt; were released within a week of each other, before one of the most hyped video games of the year, &lt;em&gt;Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater&lt;/em&gt;, launched. &lt;em&gt;Snake Eater&lt;/em&gt; took the series into an entirely new direction, abandoning the present day setting in favour of cold war-era Soviet Union. For many it was a return to form after the divisive &lt;em&gt;Sons of Liberty&lt;/em&gt; and personally it is my favourite game in the entire series.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Finally, multiplatform games like &lt;em&gt;Need For Speed: Underground 2, Burnout: Takedown,&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Prince of Persia: Warrior Within&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;generally sold the highest number of copies on the PS2. This wasn't really that surprising considering the fact that by the end of 2004 the PS2 had sold over 81 million units worldwide, nearly double the units sold by both the Xbox and GameCube lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The console war had become very one sided by the end of 2004, with the PS2 dominating its competition on the home console front and the GBA having a similarly strong hold over the handheld market. However, things would start to get interesting on both fronts very soon, with numerous new hardware releases waiting just around the corner.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;That is a topic for next time, however, as we'll end this part of our look at the history of video games here. Next time, the start of a new generation and history once again repeating itself. As always, thanks for reading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264331/history-of-video-games-struggle-for-second-best-2003-2004/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264331/history-of-video-games-struggle-for-second-best-2003-2004/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/CoBnSJWqRtA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 21:01:31 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264331/history-of-video-games-struggle-for-second-best-2003-2004/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264331/history-of-video-games-struggle-for-second-best-2003-2004/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Monster Hunter Generations Launches in the West in July, Special 3DS Revealed]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/VkiiM97DAyw/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264337/monster-hunter-generations-launches-in-the-west-in-july-special-3ds-revealed/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Capcom has&amp;nbsp;announced that &lt;em&gt;Monster Hunter Generations&lt;/em&gt; will be launching in North America and Europe on July 15th for the Nintendo 3DS.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;A 'New Nintendo 3DS XL Monster Hunter Generations Edition' will also be available the same day. This 3DS has a blue hue and features artwork of the 'Fated Four' monsters.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/new-nintendo-3ds-xl-monster-hunter-generations-edition-1.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;em&gt;\"Monster Hunter Generations allows players to take on tons of colossal creatures in more than 20 different hunting locations, either solo or via local and online co-op play with up to three other hunters. By collecting items from their hunts and adventures, players can craft more powerful weapons and armor, opening up paths to even more dangerous quests. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;em&gt;With the debut of new gameplay mechanics that include four different Hunting Styles and powerful abilities known as Hunter Arts to equip, Monster Hunter Generations is the most customizable Monster Hunter experience yet.\"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Finally, Capcom has promised a playable demo for the game, which will be made available on the Nintendo eShop sometime before launch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264337/monster-hunter-generations-launches-in-the-west-in-july-special-3ds-revealed/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264337/monster-hunter-generations-launches-in-the-west-in-july-special-3ds-revealed/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/VkiiM97DAyw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 17:27:38 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264337/monster-hunter-generations-launches-in-the-west-in-july-special-3ds-revealed/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264337/monster-hunter-generations-launches-in-the-west-in-july-special-3ds-revealed/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Banner Saga 2 Launches on PS4 & XO in July]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/hFttAnIQrI0/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264336/banner-saga-2-launches-on-ps4-amp-xo-in-july/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Stoic and Versus Evil have announced that &lt;em&gt;Banner Saga 2&lt;/em&gt; will be launching on 26th July for PlayStation and Xbox One.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Viking role-playing strategy sequel launched on Windows PC last month to critical acclaim and Stoic hopes to release &lt;em&gt;Banner Saga 3&lt;/em&gt; on all three platforms simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We are happy that we were able to create a development schedule where the console version of&lt;em&gt; Banner Saga 2&lt;/em&gt; could come out shortly after the PC version,&amp;rdquo; said John Watson, Technical Director at Stoic. &amp;ldquo;Although our team size dictated what we could do with the first release, we knew that a two year wait for the sequel was just not acceptable, so we worked extremely hard to ensure that console gamers could continue their journey in a timely fashion. Our goal for &lt;em&gt;Banner Saga 3&lt;/em&gt; is to simultaneously ship on all platforms!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264336/banner-saga-2-launches-on-ps4-amp-xo-in-july/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264336/banner-saga-2-launches-on-ps4-amp-xo-in-july/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/hFttAnIQrI0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 17:11:09 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264336/banner-saga-2-launches-on-ps4-amp-xo-in-july/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264336/banner-saga-2-launches-on-ps4-amp-xo-in-july/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Wild Guns Reloaded Announced for PlayStation 4]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/g4b_IBRI7BQ/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264335/wild-guns-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Natsume has teased the return of &lt;em&gt;Wild Guns&lt;/em&gt;. The official Twitter account for the company has revealed that a PlayStation 4 exclusive entry in the series is in the works and will be unveiled at this year's E3.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/Natsume_Inc/status/730775511815708673\"&gt;Tweet.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Natsume has also replied to some fan questions concerning the game on Twitter, confirming that several of the original developers are on board for the game and that it will be part reboot, part remake, and part sequel (whatever that means) to the original 1990s &lt;em&gt;Wild Guns&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264335/wild-guns-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264335/wild-guns-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/g4b_IBRI7BQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 16:53:33 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264335/wild-guns-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264335/wild-guns-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Sega Actively Investigating Viability of Shenmue I and II Remasters]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/yJEQ7SvpBIo/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264334/sega-actively-investigating-viability-of-shenmue-i-and-ii-remasters/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Following the successful Kickstarter campaign to bring&lt;em&gt; Shenmue III&lt;/em&gt; to life, Sega is looking to capitalise on interest in the series by potentially remastering the first two titles.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/shenmue-2-shot-1.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Sega's community manager Dan Sheridan has confirmed that Sega is actively investigating the possibility of releasing remasters, however he cautiously notes that \"it&amp;rsquo;s not as simple as porting the games to current platforms as we will need to ensure that any HD remaster lives up to the quality of the original titles\", adding that \"there are further complications from licensed products that were included in the original games\".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, despite these difficulties Sega would \"love to do it\", Sheridan claims, and is \"currently investigating how to make it a reality\".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264334/sega-actively-investigating-viability-of-shenmue-i-and-ii-remasters/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264334/sega-actively-investigating-viability-of-shenmue-i-and-ii-remasters/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/yJEQ7SvpBIo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 11:05:02 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264334/sega-actively-investigating-viability-of-shenmue-i-and-ii-remasters/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264334/sega-actively-investigating-viability-of-shenmue-i-and-ii-remasters/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Battleborn Sales 'Tracking Just Ahead' of Borderlands at Launch]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/wWTx6h7ITzs/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264333/battleborn-sales-tracking-just-ahead-of-borderlands-at-launch/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Gearbox Software's Randy Varnell has stated during a Twitch livestream that &lt;em&gt;Battleborn's&lt;/em&gt; launch has been \"pretty good\" and that it is \"actually tracking just ahead of where&lt;em&gt; Borderlands&lt;/em&gt; was on the sales\".&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/battleborn-screens-1-3.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The studio is cautiously optimistic that the title will follow a similar trend to the original &lt;em&gt;Borderlands&lt;/em&gt;, where a relatively slow launch is countered out by steady growth in the coming months thanks to positive word of mouth. \"We&amp;rsquo;re seeing growth every day at a steady rate after a big burst of people at launch\", he claimed. \"Hopefully we&amp;rsquo;ll continue to see that go up\".&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battleborn&lt;/em&gt; launched on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC last week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264333/battleborn-sales-tracking-just-ahead-of-borderlands-at-launch/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264333/battleborn-sales-tracking-just-ahead-of-borderlands-at-launch/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/wWTx6h7ITzs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 10:45:13 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264333/battleborn-sales-tracking-just-ahead-of-borderlands-at-launch/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264333/battleborn-sales-tracking-just-ahead-of-borderlands-at-launch/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Homefront: The Revolution Offical Story Trailer Released]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/6CcrwkWYDjc/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Katz]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264332/homefront-the-revolution-offical-story-trailer-released/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Deep Silver has released an official story trailer for its upcoming FPS, &lt;em&gt;Homefront: The Revolution.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;You can view the trailer below:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Homefront: The Revolution &lt;/em&gt;will be available for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on May 17th in North America and on May 20th in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264332/homefront-the-revolution-offical-story-trailer-released/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264332/homefront-the-revolution-offical-story-trailer-released/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/6CcrwkWYDjc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 10:27:08 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264332/homefront-the-revolution-offical-story-trailer-released/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264332/homefront-the-revolution-offical-story-trailer-released/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[New Doom Single Player Trailer Released]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/WvD1t8YlB2o/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Katz]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264330/new-doom-single-player-trailer-released/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Bethesda has released a new trailer for id Software's upcoming &lt;em&gt;Doom&lt;/em&gt; reboot which highlights the title's singe player component.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;You can view the trailer below:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doom&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;is set to release on Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One worldwide this Friday, May 13th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264330/new-doom-single-player-trailer-released/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264330/new-doom-single-player-trailer-released/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/WvD1t8YlB2o\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 19:18:08 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264330/new-doom-single-player-trailer-released/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264330/new-doom-single-player-trailer-released/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Ace Attorney 6: Spirit of Justice Coming to the West This Fall]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/6h1XPSqE3Vk/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Katz]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264329/ace-attorney-6-spirit-of-justice-coming-to-the-west-this-fall/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Capcom has announced that it will be localizing &lt;em&gt;Ace Attorney 6: Spirit of Justice,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;or as it will be known in the west,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &amp;ndash; Spirit of Justice.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The game will be made available in both North America and Europe this September via the 3DS eShop where it will cost $29.99/&amp;pound;24.99/&amp;euro;29.99.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;\"&lt;em&gt;Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &amp;ndash; Spirit of Justice sees Phoenix in a brand new location: a courtroom situated in the Kingdom of Khura&amp;rsquo;in, origin of the Kurain Channeling Technique, where mysterious s&amp;eacute;ance trials decide the fate of all defendants. Brand new to the series is the Divination S&amp;eacute;ance gameplay mechanic that allows the player to revisit the last moments of a victim&amp;rsquo;s life. Players must fight to unravel the discrepancies and contradictions between the Royal Priestess&amp;rsquo;s Insight and what is shown in the s&amp;eacute;ance. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;em&gt;Meanwhile, defense attorney Apollo Justice faces his own challenges holding down the fort at the Wright Anything Agency, as he takes on a case that will have explosive implications. Both our heroes are joined by a host of returning friends and adversaries in their fight to bring about justice.&lt;/em&gt;\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264329/ace-attorney-6-spirit-of-justice-coming-to-the-west-this-fall/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264329/ace-attorney-6-spirit-of-justice-coming-to-the-west-this-fall/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/6h1XPSqE3Vk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 18:53:12 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264329/ace-attorney-6-spirit-of-justice-coming-to-the-west-this-fall/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264329/ace-attorney-6-spirit-of-justice-coming-to-the-west-this-fall/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Civilization VI Announced, Launches This October]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/fRPMiyZFCvo/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264328/civilization-vi-announced-launches-this-october/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Firaxis Games has officially announced &lt;em&gt;Civilization VI&lt;/em&gt; for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux today.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;You can view the official announcement trailer for the latest entry in the strategy series below:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Civilization VI&lt;/em&gt; will include the following new features:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;ul&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Expansive Empires: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Active Research: Unlock boosts that speed your civilization&amp;rsquo;s progress through history. To advance more quickly, use your units to actively explore, develop your environment, and discover new cultures;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dynamic Diplomacy: Interactions with other civilizations change over the course of the game, from primitive first interactions where conflict is a fact of life, to late game alliances and negotiations;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Combined Arms: Expanding on the &amp;ldquo;one unit per tile&amp;rdquo; design, support units can now be embedded with other units, like anti-tank support with infantry, or a warrior with settlers. Similar units can also be combined to form powerful &amp;ldquo;Corps&amp;rdquo; units;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enhanced Multiplayer: In addition to traditional multiplayer modes, cooperate and compete with your friends in a wide variety of situations all designed to be easily completed in a single session;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Civ for all Players: Civilization VI provides veteran players new ways to build and tune their civilization for the greatest chance of success. New tutorial systems are designed to introduce new players to the underlying concepts of Civilization so they can easily get started on a path to victory.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;/ul&gt;\r\n&lt;div&gt;The game is scheduled to launch on 21st October for $59.99/&amp;pound;49.99.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264328/civilization-vi-announced-launches-this-october/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264328/civilization-vi-announced-launches-this-october/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/fRPMiyZFCvo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 16:44:20 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264328/civilization-vi-announced-launches-this-october/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264328/civilization-vi-announced-launches-this-october/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Nintendo 2DS Price Cut in North America]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/8Y6DvEN2F8k/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264327/nintendo-2ds-price-cut-in-north-america/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Nintendo has announced a price cut for the Nintendo 2DS, starting 20th May. The Nintendo 2DS will now retail at a suggested price of $79.99, which represents a $20 reduction. The handheld will also come pre-installed with &lt;em&gt;Mario Kart 7&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/2ds-price-cut-1.jpg\"  width=\"500\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Nintendo of America has also confirmed that&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 2 - Fashion Forward&lt;/em&gt; will be coming to North America, where it will be called &lt;em&gt;Style Savvy: Fashion Forward&lt;/em&gt;, and so too will &lt;em&gt;Disney Magical World 2&lt;/em&gt;. The former will launch on 19th August while the latter will launch on 14th October.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264327/nintendo-2ds-price-cut-in-north-america/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264327/nintendo-2ds-price-cut-in-north-america/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/8Y6DvEN2F8k\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 16:29:41 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264327/nintendo-2ds-price-cut-in-north-america/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264327/nintendo-2ds-price-cut-in-north-america/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Titanfall 2 Confirmed for Q4 2016]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/sL74U_Z2GuA/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264326/titanfall-2-confirmed-for-q4-2016/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Electronic Arts has announced that &lt;em&gt;Titanfall 2&lt;/em&gt; will launch later this year and is currently slated for a Q4 launch. The game has previously been confirmed to have a single player campaign, unlike the first game.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The sequel to Respawn's 2014 shooter is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264326/titanfall-2-confirmed-for-q4-2016/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264326/titanfall-2-confirmed-for-q4-2016/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/sL74U_Z2GuA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 11:04:59 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264326/titanfall-2-confirmed-for-q4-2016/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264326/titanfall-2-confirmed-for-q4-2016/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Star Wars: Battlefront Ships Over 14 Million Units, Sequel Set for Next Year]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/2C2Sxy9g7zY/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264325/star-wars-battlefront-ships-over-14-million-units-sequel-set-for-next-year/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Electronic Arts' latest financial report reveals that&lt;em&gt; Star Wars: Battlefront&lt;/em&gt; has now shipped over 14 million copies to retailers, as of 31st March, beating the original projection of 13 million units that EA set for the game last year.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/battlefront-screens-5.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The publisher also confirmed that a sequel will be released next year, while Amy Hennig's &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt; project is set to launch in 2018.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;\"We'll most likely have at least one &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt; title a year over the next three or four years,\" said Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen. \"Next year we will see &lt;em&gt;Star Wars Battlefront&lt;/em&gt; back with bigger and better worlds because we now have the new movies to work off of, not just the historical movies that we used before.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264325/star-wars-battlefront-ships-over-14-million-units-sequel-set-for-next-year/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264325/star-wars-battlefront-ships-over-14-million-units-sequel-set-for-next-year/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/2C2Sxy9g7zY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 10:51:25 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264325/star-wars-battlefront-ships-over-14-million-units-sequel-set-for-next-year/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264325/star-wars-battlefront-ships-over-14-million-units-sequel-set-for-next-year/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Dark Souls III Shifts 3 Million Units]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/qHp9sofh5ao/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264324/dark-souls-iii-shifts-3-million-units/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Bandai Namco has &lt;a  href=\"http://gematsu.com/2016/05/dark-souls-iii-tops-three-million-shipments-dark-souls-series-tops-13-million\"&gt;revealed&lt;/a&gt; that it has shipped three million copies of &lt;em&gt;Dark Souls III&lt;/em&gt;, bringing the franchise's total shipments up to 13 million.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Roughly 500,000 of the three million were shipped to Japan and Asia, one million to Europe, and 1.5 million to North America, making &lt;em&gt;Dark Souls III&lt;/em&gt; the most successful launch for the series so far.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/dark-souls-3-screenshots-7.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dark Souls III&lt;/em&gt; launched on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC in March in Japan and in April elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264324/dark-souls-iii-shifts-3-million-units/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264324/dark-souls-iii-shifts-3-million-units/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/qHp9sofh5ao\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 10:38:55 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264324/dark-souls-iii-shifts-3-million-units/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264324/dark-souls-iii-shifts-3-million-units/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (PS4)]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/nI72dTxoIMM/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Katz]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264316/valkyria-chronicles-remastered-ps4/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;While Sony&amp;rsquo;s PlayStation 3 didn&amp;rsquo;t have the software catalog strength in numbers of its predecessor, by the end of its life it had gathered an impressive array of games that would eventually be seen as classics. One such eventual classic was &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;, a game that quickly acquired a cult following thanks to its visual style and challenging tactical RPG gameplay.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Now that the series is being spiritually rebooted thanks to&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria: Azure Revolution &lt;/em&gt;for the PlayStation 4, Sega has also given the original PS3 title a visual upgrade in the form of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered&lt;/em&gt; for&amp;nbsp;the PS4&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;Fans who loved the original game will feel right at home with this remastering, which is mechanically identical (for better or worse) to the 2008 game. Unfortunately, those looking for significant visual improvements may be left somewhat disappointed.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/vcrreview-2.jpg\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"360\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered &lt;/em&gt;is set in the fictional land of Europa during a period loosely based on our World War II. The game's war (The Second Europan War) is between the Empire and the Federation, and hostilities revolve around the scarcity of a mineral called Ragnite. Ragnite is a valuable mineral that can be used for powering vehicles as well as for healing. The Empire has begun an all-out war of conquest in order to secure a better supply of Ragnite, but during its conquest of the Federation the Empire has also set its sights on Gallia, a neutral country whose soil is rich in Ragnite.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;This sets the stage for Welkin Gunther and his fellow members of Squad 7 of the Gallia Army, who must fight back against the Empire and drive it from their homeland. The story is very anime-like, which although not necessarily a negative, does nonetheless mean it includes its fair share of predictable plot twists and romantic entanglements that can be seen coming from a mile away. Still, this predictability doesn&amp;rsquo;t make the story any less enjoyable or charming, and most of the characters are likeable and will grow on you as the story progresses.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/vcrreview-4.jpg\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"360\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;While &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered&lt;/em&gt;&amp;rsquo;s story is an enjoyable adventure, the game&amp;rsquo;s real bread and butter is its gameplay focus on strategizing and implementing tactics in semi-real time. The game gives you direct control of your units, allowing you to position them for an attack or put them behind cover, but there are various limitations on how you can use your units in the form of Action Points (AP) and Command Points (CP).&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered&lt;/em&gt;, CP is the &amp;ldquo;currency&amp;rdquo; used during your turns to allow you to command your units. When the CP runs out (or is saved for your next turn) then your turn will end and the enemy's turn will begin. AP on the other hand is directly linked to the units being used and determines how far they can move. The distance allowed varies depending on which class is being used and if you have already spent CP on the unit during the turn. These two systems force you to develop a decent strategy in order to successfully complete your objective with the limited resources at hand and leads to some of the most enjoyable experiences of the game.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Unit placement, and utilising the correct class or even the correct unit, can make or break a successful mission in &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered.&lt;/em&gt; While enemies can&amp;rsquo;t attack normally during your turn, this doesn&amp;rsquo;t mean they aren&amp;rsquo;t a threat. Idle characters will attack if an enemy crosses their path and moves into their range of fire, which makes unit movement an even more important piece of the gameplay puzzle and is vital to keeping all of your troops alive.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/vcrreview-3.jpg\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"360\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Which brings me to my next point - perma death is a feature in &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. &lt;/em&gt;If a non-storyline unit is taken down during battle it will be in a critical state, which leads to the permanent death of the character within three turns. You can save them from this fate via a battlefield medic (who happens to be Fina from &lt;em&gt;Skies of Arcadia&lt;/em&gt;) if you are able to reach the fallen unit before the three turn time limit is up. While I&amp;rsquo;m generally not a fan of permanent death, the leniency of the mechanic in &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered &lt;/em&gt;makes it feel quite fair. This feature also makes missions much more intense.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;While the overall gameplay is extremely enjoyable and often thrilling, this remastering sadly retains the broken mission grading mechanics of the original. In theory the mechanic is logical and seems well implemented, giving those who play well more money and experience. But unfortunately it's broken due to the fact that grades are solely based off of how many turns it takes to complete the mission objective. Because of this, the only way to get a decent grade is to rush the enemy&amp;rsquo;s base with a party made up of scouts and capture it. Those who avoid rushing or like to user other units are generally given a lower mission grade, which is unfortunate.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/vcrreview-5.jpg\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"360\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Many consider the original&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;to be artistically one of the most beautiful games from the last generation and it&amp;nbsp;is still extremely visually pleasing to watch and play thanks to the CANVAS Engine. Unfortunately though it seems very little has been done to improve the graphics over the original in this remaster; there are still jaggy issues especially when it comes to character models and hair. &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered&lt;/em&gt; also has some minor and random pop-up issues during certain cut scenes.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Just as with the original the game features&amp;nbsp;an exquisite soundtrack composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto (&lt;em&gt;Odin Sphere&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Vagrant Story&lt;/em&gt;). The soundtrack brings life and excitement to the battlefields, while its softer pieces reinforce the sorrow of more delicate scenes. Unlike the original game, which only featured the English voice cast, this remastered version includes both English and Japanese voice work. While I mostly stuck with the English track due to familiarity, the Japanese seiyuus felt generally on point, though it will take some time to get used to Alicia&amp;rsquo;s tsundere-sounding voice if you're not familiar with it already.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/vcrreview-1.jpg\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"360\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered&lt;/em&gt; is quite the steal for $29.99 considering that the game&amp;rsquo;s main story takes between 28 and 40 hours to complete, depending on player skill. This version also includes all of the DLC that was released for the original &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;, and although the DLC is a bit spotty in quality compared to the main game, the missions given are still quite challenging and mentally rewarding to complete.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Anyone who enjoys a challenging yet rewarding tactical RPG should set aside time to play &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles Remastered,&lt;/em&gt; a game that may have no peer in the genre. While the remaster itself doesn&amp;rsquo;t add as much to the original as many will have hoped, that still doesn&amp;rsquo;t take away from the fact that this is a stylistically gorgeous game and one of the highlights of the last generation. Eight years may have passed but &lt;em&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;is just as whimsical and endearing in 2016 as it was back in 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264316/valkyria-chronicles-remastered-ps4/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264316/valkyria-chronicles-remastered-ps4/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/nI72dTxoIMM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 20:12:06 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264316/valkyria-chronicles-remastered-ps4/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264316/valkyria-chronicles-remastered-ps4/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Mass Effect: Andromeda Launch Window Pushed to Early 2017]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/6Sbm21JgA1s/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264323/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-window-pushed-to-early-2017/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;BioWare's General Manager, Aaryn Flynn, today revealed in a &lt;a  href=\"http://www.masseffect.com/news/an-update-on-mass-effect-andromeda.html\"&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt; on the official &lt;em&gt;Mass Effect&lt;/em&gt; website that &lt;em&gt;Mass Effect: Andromeda&lt;/em&gt; will launch early next year, rather than this year:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;em&gt;\"As we&amp;rsquo;ve been playing the game at the studio recently, it&amp;rsquo;s showing us that we&amp;rsquo;re taking the game in the right direction. But we also know we need the right amount of time to make sure we deliver everything the game can be and should be &amp;ndash; that&amp;rsquo;s our commitment from all of us to all of you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;em&gt;Because of that,&amp;nbsp;Mass Effect: Andromeda&amp;nbsp;will now ship in early 2017. We can&amp;rsquo;t wait to show you how far we&amp;rsquo;re all going to go. We&amp;rsquo;ll see you at the EA PLAY press conference on June 12, with an update.\"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/mass-effect-andromeda-delay-1.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;BioWare also revealed some new details regarding &lt;em&gt;Mass Effect: Andromeda&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;ul&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Freedom:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;One of our biggest ambitions is to give players an unprecedented level of freedom for a&amp;nbsp;Mass Effect&amp;nbsp;experience &amp;ndash;where you&amp;rsquo;ll go, how you&amp;rsquo;ll get there, and how you&amp;rsquo;ll play.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Uncharted Worlds:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;We&amp;rsquo;re leaving the Milky Way behind and headed to Andromeda, where we&amp;rsquo;ll meet new allies, confront new enemies, and explore fascinating new worlds.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Next Great Mass Effect Experience:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mass Effect: Andromeda&amp;nbsp;will be the first&amp;nbsp;Mass Effect&amp;nbsp;game for today&amp;rsquo;s consoles and the first built on the Frostbite engine. We&amp;rsquo;re pushing the technology to deliver visuals, story, and gameplay that have never been done in franchise history.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;/ul&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264323/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-window-pushed-to-early-2017/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264323/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-window-pushed-to-early-2017/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/6Sbm21JgA1s\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 19:43:47 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264323/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-window-pushed-to-early-2017/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264323/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-window-pushed-to-early-2017/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Capcom to Release Three Major Unannounced Games Within Next 12 Months]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/ZqrnCFsrJE8/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264322/capcom-to-release-three-major-unannounced-games-within-next-12-months/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Looking through Capcom's plans for the coming year, &lt;a  href=\"http://www.videogamer.com/news/capcom_plans_to_release_three_major_unannounced_games_before_april_2017.html\"&gt;Videogamer&lt;/a&gt; has discovered that the company has three currently unannounced titles that it is due to release before April 2017.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The titles in question aren't minor releases either - one of them is expected to shift 4 million units within the financial year, while the second title should hit between 2 and 4 million units, and the final one should be in the 2 million range.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/capcom-logo-1.jpg\"  width=\"550\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;One of the titles is a&lt;em&gt; Monster Hunter&lt;/em&gt; game and, given Capcom's &lt;a  href=\"/article/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/\"&gt;statement&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;that was widely reported yesterday&amp;nbsp;regarding a 'full-scale offensive' for&lt;em&gt; Resident Evil&lt;/em&gt; this year, it's probably safe to say at least one of them is a &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil&lt;/em&gt; game as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264322/capcom-to-release-three-major-unannounced-games-within-next-12-months/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264322/capcom-to-release-three-major-unannounced-games-within-next-12-months/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/ZqrnCFsrJE8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 19:27:43 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264322/capcom-to-release-three-major-unannounced-games-within-next-12-months/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264322/capcom-to-release-three-major-unannounced-games-within-next-12-months/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Final Witcher III Expansion Launches May 31st]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/_iNgZ2JcAls/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264321/final-witcher-iii-expansion-launches-may-31st/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine&lt;/em&gt; will release on May 31st, CD Projekt RED has confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/blood-and-wine-witcher-3-1.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;What CD Projekt RED are calling \"Geralt's final mission\" will include more than 90 new quests totalling 30+ hours of additional play time. New features include a \"dynamic Point of Interest system, a new Gwent deck, new endgame mutation mechanics, and even a place Geralt can call home\".&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/blood-and-wine-witcher-3-3.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;A limited edition physical version of the expansion will also be released consisting of a &lt;em&gt;Blood and Wine&lt;/em&gt; download code, physical versions of the Northern Realms and Nilfgaard Gwent decks, and a collector's box.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264321/final-witcher-iii-expansion-launches-may-31st/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264321/final-witcher-iii-expansion-launches-may-31st/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/_iNgZ2JcAls\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264321/final-witcher-iii-expansion-launches-may-31st/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264321/final-witcher-iii-expansion-launches-may-31st/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Kojima Aiming to Appeal to Uncharted and Division Fans With New Title]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/MsS3JwfUFqY/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264320/kojima-aiming-to-appeal-to-uncharted-and-division-fans-with-new-title/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Hideo Kojima has talked about his new project in an interview with Famitsu magazine, which has been helpfully translated by &lt;a  href=\"http://www.siliconera.com/2016/05/10/hideo-kojima-working-new-action-game-fans-aaa-titles-will-enjoy/\"&gt;Siliconera&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;As one would expect given his background and large fan base, Kojima confirms that he was approached by numerous publishers after leaving Konami but ultimately went with Sony because he knew that they would trust him with just a rough game concept rather than requiring a detailed plan and have given him \"a vast amount of freedom\".&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/kojiiiima-1.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Regarding the new title, Kojima notes that \"it's an amazing game\" and \"I won&amp;rsquo;t say that it&amp;rsquo;s an open-world title, but those that enjoy playing today&amp;rsquo;s AAA titles such as&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Division&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Uncharted&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;will be able to play it smoothly. When it gets announced some may thing that it&amp;rsquo;s not as way-out as they had expected, but I&amp;rsquo;m sure they&amp;rsquo;ll understand once they play it. The genre is action.\"&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Kojima also reveals that it won't be a VR title, although he would like to make a VR game at some point as he believes \"VR holds a key to game development\".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264320/kojima-aiming-to-appeal-to-uncharted-and-division-fans-with-new-title/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264320/kojima-aiming-to-appeal-to-uncharted-and-division-fans-with-new-title/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/MsS3JwfUFqY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 18:08:35 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264320/kojima-aiming-to-appeal-to-uncharted-and-division-fans-with-new-title/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264320/kojima-aiming-to-appeal-to-uncharted-and-division-fans-with-new-title/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Stellaris Breaks Paradox Day One Revenue Record]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/7jmQOstcLIQ/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264319/stellaris-breaks-paradox-day-one-revenue-record/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paradox Interactive has &lt;a  href=\"http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-10-stellaris-breaks-paradoxs-record-for-day-one-revenue\"&gt;revealed&lt;/a&gt; that its latest strategy title - &lt;em&gt;Stellaris&lt;/em&gt; - has broken the company's record for day one revenue.&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Stellaris&lt;/em&gt; shifted over 200,000 copies within 24 hours, and although that wasn't quite enough to beat &lt;em&gt;Cities: Skylines'&lt;/em&gt; 250,000 units sold within 24 hours, the higher asking price for &lt;em&gt;Stellaris&lt;/em&gt; at launch does mean that it claims the record for most revenue generated in 24 hours.&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/stellaris-scr-1.png\"/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;div  class=\"social-buttons\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cities: Skylines&lt;/em&gt; actually managed to top one million units in its first month thanks to strong word of mouth, so it will be interesting to see if &lt;em&gt;Stellaris&lt;/em&gt; can maintain its impressive early sales performance in the coming weeks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264319/stellaris-breaks-paradox-day-one-revenue-record/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264319/stellaris-breaks-paradox-day-one-revenue-record/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/7jmQOstcLIQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 17:52:23 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264319/stellaris-breaks-paradox-day-one-revenue-record/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264319/stellaris-breaks-paradox-day-one-revenue-record/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[New Need for Speed Title Confirmed for 2017]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/aSbSNjvhY0U/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264318/new-need-for-speed-title-confirmed-for-2017/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Ghost Games today &lt;a  href=\"http://www.needforspeed.com/en_GB/news/under-the-hood-7\"&gt;confirmed&lt;/a&gt; that it is working on a new &lt;em&gt;Need for Speed&lt;/em&gt; game which it aims to release next year.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/need-for-speed-new-6.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;\"&lt;span&gt;We are now building upon the foundations that have been laid with &lt;em&gt;Need for Speed&lt;/em&gt; and delivering our next game in 2017,\" the developer revealed in its latest blog post. \"&lt;span&gt;The feedback our Community has already given us is already shaping the future of &lt;em&gt;Need for Speed&lt;/em&gt;, and it will continue to do so as we move further into development of the next game, so please do keep it coming.\"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Ghost Games'&lt;em&gt; Need for Speed&lt;/em&gt; reboot launched last November on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC, and has thus far sold almost 3 million units at retail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264318/new-need-for-speed-title-confirmed-for-2017/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264318/new-need-for-speed-title-confirmed-for-2017/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/aSbSNjvhY0U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 17:32:07 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264318/new-need-for-speed-title-confirmed-for-2017/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264318/new-need-for-speed-title-confirmed-for-2017/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Pok\ufffdmon Sun & Moon Release Date Announced, Starters Revealed]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/62eO7TAjJao/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264317/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-release-date-announced-starters-revealed/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pok&amp;eacute;mon Sun &amp;amp; Moon&lt;/em&gt; are set to launch on 23rd November in Europe and 18th November elsewhere for the Nintendo 3DS, The&amp;nbsp;Pok&amp;eacute;mon Company has announced.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;As well as a release date announced the developer has revealed the three starter Pok&amp;eacute;mon&amp;nbsp;for the game, as well as the two box arts.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-starters-and-art-1.png\"  width=\"300\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Rowlet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Grass Quill Pok&amp;eacute;mon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Height:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;1 '00 \"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weight:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;3.3 lbs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Grass/Flying&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting Move:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Leafage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;The first of the potential partners is the highly adaptable Grass Quill Pok&amp;eacute;mon, Rowlet. This Pok&amp;eacute;mon can fly silently through the skies, sneaking up on its opponent without being noticed. It can attack its opponents using powerful kicks, and it can also attack from a distance using the razor-sharp leaves that form part of its feathers. Rowlet can survey its environment and turn its neck nearly 180 degrees from front to back, so it can see directly behind itself. When in battle, Rowlet turns its head to face its Trainer when waiting for instructions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-starters-and-art-2.png\"  width=\"300\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Litten&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fire Cat Pok&amp;eacute;mon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Height:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;1 '04 \"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weight:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;9.5 lbs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting Move:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Ember&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;The cool-headed Fire Cat Pok&amp;eacute;mon, Litten, is the next choice for a first-partner Pok&amp;eacute;mon. Litten&amp;rsquo;s fur is rich in oils and is immensely flammable. It constantly grooms itself by licking its coat, collecting loose fur into balls. It then ignites these hairballs to create fireball attacks. When the time comes for Litten to molt, it burns off all of its fur in one glorious blaze.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-starters-and-art-3.png\"  width=\"300\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Popplio&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sea Lion Pok&amp;eacute;mon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Height:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;1 '04 \"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weight:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;16.5 lbs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting Move:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Water Gun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;The third possibility is the acrobatic Sea Lion Pok&amp;eacute;mon, Popplio. Popplio can create balloons made of water from its nose and utilize them to create a variety of different strategies and attacks in battle. This Pok&amp;eacute;mon is better at moving in the water than on land, and can swim at speeds over 25 mph. On land, it uses the elasticity of the balloons it creates to perform jumps and acrobatic stunts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;And here are the box arts:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-starters-and-art-5.png\"  width=\"500\"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-starters-and-art-4.png\"  width=\"500\"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264317/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-release-date-announced-starters-revealed/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264317/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-release-date-announced-starters-revealed/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/62eO7TAjJao\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264317/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-release-date-announced-starters-revealed/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264317/pokemon-sun-amp-moon-release-date-announced-starters-revealed/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Japan Lifetime Sales \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/mFG_VywZy1A/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264315/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-japan-lifetime-salesmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the latest edition of the &amp;lsquo;PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Japan&amp;rsquo; article. This series compares the monthly and lifetime sales of the 8th generation of home consoles - the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-12-2.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"444\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U in in Japan for March shows how the gap has slowly shrunk between the PlayStation 4 and Wii U. The PlayStation 4 has outsold the Wii U most months since it launched. The Xbox One is almost non-existent in the land of the rising sun.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The Wii U has sold 3.13 million units lifetime, the PlayStation 2.65 million units, and the Xbox One 66,456 units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Taking a look at the marketshare, the Wii U tops the other two platforms combined. The Wii U has a 54 percent market share, the PlayStation 4 sits at 45 percent, and the Xbox One just one percent.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Wii U Total Sales: 3,125,465&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 2,646,371&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox One Total Sales: 66,456&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-12-1.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"444\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The PlayStation 4 outsold the Wii U for the third straight month. The PlayStation 4 and Wii U have outsold the Xbox One every month since it launched in September 2014. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Wii U by 120,620 units and the Xbox One by 150,198 units. The Wii U outsold the Xbox One by 29,578.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;When you compare monthly sales to a year ago all three platforms are down. The PlayStation 4 is down 34,886 units, the Wii U is down 2,193 units, and the Xbox One is down 1,244.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Looking at market share for the month, the PlayStation 4 managed to achieve a massive 83 percent. The Wii U accounted for 17 percent of the consoles sold, and the Xbox One accounted for less than one percent.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Wii U Monthly Sales: 30,345&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 150,965&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox One Monthly Sales: 767&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264315/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-japan-lifetime-salesmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264315/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-japan-lifetime-salesmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/mFG_VywZy1A\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 16:35:22 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264315/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-japan-lifetime-salesmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264315/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-wii-u-japan-lifetime-salesmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[PS4 vs PS3 and Xbox 360 \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/47hxOvQ9yBE/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264314/ps4-vs-ps3-and-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-11-1.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"440\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS4 vs. PS3 and Xbox 360 Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 81,596 &amp;ndash; PS3 and Xbox 360&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 562,062 &amp;ndash; PS3 and X360&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 468,427 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 4 Sales: 39,885,660&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Combined PS3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 39,417,233&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The gap grew in favor of the combined sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe by 81,596 units. The PlayStation 4 leads by 468,427 units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The PlayStation 4 in its first 29 months sold 39.89 million units, while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have sold a combined 39.42 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264314/ps4-vs-ps3-and-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264314/ps4-vs-ps3-and-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/47hxOvQ9yBE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 16:14:43 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264314/ps4-vs-ps3-and-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264314/ps4-vs-ps3-and-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Capcom: Resident Evil Due for a 'Full-Scale Offensive' This Year]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/-E7NUbQxs9M/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Capcom is readying a \"full-scale offensive\" with the &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil&lt;/em&gt; franchise during the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The next game in the franchise, &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps&lt;/em&gt;, releases in June and will be just a \"warm up.\"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/resident-evil-future-4.jpg\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"343\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This could mean &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil 7&lt;/em&gt; is coming out soon or they could be talking about the &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil 4&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Resident Evil 5&lt;/em&gt; remasters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Thanks &lt;a  href=\"http://www.vg247.com/2016/05/09/resident-evil-full-scale-offensive-capcom-this-year/\"&gt;VG24/7&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/-E7NUbQxs9M\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 15:58:36 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264313/capcom-resident-evil-due-for-a-full-scale-offensive-this-year/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Sony: Activision Owns the Rights to Crash Bandicoot]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/NPq1Ozb55aM/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264312/sony-activision-owns-the-rights-to-crash-bandicoot/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;A&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Crash Bandicoot&lt;/em&gt; Easter egg was found in &lt;em&gt;Uncharted 4: A Thief's End&lt;/em&gt;. That led to many fans to speculate that a new &lt;em&gt;Crash Bandicoot&lt;/em&gt; game was on the way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;PlayStation&amp;rsquo;s Adam Boyes has shot down the speculation saying that Activision still owns the rights to &lt;em&gt;Crash Bandicoot&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/729198412592078848\"&gt;Tweet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The last mainline release in the franchise was 2008's &lt;em&gt;Crash: Mind Over Mutant&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264312/sony-activision-owns-the-rights-to-crash-bandicoot/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264312/sony-activision-owns-the-rights-to-crash-bandicoot/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/NPq1Ozb55aM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 15:49:32 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264312/sony-activision-owns-the-rights-to-crash-bandicoot/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264312/sony-activision-owns-the-rights-to-crash-bandicoot/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Mario Mash Up Pack Coming to Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/EbrDuzsHigI/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264310/mario-mash-up-pack-coming-to-minecraft-wii-u-edition/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mojang has &lt;a  href=\"http://www.mojang.com/2016/05/mario-mash-up-coming-to-wii-u-edition-may-17th/\"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; a Mario Mash Up pack is coming to &lt;em&gt;Minecraft: Wii U Edition&lt;/em&gt; for free.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;\"[The pack]&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;features a Mario-themed world, 16 original super-tunes from &lt;em&gt;Mario 64&lt;/em&gt;, a specific Mario-themed texture pack, and a heap of skins featuring your favourite Mario-buddies,\" said Mojang's Owen Hill. \"In fact, there are over 40 characters to play as. Of course, the two plumber guys and the princesses are included but we&amp;rsquo;ve even packed in some of the cheekier folk like Kamek, one of the Hammer Bros and that pernicious plant, Petey Pirahna. It&amp;rsquo;s a delightful mix, all in all.\"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;View the trailer below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Mario Mash Up pack releases on May 17th as part of a free update to the game.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264310/mario-mash-up-pack-coming-to-minecraft-wii-u-edition/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264310/mario-mash-up-pack-coming-to-minecraft-wii-u-edition/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/EbrDuzsHigI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 15:41:41 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264310/mario-mash-up-pack-coming-to-minecraft-wii-u-edition/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264310/mario-mash-up-pack-coming-to-minecraft-wii-u-edition/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Valkyrie Anatomia Surpasses One Million Downloads in Japan]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/18I9HjTlIIQ/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264309/valkyrie-anatomia-surpasses-one-million-downloads-in-japan/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Square Enix has &lt;a  href=\"http://www.4gamer.net/games/339/G033965/20160509085/\"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;has surpassed one million downloads in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;To celebrate the milestone, &amp;nbsp;Square Enix is giving away 1,000 in-game Secret Gems to everyone who plays the game by the end of May 16th.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/valkyrie-anatomia-the-origin-1.jpg\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"304\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;released in Japan on April 28th.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Thanks &lt;a  href=\"http://gematsu.com/2016/05/valkyrie-anatomia-tops-one-million-downloads\"&gt;Gematsu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264309/valkyrie-anatomia-surpasses-one-million-downloads-in-japan/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264309/valkyrie-anatomia-surpasses-one-million-downloads-in-japan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/18I9HjTlIIQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 15:34:56 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264309/valkyrie-anatomia-surpasses-one-million-downloads-in-japan/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264309/valkyrie-anatomia-surpasses-one-million-downloads-in-japan/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Dead Island: Definitive Collection Gets Retro Revenge Trailer]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/QQZOYWvkzbc/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264308/dead-island-definitive-collection-gets-retro-revenge-trailer/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Deep Silver has released a new trailer for the upcoming action survival horror game,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Dead Island: Definitive Collection&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;You can view the Retro Revenge trailer below:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dead Island: Definitive Collection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;is coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on May 31st. It comes with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dead Island: Definitive Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;The retail version also comes with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dead Island: Retro Revenge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;for free.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264308/dead-island-definitive-collection-gets-retro-revenge-trailer/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264308/dead-island-definitive-collection-gets-retro-revenge-trailer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/QQZOYWvkzbc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 15:28:36 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264308/dead-island-definitive-collection-gets-retro-revenge-trailer/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264308/dead-island-definitive-collection-gets-retro-revenge-trailer/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Battleborn Tops Main UK Chart, Ratchet Maintains First on Individual Chart]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/CmNKdYPmIBY/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264307/battleborn-tops-main-uk-chart-ratchet-maintains-first-on-individual-chart/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Gearbox's &lt;em&gt;Battleborn&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;debuted in first place on the all format UK chart this week. It's followed by &lt;em&gt;Black Ops III&lt;/em&gt; in second and &lt;em&gt;Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank&lt;/em&gt; in third, according to Chart Track,&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank&lt;/em&gt; continues to impress at retail - a 51% drop sees it maintain the top spot on the individual chart, beating out the PS4 versions of &lt;em&gt;Black Ops III&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Battleborn&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/ratchet-amp-clank-ps4-5.jpg\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Elsewhere, &lt;em&gt;Grand Theft Auto V&lt;/em&gt; climbs from 8th to 4th and&lt;em&gt; Far Cry Primal&lt;/em&gt; from 9th to 6th. The big fallers this week are&lt;em&gt; Dark Souls III&lt;/em&gt;, which is down to 8th, and &lt;em&gt;EA Sports UFC 2&lt;/em&gt; which falls to 9th.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here are the top 10 best-selling titles (combined sales) for the week:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;1. Battleborn&lt;br /&gt;2. Call of Duty: Black Ops III&lt;br /&gt;3. Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank&lt;br /&gt;4. Grand Theft Auto V&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;5. Tom Clancy's The Division&lt;br /&gt;6. Far Cry Primal&lt;br /&gt;7. Lego Marvel's Avengers&lt;br /&gt;8. Dark Souls III&lt;br /&gt;9. EA Sports UFC 2&lt;br /&gt;10. FIFA 16&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264307/battleborn-tops-main-uk-chart-ratchet-maintains-first-on-individual-chart/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264307/battleborn-tops-main-uk-chart-ratchet-maintains-first-on-individual-chart/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/CmNKdYPmIBY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 11:19:17 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264307/battleborn-tops-main-uk-chart-ratchet-maintains-first-on-individual-chart/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264307/battleborn-tops-main-uk-chart-ratchet-maintains-first-on-individual-chart/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Street Fighter V Shifts 1.4 Million Copies]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/YZgmFeNSV2Q/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Snow]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264306/street-fighter-v-shifts-14-million-copies/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;Capcom has announced that it has shipped 1.4 million copies of &lt;em&gt;Street Fighter V&lt;/em&gt;, as of March 31st.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/street-fighter-v-7.png\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The figure, which includes both retail copies and digital copies of the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC game, is well short of Capcom's original expectations of 2 million copies. However, on the upside Capcom did note that the title has seen&amp;nbsp;fairly stable sales overseas, and with a major single player update set for next month the firm is no doubt hoping that sales pick up in the coming months.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Street Fighter V&lt;/em&gt; launched in February on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264306/street-fighter-v-shifts-14-million-copies/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264306/street-fighter-v-shifts-14-million-copies/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/YZgmFeNSV2Q\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 09:10:18 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264306/street-fighter-v-shifts-14-million-copies/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264306/street-fighter-v-shifts-14-million-copies/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[85% of PS4s Sold in Q1 in the US were Sold with a Copy of Black Ops 3]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/wNSS8venwHM/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264305/85-of-ps4s-sold-in-q1-in-the-us-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Activision&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;COO Thomas Tippl speaking with investors provided some good news for the &lt;em&gt;Call of Duty&lt;/em&gt; franchise. 85 percent of PlayStation 4 consoles sold in the US during the first quarter of 2016 were sold with a copy of &lt;em&gt;Call of Duty: Black Ops 3&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;\"[It&amp;rsquo;s] an amazing statistic which bodes well for the franchises' engagement and in-game play investment continued to expand rapidly,\" said Tippl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/black-ops-3-black-ops-iii-screeeens-5.jpg\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"304\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Activision announced the next &lt;em&gt;Call of Duty&lt;/em&gt; title last week.&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;launches November 4, 2016. The Legacy, Legacy Pro and Digital Deluxe editions of the game come with&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Thanks &lt;a  href=\"http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/85-of-q1-ps4s-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3-in-the-us/0166555\"&gt;MCVUK&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264305/85-of-ps4s-sold-in-q1-in-the-us-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264305/85-of-ps4s-sold-in-q1-in-the-us-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/wNSS8venwHM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 05:23:45 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264305/85-of-ps4s-sold-in-q1-in-the-us-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264305/85-of-ps4s-sold-in-q1-in-the-us-were-sold-with-a-copy-of-black-ops-3/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[New PlayStation Releases This Week - Uncharted 4: A Thief\ufffds End, Doom]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/OPz3xf5hPpg/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264304/new-playstation-releases-this-weekuncharted-4-a-thiefs-end-doom/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sony has&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/05/08/the-drop-new-playstation-games-for-5102016/\"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;all of the games that will be releasing this week on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita in the US. Three games in total will release this week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/doom-2016-news-story-1.jpg\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"304\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Here is the full list of games:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;ul&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Doom,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;PS4 &amp;mdash; Digital, Retail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;PS Vita &amp;mdash; Digital, Retail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Uncharted 4: A Thief&amp;rsquo;s End,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;PS4 &amp;mdash; Digital, Retail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\r\n&lt;/ul&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;__________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;or on Twitter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264304/new-playstation-releases-this-weekuncharted-4-a-thiefs-end-doom/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264304/new-playstation-releases-this-weekuncharted-4-a-thiefs-end-doom/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/OPz3xf5hPpg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 05:12:48 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264304/new-playstation-releases-this-weekuncharted-4-a-thiefs-end-doom/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264304/new-playstation-releases-this-weekuncharted-4-a-thiefs-end-doom/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[PS4 vs Xbox One and Wii U \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/9hJFkn8ramk/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264302/ps4-vs-xbox-one-and-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-9-1.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"418\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS4 vs. Xbox One and Wii U Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 642,563 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 5,697,117 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 6,146,367 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 39,885,660&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Combined Xbox One and Wii U Sales: 33,739,293&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The gap has grown for 15 straight months in favor of the PlayStation 4 when compared to the combined sales of the Xbox One and Wii U. The gap in the latest month grew by 642,563 units and 5.70 million units in the last 12 months.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The PlayStation 4 leads by 6.15 million units. The PlayStation 4 has sold 39.89 million units in its first 29 months, while the Xbox One and Wii U sold 33.74 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264302/ps4-vs-xbox-one-and-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264302/ps4-vs-xbox-one-and-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/9hJFkn8ramk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 04:44:23 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264302/ps4-vs-xbox-one-and-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264302/ps4-vs-xbox-one-and-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[PS4 vs PS3 in Japan \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/cL7XJ2VFOcQ/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264303/ps4-vs-ps3-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-10-1.png\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"459\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS4 Vs. PS3 in Japan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 16,908 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 287,926 &amp;ndash; PS4&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 416,529 &amp;ndash; PS3&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 2,646,371&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 3,062,900&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;March 2016 is the 29th month of the PlayStation 4 being on sale. The gap decreased during the month when compared to the PlayStation 3&amp;rsquo;s 29th month on sale by 16,908 units in favor of the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 3 currently leads by 416,529 units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Both consoles launched in November. The PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. The PlayStation 4 has sold 3.06 million units in its first 29 months, while its predecessor the PlayStation 3 sold 2.65 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264303/ps4-vs-ps3-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264303/ps4-vs-ps3-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/cL7XJ2VFOcQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 04:23:00 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264303/ps4-vs-ps3-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264303/ps4-vs-ps3-in-japanvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Xbox One vs PS3 \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/Wt-DoXOfXI0/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264301/xbox-one-vs-ps3vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-9-2.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"440\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Xbox One Vs. PS3 Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 291,606 &amp;ndash; PS3&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 1,476,932 &amp;ndash; PS3&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 967,121 &amp;ndash; PS3&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox One Total Sales: 20,748,690&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 21,715,811&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;March 2016 is the 29th month of the Xbox One being on sale. The gap increased during the month when compared to the PlayStation 3&amp;rsquo;s 29th month on sale by 291,606 units in favor of the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 currently leads by 967,121 units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Both consoles launched in November. The PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006, while the Xbox One launched in November 2013. The Xbox One has sold 20.75 million units in its first 28 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 21.72 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264301/xbox-one-vs-ps3vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264301/xbox-one-vs-ps3vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/Wt-DoXOfXI0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 04:07:42 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264301/xbox-one-vs-ps3vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264301/xbox-one-vs-ps3vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Xbox One vs Xbox 360 \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/hm3hp9LD_M0/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264300/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-8-1.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"439\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Xbox One Vs. Xbox 360 Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 151,216 &amp;ndash; X360&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 230,711 &amp;ndash; XOne&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 3,047,268 - XOne&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox One Total Sales: 20,748,690&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox 360 Total Sales: 17,701,422&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;March 2016 is the 29th month of the Xbox One being on sale. The gap decreased during the month when compared to the Xbox 360&amp;rsquo;s 29th month on sale by 151,216 units in favor of the Xbox 360. The Xbox One currently leads by 3.05 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Both consoles launched in November. The Xbox 360 launched in November 2005, while the Xbox One launched in November 2013. The Xbox One has sold 20.75 million units in its first 29 months, while its predecessor the Xbox 360 sold 17.70 million units. ________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264300/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264300/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/hm3hp9LD_M0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2016 00:52:50 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264300/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264300/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Xbox One vs Wii U \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update ]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/5o3QiCOZi6Y/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264299/xbox-one-vs-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-7-2.png\"  width=\"518\"  height=\"417\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;XOne Vs. Wii U Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 281,337 &amp;ndash; Xbox One&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 5,012,958 &amp;ndash; Xbox One&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 7,758,087 &amp;ndash; Xbox One&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Xbox One Total Sales: 20,748,690&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Wii U Total Sales: 12,990,603&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In March 2016 the Xbox One grew its lead over the Wii U. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U by 281,337 units in March and outsold the Wii U by 5.01 million units in the last 12 months. The Xbox One currently leads by 7.76 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The Xbox One launched in North America and Europe in November 2013. The Wii U launched in November 2012. The Wii U has sold 12.99 million units to date, while the Xbox One has sold 20.75 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264299/xbox-one-vs-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264299/xbox-one-vs-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/5o3QiCOZi6Y\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2016 00:34:13 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264299/xbox-one-vs-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264299/xbox-one-vs-wii-uvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[3DS vs PSP \ufffd VGChartz Gap Charts \ufffd March 2016 Update]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/IjCSLaoWScg/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[William D'Angelo]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264298/3ds-vs-pspvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p &gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/march-2016-sales-7-1.png\"  width=\"540\"  height=\"446\"/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DS Vs. PSP Global:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change in latest month: 392,633 &amp;ndash; PSP&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Gap change over last 12 months: 2,988,908 &amp;ndash; PSP&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Total Lead: 1,992,430 &amp;ndash; 3DS&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;3DS Total Sales: 59,237,317&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;PSP Total Sales: 57,244,887&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;In the latest month the gap grew 392,633 units in favor of the PSP. In the last 12 months the gap has shrunk by 2.99 million units. The 3DS currently leads by 1.99 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;An important note is that the two handhelds launched at different times of the year. The PSP first launched in December 2004, while the 3DS launched in February 2011. The 3DS has sold 59.24 million units in its first 62 months, while the PSP sold 57.24 million units.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A life-long and avid gamer, &lt;strong&gt;William D'Angelo&lt;/strong&gt; was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlphaTomato\"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"http://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd\"&gt;Twitch channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"mailto:wdangelo@vgchartz.com\"&gt;wdangelo@vgchartz.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or on Twitter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a  href=\"https://twitter.com/TrunksWD\"&gt;@TrunksWD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264298/3ds-vs-pspvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264298/3ds-vs-pspvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/IjCSLaoWScg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2016 00:22:51 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264298/3ds-vs-pspvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264298/3ds-vs-pspvgchartz-gap-chartsmarch-2016-update/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n      <item>\r\n        <title><![CDATA[Rumor: Forza 6 is Getting a NASCAR Expansion]]></title>\r\n        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VGChartz/~3/RVA6HurGZEI/</link>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>\r\n        <category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>\r\n        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Treese]]></dc:creator>\r\n        <guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264297/rumor-forza-6-is-getting-a-nascar-expansion/</guid>\r\n        <description>&lt;p&gt;It looks like&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Forza Motorsport 6&lt;/em&gt; is getting a NASCAR expansion.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The news comes from Reddit user&amp;nbsp;&lt;a  class=\"author may-blank id-t2_xdtt2\"  href=\"https://www.reddit.com/user/smarkel101\"&gt;smarkel101&lt;/a&gt;, who spotted a pre-paid card for the expansion.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Check out the image of the card below:&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img  src=\"/articles_media/images/forzanascar-1.jpg\"  width=\"400\"  height=\"711\"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a  href=\"/articles_media/images/forzanascar-2.jpg\"&gt;back of the card&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;states that the&amp;nbsp;&amp;pound;15.99 expansion will include a new track,&amp;nbsp;Homestead-Miami Speedway, and&amp;nbsp;24 cars from the 2016 season. There will also be a NASCAR World Tour Career mode for players to test their skills.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;Thanks, &lt;a  href=\"http://www.purexbox.com/news/2016/05/forza_motorsport_6_to_get_licensed_nascar_expansion_pack\"&gt;Pure Xbox&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full Article - &lt;a href=\"http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264297/rumor-forza-6-is-getting-a-nascar-expansion/\"&gt;http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264297/rumor-forza-6-is-getting-a-nascar-expansion/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VGChartz/~4/RVA6HurGZEI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"/&gt;</description>\r\n        <pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2016 17:30:52 GMT</pubDate>\r\n        <wfw:commentRss>http://www.vgchartz.com/story/264297/rumor-forza-6-is-getting-a-nascar-expansion/</wfw:commentRss>\r\n      <feedburner:origLink>http://www.vgchartz.com/article/264297/rumor-forza-6-is-getting-a-nascar-expansion/</feedburner:origLink></item>\r\n    </channel>\r\n  </rss>\r\n",
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