Morning DLC: Video Games News And Rumors 8/16/13
By Nick Tylwalk
"So far in 2013, Activision’s Skylanders toys have outsold all other action-figure brands. That includes the “Star Wars” and “Transformers” properties. It looks like interactive-toy video games are an even better way to sell little plastic characters than TV or film.Through July, the Skylanders property as a whole just crossed $1.5 billion in worldwide sales. That’s after just two games. Activision released “Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure” in 2011 followed by “Skylanders: Giants” in 2012. In terms of dollars, Activision claims that “Skylanders: Giants” is the top-selling game for consoles and handheld consoles through the first half of 2013."
"The kickoff of a new video game college football season was not enough to score the industry a sales victory.EA Sports’ “NCAA Football 14” topped the video game sales charts for July, but for the sixth straight month, video game sales fell below the previous year’s mark. Total video games accounted for $443 million in July, 19% below sales from July 2012 ($549.1 million), according to data from The NPD Group.NPD’s monthly sales reports have shown declines since January resulted in an increase — and 12 more months of declines prior to that."
"Games for Windows Live is pretty much dead. While support for Microsoft’s PC gaming service has waned over the years, the company has announced that it will no longer be possible to purchase games off the service.On August 22, the PC Marketplace on Xbox.com will stop selling Games for Windows titles. As Microsoft points out, first-party games published by Microsoft “are no longer available for purchase from any marketplace.” However, third-party games may be distributed on other services.If you did purchase games through Games for Windows Live, you’ll be able to redownload content through the client. However, in-game purchases and DLC support may be affected depending on the title. According to Xbox support, you’ll have to contact specific publishers for more information."
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