3DS Continues To Be Best-Selling Hardware in US

The NPD Group has revealed the top ten best-selling games in the United States for the month of October. Total software sales for the month were $495.1 million (up 10% from $451.8 million in October 2012), though hardware brought in $171.7 million (down 8% from $187.4 million last year).

The best-selling titles for the period between October 6th and November 2nd, in order, are:

1. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)**
2. Pokemon X (3DS)
3. Pokemon Y (3DS)
4. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PC)
5. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PS3, NWU, PC)**
6. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS3, NWU)**
7. NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PC)**
8. Skylanders Swap Force (WII, 360, PS3, NWU, 3DS)
9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, NWU, 3DS, PSV, PC)
10. WWE 2K14 (360, PS3)

PS4 Hardware :First Impressions

At long last, the PS4 has arrived.Sony has really limited the barriers between the moment you fire up the system and starting a game. At first boot up, the system will ask you to set the time and suggest setting up an internet connection or calibrating the camera, but neither is mandatory. After that, you can jump right into the UI, insert a game disc, and start playing. Of course, to get the full experience, you'll want to sync your PSN, Twitter, Facebook, and streaming service accounts, but even then, those processes are relatively brief.It's due, in large part, to how fast the system operates. From browsing the UI, launching apps, or checking out live video streams, using the PS4 just feels smooth. Booting up games, however, can take up to a minute, but even then, jumping back to the main interface is instantaneous.

Assassin's Creed 4: Graphics Comparison

Madden NFL 25 (PS4, Xbox One ) Video Review

Madden 25 looks a bit better on a next-gen console. It still won’t be winning any awards for bigtime graphical advancements, but it does have some pretty cool touches around the field. The stadiums feel alive, and the days of flat and blurry crowds are over. Whenever I broke a long touchdown run, the crowd made me feel like I had just done something grand. And when the home crowd isn’t happy with how their team is performing, you’ll definitely hear it.All the cutaways to the sidelines to show coaches and players are satisfying, and EA deserves to be proud about how good they look. But they shouldn’t have had it happen quite so often,because some of the player interactions have gotten repetitive already,and even though character models look much sharper in 1080p resolution, we’re in serious uncanny valley territory here. There’s something kinda off about these guys, and not just their soulless facial expressions. I’m not a fan of how a lot of the players look: everyone has extremely long legs and small torsos, and it just looks generic to me. A couple of guys are particularly bad. For example, the 49ers’ Colin Kapernick doesn’t sport any of his trademark body ink, and I didn’t even recognize Kansas City Chiefs star running back, Jamaal Charles. I just kept saying, “There’s no way that’s Jamaal Charles, there’s no way!” He doesn’t look like that.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag PlayStation 4 Gameplay - IGN Live

Hands on: Sony PS4 review

The PlayStation 4 is here, but as of this writing, PSN servers have yet to go online. We're currently putting the system through our rigorous review process, and will report back when we have the whole the story. Until then, enjoy our updated hands on and keep checking back for our full review. The battle for the living room is a cold war no more. Sony's PlayStation 4 is ready to go thermonuclear, hitting North American retailers on November 15, and marching onto UK shelves November 29. Housing some of the most powerful hardware ever to sit before a television, Sony's new console is two sleek slabs of industrial design fused together for one purpose: living room dominance.