1）市场调研公司NDP Group最新数据显示，苹果和三星在美国智能手机市场份额达68%；其中iPhone占比42%，超过了2012年时的35%，三星则从2012年时的22%上升至26%。

但从手机操作系统来看，Android仍是美国最大手机平台，占比高达81%。

US_Smartphone_Breakdown(from NPD)

在2012至2013年间，美国人每月人均使用数据流量从5.5GB上升至6.6GB。

在智能手机上观看视频内容的用户比例从2012年底的41%增至2013年底的52%。

2）SuperData最新报告显示，2013年美国数字游戏市场销售额超过116亿美元，同比上年增长11%。

其中手机游戏表现最出众，总收益为36亿美元，免费游戏收益约29亿美元。

3）据venturebeat报道，社交游戏开发商U4iA Games日前宣布关闭工作室，其创始人Dusty Welch和Chris Archer于2011年离开动视创办了这家工作室，至今已有26名成员。

该公司去年向向Facebook和移动平台发布了《Offensive Combat》，目前该游戏仍在Facebook运营，但已经不再获得U4iA的支持，目前尚不可知该游戏下线的具体日期。

offensive_combat(from bbgsite.com)

4）据gamasutra报道，AIAS日前公布了年度获奖提名的游戏名单，并将在2月份的D.I.C.E.大会上公布最终获奖结果。

The-Last-of-Us(from gearnuke.com)

本届大奖最热门角逐者是Naughty Dog同索尼推出的《The Last of US》，获得了13个类别的奖项提名。《侠盗猎车手5》则获得了7个奖项提名，《BioShock Infinite》则获得6项提名，《Tearaway》以及《刺客信条4》分别获得5项提名。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，拒绝任何不保留版权的转载，如需转载请联系：游戏邦）

1）Apple and Samsung make up two-thirds of the U.S. smartphone market

J. O’Dell

Motorola, LG, and HTC are getting left in the dust, according to new data from research outfit NDP Group.

According to a study, Apple and Samsung account for a huge 68 percent of the smartphone market in the United States — and that’s a trend that’s only being magnified as time goes by.

You want a chart? We got a chart:

As you can see above, wins for Apple and Samsung add up to losses for exactly everyone else.

iPhones alone captured 42 percent of the market, up from 35 percent in 2012. Samsung bumped up 4 percent year over year from 22 percent to 26 percent.

In terms of OS market share around the globe, however, Android is still the clear winner, capturing a whopping 81 percent.

HTC saw the biggest losses in terms of market share, and the all-time loser of 2013 was — drum roll — BlackBerry.

The report also shows a correlating spike in data usage from 5.5 GB to 6.6 GB per person a month between 2012 and 2013.

Also, more smartphones and more data usage mean one more big increase: streaming media. For streaming music alone, the percentage of people who stream media on their smartphones rose from 41 percent at the end of 2012 to 52 percent at the end of 2013.（source：venturebeat）

2）U.S. digital game sales grew 11% in 2013

By Alex Wawro

The U.S. digital games market continues to grow at a brisk pace, reaping more than $11.6 billion in sales during 2013. That’s an 11 percent increase over the previous year, according a recent digital game sales report from market research firm SuperData.

SuperData CEO Joost van Dreunen suggests that the U.S. digital games market saw a significant boost this year because both the Christmas and New Year holidays occurred mid-week, leading to a 36 percent boost in December digital game sales year-over-year.

The biggest earners in the U.S. digital games market last year were mobile titles, which account for just over a quarter of the overall sales pie with an estimated total revenue of $3.6 billion. They’re neck-and-neck with free-to-play games, which earned roughly $2.9 billion in the U.S. last year — up 45 percent from the year prior.（source：gamasutra）

3）Offensive Combat studio closes a year after launching its shooter on Facebook and mobile

Jeffrey Grubb

The studio that made the South Park of Facebook shooters is no more.

U4iA Games has closed its doors. The developer released one free-to-play game for browsers and mobile, and it employed around 26 people.

“It is with a heavy heart that we write this, but tomorrow, Jan. 15, will be the last day of operations for U4iA Games,” creative director Jeremy Dunham wrote on the studio’s website. “

Our sincere apologies to all of our fantastic, supportive fans over these last few years — we wish we could have done better for you. Thank you very much for your support, and we hope to see you again on the other side.”

On Twitter, Dunham suggested that the shutdown came suddenly and unexpectedly.

So, we found out in the blink of an eye that @U4iaGames was shutting down today. Huge shout-out to my co-workers. Great people.—
Jeremy Dunham (@DunhamSmash) January 15, 2014

Last January, the studio released Offensive Combat on Facebook and mobile. The shooter has players taking control of soldiers, giant lizards, and men in banana suits in a deathmatch mulitplayer setting. The company tried to set its game apart by including crass humor similar to television shows like The League and South Park.

Our review found the game funny and fun to play, but it also found some issues with Offensive Combat’s payment model for items.

Offensive Combat is still up and running on Facebook. While it won’t see any further support from U4iA, we’ve reached out to ask how long the game will remain online. We’ll update this post with any further information.

U4iA founders Dusty Welch and Chris Archer started the development company in 2011 after leaving Activision. We’ve also reached out to them to ask what led to the closure.（source：venturebeat）

4）The Last of Us and GTA V lead D.I.C.E. awards nominations

By Christian Nutt

Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced the full list of nominees for its annual awards, which are held during the D.I.C.E. conference, every February in Las Vegas.

The awards are chosen by the A.I.A.S.’ 22,000+ members across development and publishing, which includes the members of the IGDA.

This year sees Naughty Dog and Sony’s The Last of Us a favorite, as the game is nominated in 13 categories across the awards. Grand Theft Auto V nabbed seven nominations while BioShock Infinite took six, with Tearaway and Assassin’s Creed IV each getting five.

This year’s awards slate sees greater recognition of independently developed games, with The Novelist, Gone Home, The Stanley Parable, Divekick, Ridiculous Fishing, Candy Box, and Papers, Please all up for category awards.（source：gamasutra）