Kingdom Come: Deliverance II tops the UK retail chart

Another week, another new no.1 in the UK retail chart. This time it’s Deep Silver’s turn to take the top spot with their well-received medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. It was recently revealed that sales have been incredibly strong, with one million units sold within 24 hours of going on sale. It isn’t just …

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Sniper Elite: Resistance controls the UK chart

The UK retail chart sees a new no.1 this week in the form of Sniper Elite: Resistance, published physically by Fireshine Games. It not only takes no.1 in the all formats chart, but the PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series charts as well – despite being available on Game Pass. Ahead of the imminent sequel, the …

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EA Sports FC 24 outsold EA Sports FC 25 at retail last week

The latest UK physical release chart, for the week ending 25th Jan, had us rubbing our eyes. EA Sports FC 24 managed to return to #7 in the top 40, outselling the newest iteration – which is currently at #16, down a remarkable thirteen places this week. Why? The PS5 version of FC 24 appears …

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Donkey Kong ‘rools’ over the UK retail chart

This week’s UK retail chart features the first new no.1 of the year in the form of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The Metacritic score (78%) is probably lower than Nintendo expected but it appears to be selling well regardless. Two other new arrivals can be found in the all formats top 40. Koei Tecmo’s …

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UK charts: Hogwarts Legacy and Elden Ring chime in the New Year

This week’s UK retail chart runs up to 4th January, giving insight into what kind of games were purchased between Christmas and New Year, presumably to be played on new consoles. Hogwarts Legacy is no.1 this week with the Switch version seemingly to thank, as the wizarding quest is also no.1 in the Switch top …

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Indiana Jones and Black Myth: Wukong enter the UK retail chart

After a couple of quiet weeks, the UK retail chart finally sees some new arrivals. The belated PS5 physical release of Black Myth: Wukong entered at #7, while also taking a respectable #3 in the PS5 top ten. The Xbox’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle debuted at #18 in the all formats chart, meanwhile. …

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Black Friday deals fails to liven up a dull UK retail chart

Proving that this winter is far quieter than usual for new releases, not a single new entry can be found within the UK’s retail top 40 chart. The top four positions remain unchanged, in fact, held by EA Sports 25, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Hogwarts Legacy, and finally Super Mario Party Jamboree at …

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