This week’s UK all-formats physical chart sees three new arrivals. WWE 2K22 is the highest new entry, arriving at #2. It managed to claim the top spot in the Xbox One top twenty but had to settle for #4 in the PS5 chart, overshadowed by recent big-name releases. This year is reportedly a make-or-break year …
Just to prove how busy the gaming scene is currently, the UK retail chart has gained its fourth new number one in just as many weeks. This time it’s the turn of Gran Turismo 7, which knocks Elden Ring – or Death of the Wild, as it’s known around here – to #2. GI.biz reports …
This week there really is one ring to rule them all – Bandai-Namco’s Elden Ring is the UK’s no.1, and all signs point to it being the fastest selling FromSoftware title ever. Indeed, it seems the onslaught of 10/10 review scores – leading it to become one of the highest-rated games of all time – …
Horizon Forbidden West has claimed no.1 in this week’s UK physical sales chart, ending Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ three-week reign. GI.biz reports Horizon Forbidden West had the second biggest PS5 launch so far. It was unable to beat Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ launch week sales but managed to outperform FIFA 22. Sales were split 68% on PS5 and 32% …
There’s little change within this week’s UK physical chart, with the only major occurrence being the belated Switch release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition bumping the collection from #38 to #6. It also took a respectable #4 in the Switch top twenty. There’s so little action within the chart, in fact, that …
Considering the UK retail chart hasn’t amounted to much recently, it’s pleasing to see that physical releases can still ‘do the business’ in this digital age. Pokémon Arceus: Legends is proving to be a colossal success, with some retailers sold out, and Curry’s claiming it to be their biggest ever pre-order of all time. The …
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Extraction – which boasts a 74% Metacritic – is the first new arrival of 2022 within the UK chart, entering at #4. It also managed to top both the PS5 and Xbox One Series X charts, and this was despite it being available on Xbox Game Pass. Chances are it didn’t …
If we were gambling men, we would have put money on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe once again topping the UK top 40 physical chart. It’s a good job we didn’t lay cash down – this week’s no.1 has come out of leftfield, being good old Minecraft on Switch. FIFA 22 holds onto #2. At #3 …
The first chart of the year sees little movement, to the point where the no.1s in every single format chart remains unchanged. This means Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the UK’s no.1 for a second week running. FIFA 22 likewise stays put at #2, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons remains at #3. At #4 it’s …
This week’s UK physical sales chart takes us to 1st January, revealing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best-selling title between Christmas and New Year’s Day. (Happy new year, by the way.) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has proven itself to be the ‘go-to’ game for the Switch; the one title almost every owner buys at …
Because the charts run a week behind, this week’s UK physical sales chart isn’t the last of 2021, simply taking us up to 25th December. In other words, this is what people were buying in the run-up to the big day. Surprises are few, with four non-movers in the top ten, including the top three: …
Coming as no huge surprise, FIFA 22 has been crowned the UK’s Christmas no.1. What this actually means to EA is another thing – it has been a long time since the publishing giant has shown excitement or gratitude for a festive no.1. It’s merely assumed it’ll be either them or Activision. The record of …
A little later than usual, this week’s UK physical retail chart has arrived. The most noteworthy occurrence is that Halo Infinite managed to enter the top five – it debuted at a respectable #4, despite being available on Xbox Game Pass. Forza Horizon 5 had a good week too, climbing from #15 to #11. This …
This week’s UK top 40 physical sales chart sees two new arrivals. Cricket 22: Official Game of the Ashes, published by Maximum Games, took #30 while Nintendo’s Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain got off to an even slower start, debuting at #36. Over in the top ten, FIFA 22 re-takes the top spot to …
The Switch shows no signs of slowing, with the new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle being a big seller during Black Friday – which, for some reason, lasted almost a fortnight this year.займы денег быÑтро без процентов As such, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reclaims the UK top spot. This also marks its 240th week in …