GI.biz reports over 260k games were sold in the first week of January, up by a third from this time last year. This is down to a combination of the UK lockdown, an influx of new Switch owners, and people spending Christmas money. It’s the Switch that leads the way with Animal Crossing: New Horizons …
The final UK chart of 2020 sees Animal Crossing: New Horizons at no.1, up two places from last week. This ushers FIFA 21 – last week’s chart-topper – down to #2. These two games were, incidentally, the UK’s best-selling physical releases of the year. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe dashes to #3, suggesting many gamers received …
EA’s FIFA 21 has reclaimed its place at the top of the UK chart, pushing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – the Christmas no.1 – to #2. The rest of the top ten has merely seen a shuffle with no re-entries to speak of. Animal Crossing: New Horizons climbs from #5 to #3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe …
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has bagged the prestigious Christmas no.1 slot. Not only is it the first time an Assassin’s Creed title has topped the festive chart, but it’s also Ubisoft’s first ever Xmas no.1. These truly are unprecedented times. Thanks to price cuts Immortals: Fenyx Rising and Watch Dogs Legion climbed the chart too, both …
The past week has been turbulent for Cyberpunk 2077, ergo developer CD Projekt. The PC version arrived to positive reviews last Monday, seemingly confirming that it’s a game worthy of the hype, if a little formulaic in places. Monday also saw a GameSpot reviewer ridiculed for their 7/10 review score; a score which was justified …
Ubisoft’s new IP Immortals: Fenyx Rising is the only new entry in this week’s UK top 40, arriving at a slightly disappointing #11. It made #20 in both the PS4 and Switch charts while failing to make the Xbox top 20 entirely. This doesn’t quite show the full story though – the PS5 version was …
Like a child with a snow globe, the UK top 40 has received a good old shake-up. This is due to Black Friday deals, where many retailers – including Argos and Amazon – cut prices long before Friday. It was FIFA 21 that came out on top, discounted to around £35 ahead of this week’s …
Last week saw Assassin’s Creed Valhalla claim the UK chart top spot, beating Call of Duty to pole position for the first time in over ten years. This week, the natural order is restored – Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War has risen to no.1. In terms of placings, the arrival of the PS5 …
Despite the UK being on lockdown and the PlayStation 5 still being a few days away, last week was an exceedingly busy one for the gaming industry due to arrival of the Xbox Series and the first PS5 launch titles. GI.biz reports over 790,000 boxed games were sold, presumably resulting in a lot of busy …
There’s no stopping FIFA. Not this week, anyway – there’s an absurd amount of big-name new releases due over the next two weeks. If Assassin’s Creed Valhalla doesn’t end FIFA 21’s consecutive run at no.1, then Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War surely will. Watch Dogs: Legion is forced to settle for #2, crumbling …
It’s the lower end of the UK top 40 that sees the most action this week, with the belated retail release of Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer arriving at #37. Such games as Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (at #31), Team Sonic Racing (at #33) and Astro Bot Rescue Mission (at #38) also made …
Effortlessly claiming the UK chart top spot, FIFA 21 has become the fastest-selling game of 2020 so far, beating previous record-holders The Last of Us: Part Two and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. GI.biz reports physical sales were down 42% over FIFA 20, however. This isn’t just down to the popularity of digital downloads, but also …
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and Star Wars: Squadrons battled for chart dominance over the weekend, ultimate resulting in Activision taking the coveted UK chart top spot. EA’s not-quite-full-price space shooter had to settle for #2. It did, however, claim no.1 in the Xbox One chart, further proving that the PlayStation is the natural …
This week’s UK chart features two offers the games buying public couldn’t refuse – Mafia: Definitive Edition claimed #3, while the tad more expensive Mafia: Trilogy – which contains Definitive Edition – debuted at #6. With GTA V at #10, this gives Take 2 three games in the top ten this week. Super Mario 3D …
Super Mario 3D All-Stars had no trouble topping the UK chart, consequently preventing Marvel’s Avengers from claiming a third week at no.1. The superhero-studded brawler fell to #2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons held onto #3, ushering Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 to #4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also remains at #5 for another …