Nioh 3 beats DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined in UK chart battle

The timing must have been right for a new Nioh, as Koei Tecmo’s Nioh 3 – a PS5/PC exclusive – has managed to enter the UK physical chart at #3, beating the multiformat DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined. Square-Enix’s RPG revival had to settle for #4. It also showed up at #7 in the Switch chart, …

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Code Vein II entered the UK retail chart at #9

Despite skipping the Switch 2, Bandai Namco’s newest action RPG Code Vein II managed to enter the UK retail (physical) chart at #9. It also debuted at #3 in the PS5 chart, and at #2 on Xbox Series. In fact, it outsold Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on both formats last week. Not bad …

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2026 first new retail releases debut in this week’s UK top 40

This week’s UK retail chart, dated week ending 17th January, sees the first new arrival of 2026 – NiS America’s acclaimed RPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon, debuting at #16. It also charted at #6 in the PS5 top ten, but is absent from the Switch chart. It’s likely the remaining copies …

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Football (Manager) comes home in this week’s UK retail chart

There’s no escaping football in this week’s UK retail (physical) charts. Not only has EA Sports FC 26 managed to remain no.1 in the all formats top 40, but SEGA’s Football Manager 26 was the highest charting new release of last week, beating even Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment by entering at #2. SEGA’s spreadsheet …

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