Dragon Quest Builders 2 breaks UK top five

A quiet week for new releases has resulted in the UK chart remaining stagnant. The top four positions are unchanged, in fact. This means Super Mario Maker 2 has managed to fend off Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled for another week, with the DIY platformer package remaining no.1 and the kart racer remake at #2. F1 …

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UK chart: Super Mario Maker 2 leads a conga line of new releases

This week’s UK top 40 sees five new releases, with Super Mario Maker 2 leading the way. The Switch exclusive had no trouble dislodging the multi-format Crash Team Racing, becoming Nintendo’s fastest selling game of 2019 so far. Crash Team Racing fell to #2. At #3 it’s another new release – Codemasters’ F1 2019, which …

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Crash Bandicoot barges his way to the top of the chart

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled had no trouble topping the UK chart, becoming the third fastest selling game of 2019 after Days Gone and Resident Evil 2. It’s also the second fastest selling Crash Bandicoot title after the N. Sane Trilogy. Unsurprisingly, the PS4 version proved the most popular. The Switch version was the second biggest …

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Sony’s Days of Play sale propels FIFA 19 back to no.1

Despite FIFA 20 being officially announced over the weekend, it’s FIFA 19 that claims the UK chart top spot this week, all thanks to Sony’s current Days of Play sale. The event sees several first-party games reduced at retailers, along with reductions on select hardware. This includes PS4 bundles with FIFA 19 as a pack-in. …

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Blood & Truth is this week’s UK no.1, and that’s no lie

In what was a slow week for physical game sales, Sony’s PSVR showcase Blood & Truth had no trouble topping the UK top 40. We had an inkling it would perform well, and not just because of the positive reviews – first-party PSVR titles often break the top 10. Even Bravo Team – which had …

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Team Sonic Racing takes pole position

SEGA’s not-quite-full-price Team Sonic Racing has claimed the UK chart top spot, dislodging Rage 2 in the process. Given how quiet the online lobbies are, this comes as a mild surprise. It’s the first Sonic title to go straight to no.1 in over ten years – the last was Mario & Sonic at the Olympic …

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Anarchy reigns in the UK

After enjoying three weeks at no.1 Sony’s Days Gone has succumbed to madness, dethroned by the anarchy-loving Rage 2. Coming as no surprise in this digital age, physical sales were only around a quarter of what its 2011 predecessor managed at launch (thanks GI.biz). However, Rage 2 has achieved something the original couldn’t by heading …

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Days Gone holds the fort for a third week

Despite a belated physical release of Mortal Kombat 11 on Switch, Sony’s Days Gone has managed to hold onto the UK chart’s top spot for a third consecutive week. The top six positions in the UK top 40 remain unchanged, in fact. This means Mortal Kombat 11 remains at #2, duly followed by FIFA 19, …

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World War Z climbs to the top of the chart

In what was likely a quiet week for physical UK game sales, the incredibly belated movie tie-in World War Z had no trouble claiming no.1 in the all-formats top 40. Publisher Focus Interactive must be pleased as punch, as it also managed to top both the PS4 and Xbox One charts. It’s not often we …

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