In a battle between colossus killers and monster hunters, it was Sony’s Shadow of the Colossus that emerged victorious, dislodging Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World from the UK chart top spot. All signs point to the ravishing remake being a runaway success. Sales were 73% higher than that of the PS2 original, which also took no.1 …
Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World remains the UK’s number one for a second week running, fending off both EA Sports UFC 3 and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. EA’s bold and brash sports sim made #2, while Dissidia Final Fantasy entered at #9. Unusually, Chart-Track notes Dissidia sold around 5,000 copies. Unusual because sales figures are rarely …
Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World is the first new number one of 2018. Sales were “far higher†than previous instalments in the series, and it’s also the highest charting entry so far, beating previous high note Monster Hunter: Generations (#3 in 2016). It’s easy to imagine MH: W outselling Generations by a considerable amount, and with …
Call of Duty: WWII has returned to the top of the UK chart, making it ten non-consecutive weeks in total. Just one more week is required to equal current franchise record holder Black Ops III. With the anticipated Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ out Friday, it’s likely a battle for no.1 will occur …
Given the time of year, we expected this week’s UK chart to be a non-event. This isn’t the case, amazingly – GTA V has managed to take the top spot for a 14th time, following last week’s rise to #3. This puts the evergreen crime caper third in the list of titles that have spent …
The first top 40 of 2018 reveals FIFA 18 has ended Call of Duty: WWII’s nine-week run at no.1 Call of Duty: WWII only needed two more weeks at the top of the chart to beat current record holder Black Ops III’s eleven-week run. As it stands now, it has to settle for matching Modern …
The final UK top 40 for 2017 was published earlier today, revealing a trio of Switch titles in the top ten. Super Mario Odyssey was the highest placing, making #6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Zelda: Breath of the Wild both re-entered the top ten meanwhile, taking #9 and #10, with Zelda rising a whole …
Ah, that glorious quiet spell between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Everything pretty much comes to standstill, gaming news included. Case point – this week’s UK chart remains largely unchanged. Sales were up 29% during the run-up to Christmas, however. Call of Duty: WWII takes its 8th consecutive no.1, with sales up 43%. The last …
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had an incredibly successful worldwide launch, selling over a million copies within its first 48 hours alone. Unsurprisingly, it puts in a very strong showing in this week’s Christmas top 40, arriving at #4 while also topping the Xbox One chart. As per this piece’s headline, and as what was expected, Call of …
Despite a 41% drop in sales, Call of Duty: WWII manages to hold onto the UK chart’s top spot for a sixth week running. EA still has two titles in the top five, with FIFA 18 remaining at #2 and Star Wars Battlefront II at #3. Super Mario Odyssey leaps to #4, while AC: Origins …
The UK top five remains unchanged this week, despite a 24% decrease in sales after Black Friday. This means Call of Duty: WWII celebrates a fifth week at the top of the chart, putting it on par with Activision’s own Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy – the previous record holder for weeks held at no.1 in …
Console bundles proved immensely popular during Black Friday, with most of the titles in the UK top ten packaged with either a shiny new PS4 or Xbox One. Software sales were up 89% over last week, and 3% up over Black Friday 2016. To give a clearer image, it was reported that 1.9 million games …
Call of Duty: WWII has managed to hold onto the UK chart’s top spot for a third week running, fending off EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2. According to Eurogamer, physical sales of Battlefront 2 were down 60% over its predecessor. However, it’s highly likely that Battlefront 2’s digital sales were far higher than that of …
Call of Duty: WWII has managed to retain the UK chart’s top spot. Thanks to word of mouth and heavy promotion it had a remarkably strong second week, beating FIFA 18’s second-week sales. FIFA 18 and AC: Origins swapped positions, filling slots #2 and #3. EA’s Need for Speed Payback entered at #4, once place …
We expected chart compilers Gfk to provide a whole host of Call of Duty related statistics this week, but they simply state that Call of Duty: WWII‘s sales were 57% higher than Infinite Warfare, while revenue was up 21%. The ‘Legacy Edition’ of Infinite Warfare was remarkably popular, hence why the figure for WWII’s revenue …