Final Fantasy XV sees second strongest UK launch in the series

Road trip adventure Final Fantasy XV is off to an excellent start, becoming the second fastest-selling title in the series behind 2010’s FF XIII. It wasn’t able to dislodge FIFA 17 from the top of the UK chart, though, settling for #2 instead. Unsurprisingly, the PS4 version was the biggest selling. It takes #1 in …

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Black Friday sends UK sales skyrocketing

With just one title in the whole of the UK top 40 in the same position as last week, it’s fair to say that Black Friday has given the chart a significant shake-up. That game was GTA V at #9, if you’re curious. Almost every title in the top 40 saw a sales boost – …

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Sales of Watch_Dogs 2 are down, boy

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has claimed a third week at No1. With the price dropping to £29 at Tesco this week – and £49.99 at GAME for the Legacy Edition – it’s likely to remain on top of the UK chart for a while yet. The remarkably well-received Watch_Dogs 2 entered at #2. Eurogamer …

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Dishonored 2 launch sales down 38% over the original

It appears the lack of pre-launch reviews harmed Dishonored 2’s launch week sales. The stylish stealth adventure enters at #4 in the UK chart, with sales down 38% over the original. As Chart-Track noted though, it may have performed better digitally – the Xbox One pre-order edition came with the remastered original for free, which …

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UK top five sees three new arrivals

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition was the biggest selling new release of last week. The RPG remake didn’t manage to take the UK chart’s top spot however, entering at #2. Neither did it manage to outperform the original Skyrim, although this was perhaps to be expected. This means Battlefield 1 enjoys a second …

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Battlefield 1’s sales are booming

Battlefield 1 is off to a resounding start – launch week sales were stronger than Battlefield 4 and Battlefield: Hardline combined, putting it in first place in this week’s UK chart. Chart-Track also notes that Battlefield 1 wasn’t far off from outperforming Tom Clancy’s The Division in terms of week one sales. FIFA 17 drops …

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PlayStation VR shakes-up UK chart

The arrival of the PlayStation VR has given the UK top 40 a significant shake-up, with a vast majority of the launch games making an appearance. PlayStation VR Worlds was the best-selling, arriving at #7. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood also made the top ten, in at #9. At #12 it’s RIGS: Mechanized Combat League, …

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Take-Two takes control of UK top ten

Even with sales down 79% over launch week, FIFA 17 continues to occupy the UK chart’s top spot. This means Mafia III has to settle for #2. Sales were up 58% over the six-year-old Mafia II, although Mafia III’s predecessor did manage to claim #1. With three other games in the top ten alone, we …

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The UK’s new no.1 is FIFA 17, of course

Good old FIFA – EA’s sports series sells so well that even supermarkets like Morrisons, who don’t usually push game sales heavily, get in on the action. Everybody wants a slice of that launch day pie. And so FIFA 17 had the most successful launch of any FIFA game, ever, with sales up 18% over …

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UK chart – top three unchanged

The UK top 40 sees just one new arrival this week – Destiny: The Collection at #4, with the Xbox One version claiming the bulk of sales – while the top three remained unchanged. This means BioShock: The Collection takes the top spot for a second week running, followed by PES 2017 and fellow sports …

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UK top 20 sees seven new arrivals

Last week’s slew of big name releases has woken the UK chart from its summer slumber, with seven new big hitters in the top 20 alone. Like BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite before it, BioShock: The Collection has topped the UK top 40. It also takes #1 in the Xbox One chart, beating console …

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Overwatch on overtime

Blizzard’s Overwatch has definitely caught a second wind – it’s the UK’s number one again, joining Call of Duty: Black Ops III and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens in having notched up five weeks at no.1. F1 2016 rises to #2, even though sales were down 48% from last week. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided …

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Blizzard storms UK top ten

Like a child with mere days left before the start of school, this week’s UK chart clearly doesn’t know what to do with itself. Blizzard’s Overwatch has re-claimed the top spot, making it four non-consecutive weeks for the colourful shooter. This is actually a record for a Blizzard release. Chart-Track puts the sales surge down …

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