Given the excitement The Last Guardian’s resurrection generated at E3, and the level of anticipation in the run up to release, we expected to arrive a few positions higher than #7 in the UK chart. Chart-Track notes Shadow of the Colossus entered at #1 in 2006. It launched at a far quieter time of the …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
While it’s becoming harder to get excited about new Call of Duty games, it’s still exciting to see how well they perform at launch. In short, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is no record breaker. It managed to claim the UK chart’s top spot, dethroning Battlefield 1 in the process, and enjoys the second biggest …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …