Mortal Kombat X hits a hot streak

NetherRealm’s disturbingly brutal brawler is the UK’s number one for a third consecutive week. Just one more week is needed to topple Battlefield Hardline’s record of four weeks straight – the longest a game has dominated the top spot so far this year. With a 32% dip in sales and the anticipated Project CARS out …

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Battlefield: Hardline survives chart struggle

Battlefield: Hardline has snagged a fourth consecutive number one, albeit it by the skin of its teeth – Chart-Track reports just 100 copies were between Hardline and FIFA 15, which moves up to #2 this week. Sales were down throughout the entire UK top ten with the biggest faller being Bloodborne. The PS4-exclusive goes from …

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3D off to a slow start

When perusing Chart-Track’s new UK top 40 this morning we instantly noticed that Xenoblade Chronicles 3D hadn’t made a top ten appearance. Our eyes began to scroll down the chart, lower and lower still until we finally we found it sitting at #27. Oh. We can think of two possible theories for the less than …

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Battlefield: Hardline – Review

EA’s latest shooter shuns soldiers and all things military in favour of cops, car chases and organised crime. Set amidst Miami’s seedy underbelly, the single-player campaign sees police detective Nick Mendoza being paired up with the headstrong Khai Minh Dao to find those responsible for the influx of a new drug known as Hot Shot. …

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Battlefield: Hardline fights off Bloodborne and Borderlands

Bloodborne, Battlefield: Hardline and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection have been battling it out for the UK chart top spot. Chart-Track reports that Bloodborne “almost” became the fourth new IP to enter at no.1 this year, but fell short of the 22,500 copies required to dislodge Battlefield: Hardline. The PlayStation 4-exclusive settles for #2 while Borderlands: …

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Four new arrivals in UK top ten

The UK chart has finally woken from winter slumber – this week sees four new arrivals in the top ten alone. Battlefield: Hardline manage to prevail over Final Fantasy Type-0 HD in taking the top spot, becoming EA’s first number one of the year in the process. Incidentally, Battlefield 4 had to settle for #2 …

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