Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs is the UK’s new number one, smashing the record for the fastest selling new IP in the process. The previous record holder was 2011’s L.A Noire, if you’re curious. It has had the 17th best launch week in the UK, putting it alongside the likes of GTA, Call of Duty and FIFA. Although …
Last week gave us hack and slashers Anarchy Reigns and Ninja Gaiden: Razor’s Edge, and this week we’re on the receiving end of another – DmC: Devil May Cry. As fans of the genre, we couldn’t have asked for 2013 to have got off to a better start. Reviews of the franchise reboot appeared online …
Due to a certain game being released tomorrow, it’s looking like Halo 4 will only get one week at #1. That week is this week – Halo 4 sits on top of the UK chart, proudly selling more copies than Assassin’s Creed III managed at launch. However, it hasn’t sold as well as either Halo …
The fact that Borderlands 2 has a shotgun called ‘Customer Focused Thinking’ automatically gives the array of arsenal present an edge over that of the competition, let alone taking into consideration that there are a gazillion different weapons to choose from. Not all vary cosmetically – usually it’s just the statistics that change from one …
It’s crazy to think that there was once doubt about whether Borderlands 2 would happen. The original entered the UK chart at #7 and proved to be a slow and steady seller, very much a game that sold on word of mouth alone. A strong following and a bigger advertising spree helped Borderlands 2 to …
Borderlands 2 has become this year’s biggest release so far, outselling the previous best – Mass Effect 3 – by 4,000 copies. 71% of copies sold at launch were on Xbox 360, with 22% on PlayStation 3 and 7% on PC. 2K Games are in fact the only publisher to have two games in this …
Borderlands 2 has been creating a buzz ever since it was first announced. Reviews suggest the hype hasn’t been for nothing. UK magazine GamesMaster had the first review, where it bagged a resounding 95%. That was then followed up with a 9.0 from IGN. “Borderlands 2 preserves the best parts of the franchise while also …