Due to a surge in sales – which could possibly be attributed to the arrival of Exo Zombies – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has managed to dislodge GTA V from the top spot of the UK chart. Curiously, this puts the two titles neck and neck in regards to both consecutive (three) and non-consecutive …
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker has become 2015’s first new arrival in the UK top 40, tunnelling in at #16. The official release date was last Friday but copies were available to purchase as early as before Christmas. It’s unclear if this has prevented the Wii U-exclusive from charter higher. Sales were down across the board …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has become the fifth game in the franchise to take the UK’s Christmas number one spot. Strong sales of the PS4 version – which reportedly received a spot of extra promotion last week – helped Activision’s exo-suited and booted shooter to dethrone FIFA 15. GTA V took #1 in the …
The Black Friday sales didn’t just cause havoc at the supermarkets. They’ve managed to send the UK chart into a tizzy too. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare retakes the top spot, but this wasn’t down to people rushing out to buy it alongside a shiny new PS4 or Xbox One. 67% of sales last week …
If you find yourself buying more games than ever before, there’s a very simple reason for this. With budgets as expensive as they are, games nowadays are designed to appeal to the largest possible audience. An easy way to achieve widespread appeal, especially when it comes to first-person shooters, is to add sci-fi elements. Indeed, …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare remains top of the UK chart for a second week running, fending off six of this winter’s biggest releases. Assassin’s Creed: Unity is the highest placing new arrival at #2. Chart-Track informs that sales were spilt 52% on PS4, 46% on Xbox One and 2% on PC. Although it misses …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is, unsurprisingly, the UK’s new number one. It had a better first week than Call of Duty: Ghosts, but still has to settle for becoming the 5th biggest launch in the series. We should bear in mind here though that Advanced Warfare launched on a Monday, giving it an extra …
Very few publishers are willing to go up against the juggernaut that is Call of Duty, and as such this week’s new release line-up is filled with a bunch of odds and sods. If you’ll excuse that expression. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is in fact the only game out this week on PS4 and …
If you’ve noticed that the buzz surrounding Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is somewhat less than previous entries then you’re not alone. Perhaps Activision has finally realised that people will go out and buy in droves regardless of heavy advertising campaigns? Reviews would suggest this year’s iteration is worthy of the minimal buzz it has …