The UK’s Christmas no.1 is…Kylie Minogue with XMAS! No, wait – we’re looking at the wrong chart. It’s actually the venerable EA Sports FC 26 that takes no.1 in the all formats retail top 40. The coveted Christmas spot usually involves a battle between EA Sports FC (nee FIFA) and Call of Duty, but this …
There’s no escaping football in this week’s UK retail (physical) charts. Not only has EA Sports FC 26 managed to remain no.1 in the all formats top 40, but SEGA’s Football Manager 26 was the highest charting new release of last week, beating even Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment by entering at #2. SEGA’s spreadsheet …
Now that Pokémon Legends: Z-A hype has settled, EA Sports FC 26 has managed to reclaim the UK retail chart’s top spot. The annual sports sim is also no.1 in the PS5, PS4 and Xbox Series charts, dislodging EA’s own Battlefield 6. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is, of course, still no.1 in the Switch top 20. …
Last week’s big name new releases have given the UK retail (boxed) charts a shake-up. Coming as no real surprise, EA Sports FC 26 has scored a no.1 in the all formats top 40. It also took no.1 in the Switch, PS5, PS4 and Xbox Series charts. Last year’s entry is still knocking around the …
Here comes a new challenger! If it wasn’t for Nintendo’s Switch 2 releases of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, Supergiant Games’ roguelite Hades II would be sitting pretty as the highest rated game of 2025, with its current 95% Metacritic score – formed from dozens of 10/10s – leapfrogging both …
Reviews of the dimension hopping Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds went live late last week and were mostly full of praise, with a few sites rating it higher than Mario Kart World – causing a stir on social media. The Metacritic score currently sits at 83%, including a handful of 9/10s. “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a fast, …