GTA V ends LEGO: The Force Awakens’ five week streak

Surprise! GTA V has re-claimed the UK’s chart top spot for the first time since March 2015, making it nine weeks in total for Take-2’s crime caper. Chart-Track informs that it was a close call between GTA V and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, with sales just “a handful” apart. GTA V’s rise to the …

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This week’s movers and shakers

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens has bagged its fifth consecutive no.1, putting it neck-and-neck with current LEGO record holder LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. There’s one more chart to go until No Man’s Sky launches, meaning The Force Awakens may very well go on to become a LEGO record breaker. Uncharted 4: A …

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Pokémon fever spreads to UK chart

For reasons obvious, a trio of Pokémon games resurfaced in this week’s UK top 40. We guess this answers the question as to whether Pokémon Go will have a positive impact on the upcoming Pokémon Moon/Sun. Pokémon Omega Ruby is back at #17, Alpha Sapphire made #24 and Pokemon Y reappeared at #29. Popular 3DS …

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Amazon Prime Day shakes up the UK chart

Consider last week’s Amazon Prime Day a success – the UK chart has seen a good old shake up off the back of Amazon’s one-day discounts. Not so much in the top ten – where LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens claims its third number one – but rather just outside, with Zoo Tycoon, Kinect …

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UK chart sees five new releases in top 20

Last week saw five new titles enter the UK top 40. This week we see five enter the top 20; an unprecedented amount considering the time of year. Chances are they didn’t have to sell all that many copies to break the chart, though, as UK retailers are experiencing a sales slump currently. Arriving at …

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