The UK chart sees five new entries, including Gotham Knights at #2

EA’s FIFA 23 remains unstoppable, fighting off an onslaught of new releases. It’s the UK’s no.1 for a fourth week running, although that’s likely to change next week. There’s only one series just as popular as FIFA, and that’s Call of Duty. Despite some middling reviews, Gotham Knights was the highest charting new release in …

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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Persona 5 Royal, A Plague Tale: Requiem (Cloud), and Warhammer 40k: Shootas, Blood & Teef hit the Switch

Super stylish JRPG Persona 5 Royal, from SEGA and Atlus, is set to become one of the highest-rated Switch games of the year. The 94% Metacritic score puts it just behind Portal Companion Collection (96%) on the review aggregator’s best of 2022 list, well ahead of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (89%) at #3. Persona 5 Royal’s …

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Resident Evil 3 and Persona 5 Royal break UK top five

Despite high street stores being closed, physical game sales remain strong in the UK. GI.biz reports 350k games were sold last week, resulting in a million game sales since lockdown began. As per the last couple of weeks, console pack-in titles are performing well, suggesting PS4 and Xbox One bundles are flying off store shelves. …

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Out this week: Resident Evil 3 and Resistance, Persona 5 Royal, The Curious Expedition, HyperParasite, The Complex, Snakeybus, more

While a virus outbreak is no fun at all in the real world, it does make a thrilling premise for a video game. This week’s new release line-up makes bold case points, including Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 and its online counterpart Resistance, along with the indie twin-stick shooter HyperParasite. Reviews of Resident Evil 3 dropped …

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