505 Games laughs all the way to the bank

Stock shortages can’t be good news for Payday 2’s launch week sales, but it still manages to take the top spot of the UK chart regardless. For those not aware, the Xbox 360 version has seemingly sold out everywhere online and is currently selling for £50+ on eBay due to 505 Games underestimating demand. With …

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Minecraft still selling by the bucket load

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is the UK’s number one for the third week running. The last game from Microsoft to hold the top spot for three consecutive weeks, believe it or not, was Forza 2 back in 2007. With the Premiership nearly upon us FIFA 13 rises back to #2. Then it’s The Smurfs 2 …

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Get an Eiffel of this week’s chart

Last week we speculated that The Smurfs 2 may rise up the chart once the movie had been released. Well, we weren’t wrong there – it has shot up all the way to #5 in the UK top 40. It’s #1 in both the Wii and DS charts, at an absurdly high #5 the Xbox …

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Pikmin 3 – Review

Although Mario Sunshine will always be the undisputed king of all things sun-drenched, Pikmin 3 has more of a summery feel to it than anticipated. It has cool and inviting pools of water, a new tropical region to explore packed full of exotic fruits to find, and plenty of pesky flying insects to swat. Rarely …

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Plenty of people picked up Pikmin

This week’s UK chart has an unexpected #1 – not Nintendo’s Pikmin 3, but Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. We assume that’s down to a combination of the game’s ‘pocket money’ price tag and the kids currently being off school. The long awaited Wii U-exclusive Pikmin 3 pops in at #2 – a very respectable placing, …

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The Wii U revival begins here

After months of waiting, the Wii U finally receives the game that enticed a lot of people into purchasing the system in the first place – Pikmin 3. We doubt it’s going to turn the Wii U’s fortunes around single-handedly, but it should help to get a little bit of momentum going. Nintendo’s garden gang …

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