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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Battleborn and raised

Battleborn has claimed the UK chart’s top spot, giving Take-2 their first number once since 2015’s current-gen GTA V re-release. It appears Battleborn didn’t have to shift spectacular numbers to get where it is, however – Chart-Track reports that this week’s chart was hit by a “summer slump” with sales down 11% overall. Call of …

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Two weeks on top for Ratchet & Clank

As far as this week’s chart is concerned, the purchasing habits of the British public make for interesting reading – ¾ of all top 40 titles have enjoyed a sales boost, thanks to a combination of retailer promotions and the long bank holiday weekend. The bottom half of the top 40 sees the return of …

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UK chart sees four new arrivals

Last week was surprisingly busy for new releases, and as such this week’s UK top 40 is a hub of activity. Backed by a steady string of glowing reviews, and with the movie release just days away, Ratchet & Clank on PS4 takes the chart’s top spot. It’s the first in the series to bag …

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Gamer Thrones

You’d think publishers would be too busy showing off new software at E3 to release titles people can go out and buy right now. This isn’t the case, however – there are a few new games out this week. Game of Thrones is a hard one to recommend to anybody apart from fans of the …

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The bat is all that

Batman: Arkham City. Now this is a game that a lot of people have been waiting for. Visually it’s sublime – Rocksteady have managed to master the Unreal Engine in a way that only Epic themselves have. They’ve also managed to give us the first decent rendition of Robin. Robin often looks a bit camp …

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