Entries in 'chart-track' (63)

UK CHARTS: Dead Island shuffles to No.1

UK CHARTS: Dead Island shuffles to No.1

Dead Island: Riptide defied the critics by becoming the UK's best selling video game this week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 29th 2013 at 8:53AM in News
In this week's MCV: Disney vs Activision as toy war heats up

In this week's MCV: Disney vs Activision as toy war heats up

This week's MCV is now available to view online – and it features Disney vs Activision as the battle for video game toys begins.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 17th 2013 at 11:36AM in News
UNCOVERED: The Top Ten best selling Skylanders

UNCOVERED: The Top Ten best selling Skylanders

Over 6m Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year, GfK Chart-Track figures reveal.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 11th 2013 at 12:49PM in News
Revealed: The UK's Top 20 bestselling games of 2012

Revealed: The UK's Top 20 bestselling games of 2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012's biggest selling game of the year at UK retail.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 4th 2013 at 1:17PM in News

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Revealed: 2012 in numbers in this week's MCV

Revealed: 2012 in numbers in this week's MCV

This week's MCV is now available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 4th 2013 at 11:01AM in News
UK retailers sell 2.2m boxed games in last big sales week before Christmas

UK retailers sell 2.2m boxed games in last big sales week before Christmas

UK boxed games retailers sold 2.23m video games last week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 24th 2012 at 10:10AM in News
November game sales struggle as retailers bank on late Christmas

November game sales struggle as retailers bank on late Christmas

UK retailers made £211.3m from video game sales last month.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 7th 2012 at 1:00PM in News
Master Chief conquers UK as Halo 4 tops All Formats charts

Master Chief conquers UK as Halo 4 tops All Formats charts

Microsoft proves the Spartan super soldier still has what it takes as Halo 4 debuts at No.1 in the UK charts.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 12th 2012 at 10:11AM in News

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Assassin's Creed III makes a killing in UK Charts

Assassin's Creed III makes a killing in UK Charts

Ubisoft's flagship franchise has broken its own records with the release of Assassin's Creed III.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 5th 2012 at 9:46AM in News
Download the Media Special issue of MCV now

Download the Media Special issue of MCV now

The latest edition of MCV, featuring our Media Special, is now available digitally.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 16th 2012 at 10:36AM in News
UK CHARTS: Third No.1 for London 2012

UK CHARTS: Third No.1 for London 2012

The Olympics may be over for the rest of us but not for Sega, which enjoyed a third week at the top of the charts with its London 2012 tie-in.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 13th 2012 at 9:59AM in News

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UK CHARTS: London 2012 still ahead of the competition

UK CHARTS: London 2012 still ahead of the competition

Sega takes a second Gold media at UK retail as its official Olympics tie-in holds onto the No.1 spot of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 6th 2012 at 9:59AM in News
All-time low for UK games retail

All-time low for UK games retail

UK games retailers made £8.4m from software sales last week, the lowest since records began.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 3rd 2012 at 9:11AM in News
FEATURE: UK's Top Ten single SKUs of all time

FEATURE: UK's Top Ten single SKUs of all time

Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the Top Ten games on single platforms, in terms of both unit sales and revenue, and takes a look at how controller sales have altered ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 25th 2012 at 2:28PM in News
UK games retail makes £14.6m

UK games retail makes £14.6m

Kinect Star Wars helped the UK games retail market get back on track last week, which generated over £2m more than it did the prior week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 13th 2012 at 9:25AM in News

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ANALYSIS: UK Games Market's Top 5 Brands

ANALYSIS: UK Games Market's Top 5 Brands

In this new regular segment with insight from leading stat-trackers, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the Top Five best-selling video games brands in the UK...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 4th 2012 at 1:20PM in News
UK CHARTS: FIFA Street breaks series records

UK CHARTS: FIFA Street breaks series records

FIFA Street is this week’s retail No.1, beating the week one sales of all of its predecessors.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 19th 2012 at 9:33AM in News
Chart-Track: This is still a £1bn industry

Chart-Track: This is still a £1bn industry

As publishers bemoan difficult game launches, Chart-Track has warned them to stop talking down retail.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 23rd 2012 at 10:07AM in News
UK CHARTS: UFC 3 takes No.1

UK CHARTS: UFC 3 takes No.1

THQ is back at No.1 with UFC, however the game has failed to match the sales of the previous games in the series.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 20th 2012 at 9:18AM in News
UK CHARTS: Kingdoms of Amalur reigns at No.1

UK CHARTS: Kingdoms of Amalur reigns at No.1

The latest RPG franchise from Electronic Arts has stormed the charts in its debut week, taking No.1.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 13th 2012 at 9:47AM in News
UKIE sells stake in Chart-Track

UKIE sells stake in Chart-Track

UK trade body UKIE has sold its stake in charts body GfK Chart-Track - but still has a deal for exclusive access to its data.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 1:47PM in News
Ubisoft takes UK Xmas crown

Ubisoft takes UK Xmas crown

The pressure is on EA and Activision, as Ubisoft became the No.1 publisher over Christmas.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 20th 2012 at 11:15AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

It wasn’t a great week for UK games retail, with the market shrinking by a third. £14m was generated from game sales overall which is almost £7m less than last ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 9:28AM in News
The REAL entertainment Top 40

The REAL entertainment Top 40

You know that Entertainment Top 40 released last week and published online by the games press (including MCV)? Well it was wrong.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 18th 2012 at 10:03AM in News