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Overwatch was the best-selling title at UK games retail last month. But June was severely down compared with the year before, with just 1.2m games sold – a drop of 33 per cent. 34m was generated through software sales, a huge decline of 40 per cent year-on-year. June 2015 was …
Read More »Dark Souls III was the No.1 UK game in April
Bandai Namco had the best-selling UK physical game of April in Dark Souls III. But it was a poor month overall for game sales. 1m boxed games were sold in total, a drop of 24 per cent over the same period a month before. 30.8m was generated from software sales, …
Read More »The Division and Far Cry Primal rescue March for retail
Ubisoft was the hero on the High Street last month, with The Division and Far Cry Primal topping the UK charts. The Division was by far and away the biggest seller of the month, shifting almost half a million physical copies during the period. 1.72m boxed games were sold during …
Read More »The Division claims fourth No.1 in the UK
Tom Clancy’s The Division has smashed the record for unbroken Ubisoft No1s in the All Formats charts. This is the fourth week that Ubisoft’s online shooter has spent at the No.1 spot. The new IP holds this position despite a 37 per cent dip in sales. Fellow Ubisoft title Far …
Read More »The Division claims third UK No.1
Ubisoft’s online shooter The Division is at the top of the UK Top 40 once again. The new IP holds this position in spite of a 35 per cent decline in sales over last week. This is the game’s third UK No.1, and the longest a Ubisoft title has held …
Read More »Far Cry Primal and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 shoot to the top of the charts
Two brand new releases fly to the head of the UK All Formats charts. Far Cry Primal shoots to No.1, marking Ubisoft’s first top spot of the year. Games in the Far Cry series normally launch in the busy Q4 period. GfK notes that this is the first entry in …
Read More »Call of Duty holds No.1 spot as Street Fighter V debuts in second place
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims its 11th week at the top spot in the UK and outperforms newcomer Street Fighter V. No other entry in the first person shooter series has claimed this many No.1s – the previous record was 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims tenth No.1
Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has spent its tenth week at the No.1 spot in the UK since its November launch. The shooter manages this for a mere 17 per cent decline in sales, likely due to the recent release of its first round of DLC – Awakening. In …
Read More »UK games market hits a record £4.19bn
2015 was the biggest year in UK games industry history. Almost 4.2bn was spent on video games and related products in last year, topping the 4bn generated in 2008 when Wii and Guitar Hero ruled the market. The primary reason for the growth is the digital sector. According to IHS, …
Read More »Call of Duty back on top as new Naruto title debuts in third place
Activision’s Call of Duty Black Ops III returns to the No.1 spot this week with an 11 increase in sales. This is the ninth time the shooter has been the best-selling title in the UK since it debuted back in November. This sales increase is likely due to the release …
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