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UFC 3 battles to stay in second place, while Overwatch benefits from League
Read More »Giant rumble! Shadow of the Colossus barges aside Monster Hunter: World for No.1 spot
Monster Hunter: World keeps UK top spot, UFC 3 debuts at No.2
Sales for Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World were only down 46 per cent week-on-week
Read More »Monster Hunter: World debuts at the top of the UK charts
Capcom's Monster Hunter: World sets a new sales record for the franchise.
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII takes a 10th No.1 in the UK charts
It was another quiet week at retail, with the usual triple-A titles taking the top spots in the UK charts. Call of Duty: WWII charted at No.1 for the tenth time since launch in November, despite sales being down 17 per cent week-on-week. If Activision’s title makes it to the …
Read More »FIFA 18 beats Call of Duty: WWII to No.1
The lack of releases last week led to the usual big titles fighting for the top spots of the charts this week. FIFA 18 ended up taking No.1 for the first time since its three consecutive weeks stay at the top, right after launch at the very end of September. …
Read More »Black Friday creates biggest software week of 2017 thanks to bundles
Black Friday week was the biggest week of the year so far at retail. Software sales were up 89 per cent in units and 53 per cent in revenue week-on-week, driven by the wealth of PS4 and Xbox One bundles on offer last week. GfK noted in its report that, …
Read More »GT Sport takes top spot, WWE 2K18 and South Park fight for No.3
After three consecutive weeks at No.1, FIFA 18 has lost the top spot in the UK weekly charts. Having launched early last week, PS4 exclusive Gran Turismo Sport debuted at No.1. As GfK points out, it’s the first appearance of the 19 years old franchise on a current-gen console, as …
Read More »The FIFA 18 juggernaut holds off Shadow of War to keep top spot
FIFA 18 has now been the top of the UK weekly physical charts for the third consecutive week. Sales for EA’s title were down 55 per cent week-on-week but that was not enough for Warner Bros’ Middle-earth: Shadow of War to overtake the football behemoth and take the top spot. …
Read More »FIFA 18 stays top, while Forza Motorsport 7 fails to impress
As expected, FIFA is holding up to No.1 for its second week in the charts. Sales for EA’s football behemoth were down 69 per cent week-on-week, which is actually stronger than FIFA 17’s second week. Last year, Take-Two’s Mafia III released on FIFA 17’s Week Two, pulling sales away from …
Read More »FIFA 18 beats Destiny 2 to UK No.1 in September in just two days
September was a heavy month in games, marking the beginning of Q4 and providing a much needed boost to retail. Month-on-month, the market was up 156 per cent in units and 290 per cent in value. Compared to September last year, the market had a healthy 16 per cent growth …
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