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Bethesda’s new entry in the Wolfenstein series has debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The sixth game in the Nazi-shooting series becomes the second biggest new release of 2014 behind EA’s Titanfall and accounted for a quarter of all physical software unit sales …
Read More »FIFA 14 back on top of UK chart; Minecraft PS3 debuts in 3rd
Titanfall has missed out on sixth UK No.1 thanks to fellow EA chart rival FIFA 14. It’s the 12th time the sports title has topped the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, taking it beyond the 11 No.1’s claimed by FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98. There’s a …
Read More »UK pre-owned games market made more than £79m in 2013
Pre-owned game sales grew faster than new titles over Christmas, says data specialist Kantar Worldpanel. Sales of second-hand games were up 4.9 per cent over Q4, while the mint games market rose by just 1.2 per cent year-on-year. In total, more than 79m was generated from pre-owned game sales for …
Read More »Second month at the top for EA’s Titanfall
Titanfall is the UK No.1 for the second month in a row. Data from GfK Chart-Track reveals that the EA shooter was bolstered by the launch of an Xbox 360 SKU, which accounted for the majority of Titanfall’s sales during April. The game was part of a bumper month for …
Read More »Boris investigation could bring back London Games Festival
The London Games Festival could return this year with the help from Boris Johnson. The London Mayor’s Office has splashed 50,000 on a research project to establish the state of games in the city and how potential investment from Boris’ team might stimulate growth. The Mayor’s office claims that London …
Read More »Deal struck for online piracy warning letters in UK
A rather archaic sounding deal between the entertainment industry and ISPs has been struck that will see warning letters sent to those suspected of piracy. The Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) is the result of almost four year’s worth of debating, the BBC reports. Rights holders will, once they have …
Read More »UK boxed game sales collapse as release schedule dries up
The UK games market plunged to its lowest figure all year last month as the number of new releases slowed dramatically. Only 7.9m was made in revenue for the week ending April 26th – a fall of 34 per cent week-on-week – according to GfK Chart-Track. The biggest launches of …
Read More »Sword Art and Theatrhythm send handheld sales soaring in Japan
Both 3DS and Vita saw decent upturns in unit sales last week thanks to two big new Top Ten releases, the latest Japanese sales data from Famitsu reveals. Bandai Namco’s new Vita title Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debuted at No.1 in the Top Ten for the week ending April …
Read More »Twitch is America’s most used live streaming site
Big-hitting live video sites such as WWE, Ustream and MLB are trailing in the wake of the phenomenon that is Twitch. A Qwilt report about live streaming usage reveals that Twitch claimed a 43.6 per cent share of the live video streaming audience in the US for the week of …
Read More »Boxed release inbound for Goat Simulator
Koch Media is getting its bovid love on by stepping up to the plat to publish a physical version of Goat Simulator. Joystiq reports that developer Coffee Stain Studios has team up with the Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro publisher for a boxed release for the game, which until …
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