2.1m games were sold at retail last month – a drop of more than 40 per cent compared with June 2011.
In total, stores generated 48.4m from software sales throughout June, down 38.2 per cent from the 78.4m made during the same period last year.
The biggest new release of the month was LEGO Batman 2, which reached No.2 in the charts. However, the No.1 game was Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Solider, which came out in May.
All data is courtesy of UKIE and GfK Chart-Track.
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The Dubai Films & Games Commission is stepping up its ambition to build a games industry defined by positive impact by announcing a strategic headline partnership with the Good Game Club podcast at GamesBeat Summit 2026 in Los Angeles. The partnership positions the Dubai Films & Games Commission at the centre of a growing global movement around the positive cultural, economic and societal impact of video games, joining Good Game Club’s existing founding partner Tencent.
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