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Pokemon New 2DS XL will launch on same day as Ultra Sun and Moon

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The Switch may have been the main star of last night’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, but the 3DS wasn’t to be overlooked, as Nintendo announced yet another special edition hardware bundle for the handheld console to celebrate the upcoming launch of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The Poke Ball-themed New …

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Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy claims 7th UK No.1

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Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has claimed its seventh week at No.1 in the weekly UK Top 40 charts, extending its record for the most No.1s in 2017. Sales fell by 23 per cent week-on-week, after remaining steady the week before. New releases Agents of Mayhem and City Skylines: PlayStation 4 …

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Ubisoft, Take-Two and the BGI headline MCV’s Gamescom issue

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Gamescom is almost here. In just over a week, the worldwide gaming industry will be packing themselves into Cologne’s Koelnmesse for another year of wall-to-wall meetings, press demos and hot new announcements. In this week’s issue, we talk to this year’s exhibitors to find out how important Gamescom is to …

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Dragon Quest XI was Japan’s best-selling game in July

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Despite being on sale for just two days last month, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was the best-selling game in Japan this July, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. As we reported last week, the 3DS version ofDragon Quest XI sold an incredible 1.1m …

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Why Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas is great news for retail

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Toys-to-life has had something of a rough ride of late after the shutdown of Disney Infinity. As some analysts have argued in the pages of MCV, that downturn may have been overstated, but it’s clear the genre still has its problems. Ubisoft’s exciting new Starlink: Battle for Atlas, however, looks …

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Crash Bandicoot tops UK monthly charts, Splatoon 2 settles for No.2

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Summer goes by and charts remain the same. For its second month on shelves, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has taken the top spot in the monthly UK rankings again, with sales only declining 21 per cent in July. This contributed to Activision Blizzard being able keep its top …

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Opinion: Market Crash

The only times that Crash Bandicoot isn’t top of the UK game retail charts is when it’s out of stock. Jem Alexander considers what this means for remasters vs fresh, modern games that don’t sell quite as well

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Dragon Quest XI set for western release in 2018

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Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest XI will finally be making its way westwards next year. The news came a day before the release of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age in Japan, which we suspect will rise straight to the top of the charts when our …

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Crash Bandicoot claims fourth UK No.1

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Crash Bandicoot continued to outsell Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 last week, claiming its fourth No.1 in the UK weekly charts. Sales decreased 28 per cent week-on-week, but that was still enough to see off the competition from Nintendo’s Switch exclusive. Splatoon 2, meanwhile, remained at No.2 last week, despite sales falling …

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Crash Bandicoot beats Splatoon 2 to No.1

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Only a handful of copies prevented Splatoon 2 from debuting at the top of the UK charts this week. Renewed stock for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy allowed Activision’s title to be back at No.1 this week, with sales increasing 59 per cent. With three weeks at the top of …

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