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As was reported yesterday, end of year trading figures show a gaping 100m hole in the UK games retail market for 2011. According to GfK Chart-Track data, UK games retailers sold 55.4m games during 2011, almost 12 per cent down year-on-year. In terms of revenue, UK retailers made 1.42bn from …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA takes last No.1 of 2011
FIFA 12 has topped the UK games retail charts for the second week in a row ahead of Modern Warfare 3. The football game claimed the last No.1 of 2011 for the week ending December 31st, despite a week-on-week drop in sales of 27 per cent. It’s the second year …
Read More »Bethesda takes UK Christmas video games No.1
Some Christmas traditions don’t last forever – and Skyrim has smashed the eight-year grip Electronic Arts and Activision has had on the Xmas No.1. Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls game held the top spot after rocketing to the top of the charts last week, just 15,000 units ahead of Just Dance 3. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: November 2011
At last, UK games retail has reason to cheer following a strong month of sales. But November wasn’t all about Call of Duty:?Modern Warfare 3 and Assassin’s Creed:?Revelations. Back in?2009, terrified publishers ran away from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, delaying their games into 2010. This year, Activision’s competition …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Retail discounts see Skyrim fly to No.1
Fierce retail price cutting has put Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V at the top of the UK charts this week. Data from GfK/Chart-Track for the week ending Saturday, September 10th shows that the game on average dropped 13 across the High Street last week. A hugely popular deal at Gamestation saw …
Read More »APPLE APP CHARTS: Angry Chickens beats Angry Birds
Digital Minds’ Angry Chickens has become the best-selling iPhone game this week, according to the latest charts from Apple. The title beat rival Angry Birds Seasons which had to settle for No.3. Angry Chickens made it to No.2 behind WhatsApp Messenger. Chess was the best-selling iPad app this week ahead …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 still reigns
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has claimed its fourth successive UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1. The game actually increased its sales week-on-week for the first time since its launch last month, albeit only by two per cent. The festive gifting buying season also boosts EA’s FIFA 12, …
Read More »APPLE APP CHARTS: Games dominate Top 10s
Apple UK has published its second weekly charts, and games have once again held their own. Out of the four weekly charts – iPhone paid apps, iPhone free apps, iPad paid apps and iPad free apps – three have a game at No.1. Only the iPhone paid apps Top 10 …
Read More »FEATURE: ‘A digital chart is vital’
MCV quizzes UKIE board member and Sega UK MD John Clark on the importance of including digital sales into the weekly charts… You spoke at the London Games Conference this month about the evolution of packaged and digital content. Before LGC we surveyed 1,000 industry experts and three quarters said …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 tops Japanese charts
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has achieved a rare feat for a Western-developed FPS by debuting at the top of the Japanese software charts. The game is published by Square Enix in the region. Andriasang reports that its week one PS3 sales reached 180,372. Although its predecessor Black …
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