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Xbox 360 was triumphant as video game sales surged in the UK last month, according to GfK Chart-Track. Taking in games sold between Sunday, August 29th and Saturday, October 2nd, the UK games market saw sales rise 23.5 per cent in value and seven per cent in units compared to …
Read More »Red Dead shines in Japan
It’s hard enough for a Western developed game to proper in the stereotypically xenophobic Japanese market – does that means it’s all the more special when a Western developed Western game proves a sales success? IGN reports that the PS3 version of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption charted at No.4 in …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 11 scores
As was always going to happen, EA’s FIFA 11 has stormed straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 on its first week of release. In the process it records the strongest ever launch in FIFA’s history (despite the torrential rain that swept the UK …
Read More »JAPAN: Mixed news for Halo Reach
As well as shattering records in the West, Halo Reach has also been waging war on the Eastern front – and the news has been mixed. The game managed to chart at number four in the Media Create Top Ten, an accomplishment that is not to be underestimated in a …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mafia II top again
Mafia II has topped the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the second consecutive week, despite a 23 per cent drop in sales. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC third person shooter is ahead of Square Enix’s Kane & Lynch 2 again, which saw a 19 per cent …
Read More »TV campaign pushes Art Academy to top
Nintendo’s handheld painting title Art Academy has topped the DS charts for the second successive week. The game is also at No.6 in the All Formats Top 40, having dropped one place from last week’s No.5, thanks to a widespread TV marketing campaign. Nintendo’s UK product manager for DS James …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Kane & Lynch debuts at No.1
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days has shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All formats Top 40 on its first week of release in the UK. Last week publisher Square Enix told MCV that it expected the game to claim the top spot thanks to the …
Read More »Official Charts Company hires games exec
Giles Jones steps up as new head of commercial development
Read More »UK CHARTS: StarCraft II launches at No.1
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has debuted at No.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Charts. The Blizzard RTS was released last Tuesday, giving it a full week of sales under its belt to knock Toy Story 3, Red Dead Redemption and Dance on Broadway down one place each. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Toy Story 3 on top
There’s a new UK No.1 in video games: Toy Story 3 has taken the top spot this week. Woody, Buzz and Jessie’s adventure rises from last week’s No.5 to topple Microsoft’s Crackdown 2 – the 360 exclusive has in fact failen all the way to 10th place. Disney’s another new …
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