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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is top of the UK charts once again. Sales of the stealth blockbuster declined 78 per cent week-on-week. According to GfK Chart-Track, the average decline in sales Week One to Week Two this year has been 67 per cent. Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker …
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition debuts at No.1 as quiet summer release period ends
Microsoft’s Xbox One remaster of Xbox 360 title Gears of War shoots straight to No.1 this week in the All Formats Top 40. The Xbox One-exclusive is the highest charting title of a number of new releases. Sony’s PS4-exclusive survival horror title Until Dawn debuts in second play ahead of …
Read More »LEGO Jurassic Park retakes No.1 spot, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour falls to fourth place
Four weeks after it first claimed the top spot, LEGO Jurassic Park is back to No.1 in the UK All Formats Top 40. It manages this thanks in spite of a 14 per cent dip in sales week-on-week. Last week’s top dog, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour falls to fourth place …
Read More »F1 2015 deposes Batman: Arkham Knight in UK charts
After two weeks at No.1, Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham Knight is pushed to second place by Codemasters’ F1 2015. Week one sales of F1 2015 are 367 per cent higher than last year’s entry in the racing series as the series debuts on the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. Sales …
Read More »Warner Bros and Bethesda rule June charts
Batman and LEGO have helped Warner Bros rise to the top of the publisher rankings once again, according to GfK Chart-Track. The firm published 27.6 per cent of thephysical games sold in June with Batman: Arkham Knight at No.1 and LEGO Jurassic Park at No.3. In second place is Bethesda, …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight claims second week on top of the charts
The Caped Crusader is once again perched on top of the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. Batman: Arkham Knight manages this in spite of a 74 per cent decrease in sales week-on-week. And it continues to be a good few weeks for Warner Bros – not only does it have the …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online is the second biggest launch of the year to date
Bethesda is top of the charts for the first time in over a year with The Elder Scrolls Online. The firm’s last No.1 was Wolfenstein: The New Order, which debuted at No.1 for the week ending May 24th 2014. The Elder Scrolls Online came out last April for PC, with …
Read More »The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt takes the top spot, is the biggest launch of the year to date
It’s been an impressive month for Japanese publisher Bandai Namco as it takes its third No.1 in as many weeks with The Witcher 3. The action RPG by CD Projekt RED smashed the Week One sell-through of Battlefield Hardline by 53 per cent, making it the biggest launch of the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V has sold 5m boxed copies in the UK
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V continues to be a force to be reckoned with at UK physical retail, and last week surpassed five million units sold in the UK. That’s according to market data from GfK Chart-Track, which counts sales of UK physical games. It has sold one million units …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X top for third week in a row, retailer promotions help FIFA 15 back to No.4
Mortal Kombat X is once again No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is the third time at the top for Warner Bros’ fighting game, in spite of a 32 per cent dip in sales. One more week at No.1 will make it the longest-lasting title at …
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