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Fallout 4 is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, with Rainbow Six Siege hot on its heels. The pair finished first and second respectively, ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. New releases Just Cause 3 and Hurtworld rounded out the top five. A pair of titles out …
Read More »Call of Duty takes the top spot the week before Christmas No.1
One week remains until the UK’s Christmas No.1 is decided and Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III is once again the top dog in the UK All Formats chart. The shooter rose despite a 37 per cent decline in sales this week. Star Wars Battlefront climbs to one place …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 29 – December 5
Grand Theft Auto V took advantage of its discount in Steam’s Exploration Sale last week, wrestling the top spot on the best sellers chart away from Fallout 4. Bethesda’s recent release fell to third, with the aforementioned GTA V and Counter-Strike Global: Offensive on discount finishing ahead, in first and …
Read More »FIFA 16 claims sixth UK No.1, Just Cause 3 debuts in fourth place
EA’s football blockbuster FIFA 16 has claimed its sixth No.1 this year. The title shot back to the top spot last week during the Black Friday sales period, and it maintains its position despite a 41 per cent dip in sales. The rest of the Top Three remains unchanged – …
Read More »November charts: Call of Duty, Fallout and Battlefront cause blockbuster month for the UK games industry
November proved to be a major month for the UK games industry, driven by a trio of major launches – Call of Duty, Fallout and Star Wars Battlefront. Activision’s military shooter sold over 1m units in just over a week. The game is part of the Black Ops line of …
Read More »The charts are back – and this time they are digital
At last! The UK games industry has some digital download charts. UKIE has signed agreements with leading providers of mobile and digital sales data, and MCV will be printing the results. Analytics firm Reflection will offer UK mobile sales charts, which will be distributed by UKIE alongside the boxed charts …
Read More »Minecraft continues to rule the App Store charts
Minecraft dominates the iPad and iPhone paid charts. The Pocket Edition of Mojang’s hit is No.1 on both platforms, while Telltale’s new episodic Story Mode takes second place in the iPad ranks and No.5 on iPhone. These titles are absent from the Grossing Top Tens which are ruled by mobile …
Read More »1.8m games sold during Black Friday week
The numbers are finally in for what appears to have been a blockbuster Black Friday. 86 per cent of all consoles sold last week were PlayStation 4 and Xbox Ones, an increase the 75 per cent that were sold during the same period last year. Software for those platforms made …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 22-28
Fallout 4 was able to hold off the rising tide of titles on special for Steam’s currently winding down Exploration Sale, taking the top spot on this week’s best sellers chart. Bethesda’s recent release finished at full price ahead of all of Steam’s discounted offerings, with Grand Theft Auto V …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront stays on target at top of Japanese charts
The latest Star Wars game has unsurprisingly shot to the top of the Japanese retail rankings in its debut week. EA’s return to the Battlefront series sold in excess of 100,000 units on PS4 during its first week on sale, outpacing the combined efforts of fellow newcomer Atelier Sophie: Fushigi …
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