The new Special Edition of Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Skyrim has gone straight to No.2 in the UK Top 40 chart. The title is the second best-performing entry in series behind the original 2011 release of Skyrim. Meanwhile, EA’s new release Titanfall 2 debuts at No.4. The title failed to …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: UKIE hires policy and public affairs officer
Drake joins from the European Commission,Pocket Gamer appoints editor andKoch Media promotes UK PR manager. UKIE hires policy and public affairs officer The UK games industry trade body just hired Marianna Drake as policy and public affairs officer. She is a newcomer to the industry, joining from the European Commission …
Read More »FIFA No.1 for third week, Gears of War 4 debuts at No.2
13 new games launched this week in the UK Top 40, with FIFA 17 coming out on top once again. According to GfK, over 80 new SKUs launched across the software, hardware and accessories charts. Software revenue rose ten per cent year-on-year. EA’s football title saw a 55 per cent …
Read More »FIFA 17 still UK No.1, Mafia III debuts in second place
EA’s latest FIFA title has held onto the top spot in the UK charts for its second week on shelves. That’s according to GfK’s software ranks, which say that the football title saw a sales decline of 79 per cent week-on-week. Meanwhile, 2K Games’ latest new release, Mafia III, debuted …
Read More »Updated: FIFA 17 shoots to No.1 in the UK
Update:GfK has been in touch to set the record straight about FIFA 17’s sales performance. Due to the fact the research firm increased its market coverage in 2014,from 90 per cent to 95 per cent,in terms of extrapolated sales FIFA 13 still has the best-selling Week One for the series. …
Read More »UKIE prompts industry to register on its UK Games Map
Data firm Nesta and trade body UKIE have partnered to create a UK industry interactive map, and are now encouraging games firms to contribute to its development. The UK Games Map launched last Thursday and lists companies working in games across the country, based on the 2014 Nesta-UKIE report A …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection claims second UK No.1
The PS4 and Xbox One BioShock compilation has claimed its second top spot in the UK All Formats charts. The title took No.1 despite a 50 per cent drop in sales week-on-week. Last week’s second place title PES 2017 holds the No.2 with a 48 per cent sales dip. Meanwhile, …
Read More »UKIE and Nesta launch the UK Games Industry Map
Trade body UKIE and data firm NESTA has launched its interactive map of the UK games industry. The UK Games Map is online to view and use right now and features a breakdown of all the companies working in the industry around the country, including games developers, publishers, service companies …
Read More »UKIE and Nesta launch UK Games Map
Interactive and real-time database of games industry shows there at 1,949 active firms spread across the nation
Read More »BioShock: The Collection tops UK chart, PES 2017 debuts at No.2
2K Games had a big week at UK physical retail last week with two brand new titles in the Top 10. BioShock: The Collection – a compilation of the original three BioShock games for PS4 and Xbox One – debuted at No.1 in the UK charts. Meanwhile the publisher’s basketball …
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