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News UK Sales Charts: Black Friday Hands Sony Games Big Sales Spikes
Ragnarok slips to fourth
Early Black Friday sales have caused multiple games from PlayStation Studios across PS5 and PS4 to re-enter the UK's physical sales charts. The Last of Us: Part II jumped up to 18th following offers that brought its price below £10, and then Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales enjoyed a 292 per cent sales spike to take it to...
News PS5, PS4 Finally Shifts Some Software in Japan Again
Still got it
While the PS5 has attracted a somewhat sizeable install base in Japan, there has been concern about its software sales. We know the industry at large is gradually shifting towards digital, but Famitsu’s charts have painted a particularly bleak picture for PlayStation software of late, with the Nintendo Switch effectively steamrolling...
News Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Reaches New Heights with 4 Million Copies Sold
Runway success
Ace Combat fans rejoice: the latest entry is doing very well indeed. The latest entry in Bandai Namco's jet fighter action series, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, has been a big success. Not only did it receive a very warm reception from both critics and fans, it's the best selling game of the franchise. The publisher will be even...
News God of War Ragnarok Records UK's Second Biggest Physical Launch of 2022
Just behind FIFA 23
God of War Ragnarok recorded the UK's second-biggest game launch of the year for physical copies last week, topped only by FIFA 23. Beating out competition from Elden Ring and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, we already knew the sequel had sold more units during its first day of availability than any other entry in the series...
News October 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Improvements Take Sony to the Top
Stay winning
PS5 is really rolling now! Sony has topped the US hardware charts for a third successive month, outselling the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch in both dollars and units. The company has managed to massively improve PS5 stock of late, and while the system can still take a little effort to find, it’s clear that it’s much more...
News God of War Ragnarok Enjoys Biggest UK Launch in Series History, Just a Day After Release
Based on physical copies alone
God of War Ragnarok was always going to be a commercial juggernaut, but it sounds like the PS5 and PS4 sequel could go above and beyond some expectations. According to UK charts firm GfK (as reported by Games Industry), Ragnarok has already broken records, enjoying the biggest UK launch in franchise history — and...
News Modern Warfare 2 Has Nearly Outsold Call of Duty: Vanguard in Europe Already
In just two weeks
In the space of just two weeks, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has managed to sell so many copies across Europe that it has already on the brink of outselling Call of Duty: Vanguard in the region. Last year's World War II shooter was widely agreed to be a misfire for the FPS franchise, so with first-week sales up 125 per cent, the...
PS Store Sales Charts Call of Duty on Top as Modern Warfare 2 Sells Best
Gotham Knights also charts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 generated nearly $1 billion in its opening weekend on the market, setting a new record for the FPS series. Therefore, it was only ever going to claim one spot in the monthly PS Store sales charts: first place. The latest shooter from Infinity Ward was the best-selling PS5 game in both the U
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 2 Keeps Top Spot as Gotham Knights Slips
Ragnarok is coming, though
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling physical video game in the UK for a second week in a row. Sales were down 42 per cent, but with almost all games experiencing a dip in their second week on the market, this particular decrease is actually impressive compared to other titles. The FPS is expected to stay in...
News Hold On, PS5 Just Outsold Switch in Japan
Somehow
Regular readers will know all too well that we don't tend to cover Japanese sales charts these days because Nintendo is just so utterly dominant that it barely counts as PlayStation-related news. But today, things are different. The latest Japanese hardware charts are in, and, shockingly, the PS5 actually managed to outsell the Nintendo...
News God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
Good job, boy
God of War has now sold a total of 23 million copies across its PS4 and PC versions, Sony confirmed earlier today. This means the title has sold roughly 3.5 million more units since August 2021, when Sony issued its previous sales update. Of course, with the release of God of War Ragnarok now just days away, interest in the series is...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Sells Best on PS5
Series back at number one
It's that time of the year once again — the new CoD is out, and it's selling like hot cakes. Yes, the UK's physical games chart has been dominated by Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, which is about as predictable as things come. It sits at number one, and the majority of those boxed copy sales are for PS5, commanding 53 per...
News Persona 5's Huge Success Is Down to Western Sales, SEGA Report Reiterates
How the tables turn
SEGA recently disclosed its latest sales data, and the report makes for a fairly interesting read — especially when it comes to Persona. The property now sits at 15.5 million units sold worldwide, which means that it's moved around 500,000 additional units since this time last year. The headline here, though, is that Persona 5...
News UK Sales Charts: Gotham Knights, A Plague Tale: Requiem Make Decent Sales Debuts
Place in second and fifth
It's all change at the top of the UK's list of best-selling physical video games as new entries like Gotham Knights and A Plague Tale: Requiem push most of last week's winners down the pack. While FIFA 23 still claims top spot, Gotham Knights debuts in second place and the rat-infested sequel from Asobo Studio takes fifth...
News September 2022 NPD: Replenished PS5 Stock Sends Sony's System Soaring
The Last of Us' PS5 remake starts strong
PS5 stock is finally on the rise, and Sony is reaping the rewards big time. The new-gen system topped the US hardware charts for the second successive month in September 2022, dominating in both overall unit sales and revenue. In fact, the console enjoyed double-digit growth year-over-year, propelled by...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Forbidden West Soars Back into the Top Three
Thunderjaw-dropping
The UK's latest physical games charts are in, and it's pretty predictable stuff up at the top. FIFA 23 is number one for the third week running, and the indomitable Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is in second. Coming up in third, however, is Horizon Forbidden West, which makes a huge leap from 28th all the way to third. This can presumably...
News Devil May Cry 5 Surpasses 6 Million Units Sold
Smokin' Sexy Sales
Capcom has announced Devil May Cry 5, the latest entry in its popular series, has reached a new sales milestone. The excellent action game has now sold more than six million units, which is above and beyond any other entry in the franchise. This means the game has sold roughly a million copies in six months. Back in April of...
News PS5 Is the Fourth Fastest Selling Console Ever in the UK, Despite Stock Issues
Tops 2 million units
The PS5 has now topped 2 million sales in the UK, in just under two years of being on the market. This makes it the fourth fastest selling console of all time in the region, topped only by the PS3, PS4, and Nintendo Wii, with the latter holding the crown. As is always the case with PS5 sales data, you can't help but wonder how...
PS Store Sales Charts Sports Outpace The Last of Us PS5 on Both Sides of Pond
Ellie and Joel out of the top two
There was no stopping NBA 2K23 and FIFA 23 in September, as the two titles have traded places across PS5 and PS4 in North America and Europe respectively. EA Sports’ soccer sim has done especially well for itself on both sides of the pond when you consider it launched at the very tail end of the month – but...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Tops 20 Million Copies Sold
Punk'd
CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has surpassed an impressive 20 million copies sold. The open world RPG is closing in on its second anniversary, and if you've been following the game since its incredibly rough launch back in December 2020, then you'll know that it's been quite a wild ride. Indeed, 2077's initial release was...
News UK Sales Charts: Indie Hit Stray Struts into Third with Physical PS5 Release
Landing on its feet
For the first time in about a month, Horizon Forbidden West isn't the UK's best-selling physical PS5 game. That honour belongs to Stray, the sci-fi adventure game about a domestic cat in a cyber-city that won hearts earlier this year. With the arrival of its boxed release, the game has pounced on a number three debut, which is a...
News Falcom's Trails Series Tops 7 Million Sales
The legend grows
Falcom has announced that its Legend of Heroes: Trails franchise has now topped 7 million sales. The RPG series has been around for close to two decades, and it's always been somewhat popular in its homeland of Japan — but in recent years, the property has also started to catch on here in the West. 7 million is a respectable...
News August 2022 NPD: PS5 Finally Outsells Switch Following Stock Improvements
Madden, Saints Row, Spider-Man top the charts
If it wasn't for the well-documented PS5 stock situation, it's fair to assume that Sony's current-gen console would be absolutely flying right now. But as it stands, the stock-strangled system is only just starting to dominate the gaming market, close to two years after its initial launch. Stock...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 1 Slips While Horizon Forbidden West Holds Steady
Dat bundle
If the UK's physical sales data is anything to go by, Horizon Forbidden West has got to be PS5's most successful exclusive so far. Granted, it's being bundled with the console itself, but it still continually puts the open world epic near the top of the chart every week. It's holding its place at number two once again. Fellow first-party...
News PS5, PS4 Had 1.5% of Console Market Share in Japan Last Week
A blot on its record
We all know Splatoon is a phenomenon in Japan, and that Sony’s situation in its domestic market is “challenging” to put it politely. But the latest Famitsu sales report will surely be sobering for the top brass at PlayStation, as its consoles slumped to just 1.5 per cent of the overall market share for the week ending 11th...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us 1 Grounded in the Top 5
NBA 2K23 makes its debut
The UK's physical sales chart always shifts a fair amount whenever Nintendo releases a first-party title, and it's happened again with Splatoon 3. It knocks The Last of Us: Part I off its number one perch, which now resides in fourth place. Meanwhile, Horizon Forbidden West is holding steady in second, its sales buoyed by...
PS Store Sales Charts Saints Row Sells Well Despite Mixed Reception
MultiVersus still most popular F2P game
The mixed critical reception Saints Row received at launch hasn't stopped it from becoming the best-selling PS5 game in Europe and the second best-selling in the USA for the month of August 2022. Volition's open world reboot was only beaten to first place in North America by Madden NFL 23, while it beat out...
News PS5 Overtakes Switch as UK's Best-Selling Console of 2022
PS5 Stock has finally improved
We always said that PS5 sales would rocket as soon as Sony could provide enough stock, and that's exactly what's happening in the UK. Stock is finally reaching more agreeable levels — almost two whole years after the console's release — and that's allowed the current-gen machine to overtake the Nintendo Switch in...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 1, Horizon Forbidden West Champion PS5
Gold and silver for Sony's first-party titles
As was probably to be expected, The Last of Us: Part I has made its debut in the UK's physical sales chart at number one. The remake of this modern classic sits in first place despite lower initial sales than Saints Row, though that comparison comes with all sorts of caveats. Not least of which is the...
News The Last of Us PS5’s UK Physical Sales Half of Saints Row
Clicker shock
The Last of Us: Part I has topped the UK sales charts – but the £69.99 remake-cum-remaster is not exactly pulling up trees. Naughty Dog’s sumptuous return to Joel and Ellie’s inaugural outing sold about half of what Saints Row managed during its launch week – although it’s important to underline that, in both instances, this...
News UK Sales Charts: Saints Row Claims the Throne, Sells Best on PS5
Horizon Forbidden West in second
Despite a lukewarm critical reception (though we liked it), Saints Row has surged to the top of the UK's physical games chart for a number one debut. It dethrones Horizon Forbidden West, which has been in the top spot for several weeks running. Deep Silver's bonkers open world title sells just over half of its copies...
News UK Sales Charts: Business as Usual for Horizon Forbidden West in First Place
Third week in a row in top spot
Horizon Forbidden West has recorded its third week in a row at the top of the physical UK sales charts thanks to some plentiful PS5 Stock in the region. Despite being a digital code, an official Horizon Forbidden West PS5 console bundle is counted as a boxed copy by GfK and so it helps significantly boost the PS5, PS4...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Is Sony's Best PC Launch Yet in the UK
Fourth fastest-selling PC game of 2022
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered has recorded Sony's biggest ever launch sales for a PC version in the UK. Already the fourth fastest-selling PC game of 2022, the webslinger's opening week of sales was 26 per cent higher than God of War. Only Elden Ring, Total War: Warhammer 3, and
News July 2022 NPD: Free-to-Play MultiVersus Tops Charts, PS5 Out in Front
MLB The Show 22 still hitting dingers
This is an incredible result for free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus: it topped the July 2022 NPD software charts for the United States, beating games like Elden Ring and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The release’s success was driven by Founder’s Packs, which included additional content and provided fans...
News Elden Ring Sells 16.6 Million Copies in Just Four Months
As of June 2022
Bandai Namco has confirmed in its latest sales report that Elden Ring has sold 16.6 million copies as of June 2022. Its huge success means "the segment profit of the digital business" has "increased significantly". Elden Ring had already outsold Demon's Souls, every single Dark Souls entry, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Forbidden West on Top Again Due to PS5 Bundle
Two Point Campus takes second
Horizon Forbidden West has recorded its second week in a row at the top of the physical UK sales chart, meaning it has spent three of the last four weeks in the region's prime slot. Interestingly, the PS5, PS4 sequel actually sold 35 per cent better last week compared to the seven-day stretch before, meaning sales are...
News PS4 Outsold Xbox One by 'More Than Twice as Many' Consoles, It's Claimed
Neither shares sales numbers anymore
New court documents published as part of Microsoft's defence of its Activision purchase say the PS4 sold "more than twice as many" units compared to the Xbox One. The quote reads (via GameLuster using Google Translate): "Sony has surpassed Microso
PS Store Sales Charts PS Plus Extra Makes Stray July's Most Downloaded PS5, PS4 Game
MultiVersus the most popular F2P game
Stray was the most downloaded PS5 game last month in the USA and Canada, largely thanks to its day one inclusion in PS Plus Extra. It also racked up the most downloads on PS4 in the region and charted highly across Europe for the two platforms. The stats were shared earlier today on the
News Sony Ceases to Share Shipment Updates for PS4
After 117.2 million units sold
Sony is no longer providing shipment updates for the PS4, its previous console. While the system remains very relevant in terms of software support, and the platform holder did commit to manufacturing more, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad noted that the organisation appears to have pulled the plug on new official...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Forbidden West Back on Top, GT7 Sales Improve
Aloy still going strong
PS5, PS4 exclusive Horizon Forbidden West is once again the best-selling physical game in the UK, taking first place for sales of boxed titles last week. This is the second time in three weeks that Aloy's latest open world adventure has come out on top in the region, only beaten last week by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...
News UK Sales Charts: TMNT Shredder's Revenge Kicks Shell with Surprise Top 10 Debut
Cowabunga!
The latest charts from last week's physical game sales have finally appeared, and there's a pleasant surprise among the usual suspects. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge made the jump to physical media, and it's done pretty well for itself. A number eight debut doesn't sound too hot, but that's not bad at all for a smaller...
News UK Sales Charts: Horizon Forbidden West Soars Back to the Top
96% of copies sold on PS5
Horizon Forbidden West continues to sell like hot cakes in the UK. While its position in the physical chart fluctuates, a more regular stream of PS5 stock means it's never too far from the top. This week, it's landed back at number one, up six positions. As expected, sales lean heavily to the PS5 version with 96 per cent of...
News Marvel's Spider-Man PC Wall Climbs Up the Steam Best-Sellers List
Super swinger
The two Marvel’s Spider-Man games have sold a spider-sense tingling 33 million copies on just the PS5 and PS4 alone, but you wouldn’t rule out the series pushing several million more units when it comes to PC, would you? Pre-orders opened for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered today, and the
News UK Sales Charts: Far Cry 6 Bounces Back While LEGO Star Wars Claims the High Ground
Country feeling like Mustafar right now
The UK is going through a heatwave right now, so we imagine that sales of physical games have generally been down as people stay out of the sun. Still, those that did buy some new titles to play have successfully dethroned F1 22, down a place after spending a couple of weeks on top. LEGO Star Wars: The...
News Ghost of Tsushima Surpasses 9.73 Million Copies Sold on PS5, PS4
Jin and juice
Sucker Punch’s samurai smash hit Ghost of Tsushima has surpassed 9.73 million copies sold in the two years since it launched, making it one of Sony’s strongest selling first-party releases. The impressive sales number – accurate as of 3rd July, 2022 – means that the title will almost certainly cross 10 million units when all is...
News June 2022 NPD: PS5 Sees Double Digit Growth, Biggest Dollar Sales of Year So Far
Back in business
Sony has once again proven that when it’s able to put PS5 stock on shelves, it’s able to generate dizzying sales statistics. For the month of June 2022, the new-gen system delivered double digit dollar sales growth year-over-year in the United States – and has driven the most revenue across all hardware platforms in the first...
News Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Passes an Impressive Sales Milestone: One Million Units Sold
There is a healthy appetite for StudioMDHR's latest, it seems
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course was released just under two weeks ago, and the terrific expansion to the base Cuphead game has already passed an astounding sales milestone: one million units sold across all platforms. Studio MDHR director and executive producer Maja Moldenhauer had...
News UK Sales Charts: Klonoa Grabs a Top 10 Debut While Horizon Forbidden West Sells More PS5s
F1 22 remains top of the podium
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, the remaster collection of the original two games, has landed a fairly solid debut in the UK's physical games chart. While Bandai Namco's platfomer isn't sitting on top of the pile, a respectable fifth place is a decent result for what is a lesser known franchise making a comeback...
PS Store Sales Charts The Quarry and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Battle for PS5 Number One
Shredder's Revenge makes a splash on PS4
June's North American and European charts for the PS Store are in, and there's an interesting battle at the very top. On the PS5 charts, The Quarry and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order both earn themselves a number one and number two spot; Supermassive's horror adventure clinches it in the US, while Europe...
News UK Sales Charts: British Grand Prix Boosts Perfectly Timed Release for F1 22
Pole position
F1 22, the latest Formula One racer from Codemasters, debuts at number one in the UK's physical chart with some impeccable timing. Launching just before the British Grand Prix got underway at Silverstone, it's no wonder the game arrives in first place, with the PS5 and PS4 versions combined accounting for 71 per cent of copies sold...