Chart-Track has opted to lump sales of Grand Theft Auto V’s recently released next-gen version in with its last-gen predecessor, making it Britain’s best-selling game of all time. The previous record was held by Call of Duty: Black Ops, but seeing as Rockstar Games’ criminal opus is going to continue moving units for a good year or so yet, we can’t see it being beaten anytime soon.
Unsurprisingly, the sandbox smash topped the UK sales charts for the week, beating out Far Cry 4, which finished in second. Ubisoft’s first-person shooter also performed well, outpacing any previous entries in the brand – although it did have the added benefit of launching on a Tuesday on these shores, rather than the usual Friday.
Elsewhere, the bulk of new releases meant that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare slipped down into third, while FIFA 15 stayed put in fourth. The excellent Dragon Age: Inquisition entered in fifth, one spot ahead of Assassin’s Creed Unity in sixth. WWE 2K15 soared into seventh on the back of its next-gen launch, while LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham and Minecraft rounded out the list.
As an interesting aside, DriveClub actually climbed back up the charts, despite the addition of dozens of new titles into the Top 40. The exclusive racer looked down and out last week, but managed to accelerate into 33rd position, which is impressive considering its current state. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor also jumped up a few spots, following its PlayStation 3 release.
You can peruse the full list of movers and shakers through here. Which games did you buy during the biggest week of the year? Flash your cash in the comments section below.
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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Probably the least surprising news story of the year. It's well earned, imo, as I think at least the single player portion of GTA V is excellent. I do feel a little for Bioware though, Dragon Age: Inquisition turned out awesome by all accounts and deserved to enter the charts at No. 1. GTA had its time to shine last year.
@Gamer83 Dragon Age should keep selling well on account of word of mouth. According to Eurogamer it debuted with the same numbers as DA2, but while that had an awful reception, I suspect that this one is going to generate a lot of post-release buzz due to comments just like yours.
I'm sure it'll end up doing great!
all those eight year olds can't be wrong
@get2sammyb
Think it's ok to jump into the series for the first time with Inquisition?
@Gamer83
I've heard that it is ok to jump in with Inquisition. I've never played the series but was thinking about picking it up because of all of the great reviews.
The GTA gameplay actually looks better from what I've seen, which is much to be honest, are they using the old PS3 trailers for TV or are they new? I've no idea.
@Gamer83 I'm trying it out for the first time, got it on Thursday and ploughed 30 hours into it. Best game I've played on a PlayStation system yet. There's plenty of lore lying around to read and plenty of characters to pick up lore by conversing. I've spent a lot of time listening and reading to the interesting tripe.
@Gamer83 Better question for @ShogunRok - I've not played it.
GTAV is all time #1 in the UK? Poor Damo must be thrilled. (I guess its a good thing he decided to publish that scathing piece on NL rather than PS like I suggested. Smart man.)
@Gamer83 You can start with Inquisition and have an amazing time, but lore, characters, and events from previous games are mentioned quite often.
@Gamer83 to be fair though it is a little confusing at first, if you pay enough attention and ask the right questions then you'll eventually make sense of it all
@ShogunRok I've heard a few people refer to this as a final installment etc, is it really the last dragon age game we'll see?
No surprises really, but it's a brilliant game
@Bad-MuthaAdebis Given its critical and — by the looks of it — commercial success, I don't think it will be.
That said, a lot of the game feels quite 'final' in the sense that points from previous games are wrapped up in Inquisition. In that way, it feels a bit like Mass Effect 3. So perhaps another Dragon Age would take place at a later point in history, or something like that.
I swear if any sort of award show gave GTA V game of the year for this year, I wouldn't be surprised. amazing game though!
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