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News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Tightens Its Grip on Championship Spot
Title challenge
Yeah, very few games would have been able to dethrone FIFA 18 in its second week on the UK sales charts, as it posted numbers that most games would be proud of in their first week on sale. Xbox One exclusive Forza Motorsport 7 was the only title to really threaten the soccer sim’s crown, and it saw its sales dip compared to its...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Destiny 2 Doesn't Disappoint
But still can't topple FIFA 18 in Europe
With Destiny 2 sales down at retail, Bungie’s sequel needed to put in a big performance on the PlayStation Store – and, well, it topped the PlayStation Store sales charts for North America in September. But in Europe it was toppled by an even bigger brand: FIFA 18 shot straight to the number one in the...
News Knack 2 Bombed at Apocalyptic Proportions in Japan
That's the last we'll see of him
Knack 2 flopped so hard in Japan that no one even noticed. As always, the Japanese sales charts released yesterday spotlighting the Top 20 software releases in the Eastern region. Japan Studio’s sequel didn’t make the grade, and very few were even aware that it had launched during the tracking period (28th...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Trails of Cold Steel III and FIFA 18 Lead the Charge on PS4
Variety
The latest Japanese software charts are in, and two PlayStation 4 titles are at the top. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III entered in first place, selling around 87,000 copies. That's not a bad showing for a sequel in a somewhat niche series. Meanwhile, FIFA 18 sprinted into second, shifting 56,000 copies. Most popular...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Bundles Do the Business for PS4
Sony commands 60 per cent of sales
Sony commanded a dizzying 60 per cent of launch FIFA 18 sales after snagging marketing rights to the soccer simulation. Last year it managed 53 per cent, so it’s actually improved its share of the spoils year-over-year. However, it’s worth noting that sales of the footie favourite are actually down 25 per cent...
News Single Player Games Are Really Struggling Right Now
Dark times for offline play
Are you the kind of person that prefers your games to be single player focused? Do you dislike this whole service-based initiative that many publishers appear to have adopted? Hard luck. In the wake of layoffs at Agents of Mayhem developer Volition, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has been chatting with Games Beat about the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Has a Disastrous Launch on PS4
Zero hyper combo
After failing to make any kind meaningful impact in the latest UK charts, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has crashed and burned in Japan, where it barely sold over 8000 copies on PlayStation 4. Historically, the series has never produced a huge hit in the Land of the Rising Sun, but these are still disastrous numbers for the...
News UK Sales Charts: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Appears to Flop
Hyper combo finished
Count on Capcom to ensure a game starring Spider-Man, Captain America, and Chris Redfield underperforms. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite launched last week – although you’d be forgiven for forgetting – and entered the UK sales charts in 12th place. It’s a disappointing performance for what is, frankly, a disappointing game...
News Nintendo Switch Not Affecting PS4's Sales, Says Sony
Both devices doing well
The Nintendo Switch has got off to a much stronger start than its predecessor the Wii U, but its early success isn’t cannibalising the PlayStation 4’s sales, according to SIE group president Andrew House. There’s been a good tussle between the two systems recently in the monthly NPD report, but it seems that regardless...
News Sony Ships Another Half Million PlayStation VR Headsets
But House is concerned by how easily Sony's dominating
Sony shipped out another 500,000 PlayStation VR headsets during the three month period through June, making it far-and-away the industry leader when it comes to high-level virtual reality experiences. But the extent to which the Japanese giant is dominating the nascent space has group president...
News NieR: Automata Has Shifted Over 2 Million Copies Since Launch in March
A surprise hit
Wow, NieR: Automata has certainly done well for itself. For the longest time, the action role-playing game was looking like it would have to settle for being a hit with a smaller audience, but it's actually managed to sell really, really well. Publisher Square Enix says that the title has exceeded two million copies -- that's...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PES 2018 Shoots to the Top, Uncharted Ventures into Fourth
Kick off
The latest Japanese sales charts are in, with PES 2018: Pro Evolution Soccer wheeling off in celebration after scoring the top software spot. Konami's footie sim shifted close to 80,000 copies across both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Elsewhere, PS4 exclusive Uncharted: The Lost Legacy debuted in fourth place with 23,131 copies. Not a...
News UK Sales Charts: NBA 2K18 Leapfrogs PES 2018 at Launch
Hoopin' mad
This is crazy: basketball simulation NBA 2K18 has charted higher than footie follow-up PES 2018: Pro Evolution Soccer on the UK sales charts. While there’s unlikely to be much difference between the two titles, and Konami’s soccer sequel did much better on the PlayStation 4 than it did on the Xbox One, it’s still an unexpected...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is The Best-Selling Game of All Time
In the US, anyway
Grand Theft Auto V is the best-selling game of all time, according to American sales tracking organisation NPD. Now there are some caveats here: this only applies to the United States, so there may be titles that have historically performed better – though it’s perhaps worth noting that Rockstar’s opus finished second in...
News PS4 Games Half Price in European Weekend Sale
Prey is just £19.99
A handful of big PlayStation 4 games are half-price this weekend, including Persona 5 (£39.99) and FIFA 17 (£11.99). The latter’s a really good price – but it is marred by the fact that FIFA 18 is like a fortnight away. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare can be yours for £19.99, but it’s cheaper from retailers like Amazon...
News Destiny 2 Is the PlayStation Store's Biggest Ever Day One Launch
Destined to go digital
Destiny 2 has clearly been a hit for Activision, but the extent of the game's success has been hard to read thus far. Physical sales are down on the first game in both the UK and Japan, and we assume that the same has happened in North America, although we don't have those numbers just yet
News August 2017 NPD: Uncharted Starts Strong, But PS4 Can't Topple Switch
Not bad for a spin-off
Standalone spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy debuted third in the United States sales charts for August 2017 – an impressive result considering many scored the title for free as part of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’s season pass. The side-story was beaten by Madden NFL 18 and a resurgent Grand Theft Auto V, though it’s...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Destiny 2 Guns Its Way to Number 1 on PS4
But it's down on the first game
It's been a quiet week for new releases in Japan with one notable exception: Destiny 2. Bungie's sci-fi sequel shot straight to the top of the software charts, shifting 50,263 copies on PlayStation 4. That's not a bad number for the Sony-published Japanese release, but it's worth pointing out that it's down on the...
News PS4 Prices Plunge in North American PlayStation Picks Sale
2B or not 2B
There’s a big sale on the North American PlayStation Store today, with big games like MLB The Show 17 ($23.99) and NieR Automata ($38.99) reduced. PlayStation Plus members will secure the biggest savings, with episodes of Life Is Strange down to just $1.24 apiece, or Dragon Quest Builder
News UK Sales Charts: Destiny 2 Down Dramatically Compared to First Game
Written in the stars?
Destiny 2’s physical sales are less than half those of its predecessor in the UK – even if it is still the biggest launch of the year thus far. According to leaked numbers which we believe to be accurate, the title sold around 175,000 units in its launch week – a gigantic decline compared to the first game’s tally of...
News Hellblade, Madden NFL 18 Are PlayStation Store's Big Winners in August
Heaven and Hell
Psychological thriller Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice secured an impressive debut on the PlayStation Store, charting top of August’s digital best-sellers list in Europe and second in North America. The mental health masterpiece was beaten only by Madden NFL 18, which understandably touched down in the top spot ahead of the start of...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Everybody's Golf Swings Straight to the Top on PS4
Hole in one
There's only one real story to this week's Japanese charts, and that's the success of Everybody's Golf in its native country. The PlayStation 4 exclusive stormed to the top of the software charts, shifting over 100,000 copies. Not a colossal amount, to be fair, but it's still more than most games manage on their debut. As for Sony's...
News UK Sales Charts: Mario Can't Quite Topple Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
PS4 exclusive enjoys second week at the top
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy has topped the UK sales charts for the second week running. Its victory comes as no real surprise given the quality of the product and its lower price point, but its success marks yet another week where a PlayStation 4 exclusive has come out on top. Reports suggest that new...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Normal PS4 Service Resumes as Dragon Quest Hype Fades
Here we are again
The Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age party is winding down now, with Square Enix's latest role-playing mega hit settling at 22,600 sales on PlayStation 4. As such, we're now looking at another not-so-exciting period when it comes to Sony's console in Japan. Speaking of which, the machine itself has dropped off...
News UK Sales Charts: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is the Sixth PS4 Exclusive to Top in 2017
A good year
There’s no question the PlayStation 4 has been absolutely on fire this year, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is the console’s sixth exclusive to top the charts in 2017. Pub quiz time: can you name the other five? While it always seemed likely that Chloe and Nadine would take the crown, there was competition this time from fellow new...
News PS4 Games Discounted in New North American Flash Sale
Something for the weekend
There’s a new North American PlayStation Store Flash Sale live – and plenty of PlayStation 4 games are part of it. There aren’t any huge highlights this time, but some titles that may take your fancy include stealth game Aragami for $7.99, Crypt of the Necrodancer for $2.99, Furi for $7.99, and Resident Evil 4 for...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Back on Top as Switch Numbers Plummet
Dragon Quest continues on
After weeks of settling for second and sometimes third place, the PlayStation 4 is once again at the top of the Japanese hardware charts. Sony's console shifted over 30,000 units across all models, which by itself is a pretty standard number, but it was allowed to reclaim its throne by the Nintendo Switch, which saw its...
Gamescom 2017 PlayStation VR's Going Really Well, Says Sony
Sony bullish on headset's success
It’s been a big few months for PlayStation VR with the release of acclaimed games like Farpoint, SUPERHOT VR, and Tiny Trax – all of which have scored highly here at Push Square. And pushed for an update on the peripheral, outspoken Sony bigwig Jim Ryan has noted that the device is “going really well” –...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Keeps the Throne Warm for Uncharted
Naughty Dog domination
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has secured its seventh week at the summit of the UK sales charts, but surely now it's merely keeping the throne warm for Chloe Frazer and co, as Uncharted: The Lost Legacy threatens to steal its place. Honestly, numbers on the British best sellers list are weak right now, with estimates putting...
News July 2017 NPD: Nintendo Switch Stops PS4 Party
But systems were apparently neck and neck
Nintendo managed to put enough Switch stock on American shelves to halt the PlayStation 4’s mini-winning streak, but both systems did well by all accounts. Leaked numbers put the platforms neck and neck, and Sony’s console is actually up year-over-year, which is a surprise. Considering that the device is...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Keeps Slime Time Alive
Square Enix RPG sales strong
It’s another week of Dragon Quest XI domination on the Japanese sales charts, as Square Enix’s role-playing game racked up another 200k units across the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 – the kind of numbers most games would dream of at launch, let alone several weeks later. New releases this time on Sony’s system...
News European PlayStation Store Reloads with Cheap PS4 Games
Cough up
Sony’s dropped a big new sale on the European PlayStation Store which has seen various titles in the storefront’s catalogue dip below £16 – or €20 for those of you on the continent. Some standouts include Elite Dangerous for £13.99, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for £6.49, and Get Even for £15.99. The likeable Yonder can also...
News Dragon Quest XI PS4 Sales are 'Stronger' Than 3DS, Says Square Enix
Home console is where the heart is
Given the popularity of portable systems in Japan, we fully expected the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age to top the PlayStation 4 edition by some distance when it launched a few weeks ago, but things didn't really work out like that. The game still performed best on Nintendo's...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Lands Fourth Successive Week at Summit
Crash the party
In another quiet week for the UK sales charts, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has secured its fourth consecutive week at the summit – and its sixth overall. The throwback platformer has proven to be the success story of the summer, with it demolishing Activision’s expectations – and convincing it to invest more into the...
News Tekken 7's Sales Are Off to a Pretty Strong Start
Brawler on track to meet Bandai Namco's expectations
Tekken 7 is selling well, crossing the 1.66 million sales milestone roughly two months after its launch. Bandai Namco expects the brawler to sell 2.1 million copies by the end of the year, so it’s well on track. Speaking as part of an earnings call, the organisation noted that the majority of...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Breaks 1 Million on PS4, Crash Enters Top 5
PS4 sales also strong
As expected, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has broken through the 1 million mark on PlayStation 4 during its second week on the market. The massively popular role-playing release came very close to hitting 1 million after just a few days, but having shifted another 200,798 copies since the last sales...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Runs Away with Fifth Number One
He's havin' a good time
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has cruised unchallenged to a fifth week at the top of the UK sales charts, although the retail release schedule is a bit barren right now. Nevertheless, it marks the first time that a PlayStation 4 exclusive has registered five weeks at the summit – and it’s also the secured the most...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon Quest XI Almost Hits 1 Million in Less than a Week on PS4
Return of the king slime
Dragon Quest has done it again in Japan, as the series' latest instalment has absolutely demolished the most recent software charts. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age shifted a whopping 950,315 copies on PlayStation 4. Impressively, the home console version wasn't that far behind the 3DS edition, which...
News Dozens of PS4 Games Added to Gigantic EU PlayStation Store Summer Sale
Including Horizon: Zero Dawn and Gravity Rush 2
Sony’s added dozens more PlayStation 4 discounts to its ongoing PlayStation Store Summer Sale in Europe, including Gravity Rush 2 (£19.99), Nioh (£24.99), and Horizon: Zero Dawn (£29.99). Other discounted games include Sniper Elite 4 (£24.99), Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (£21.99), and...
News PS4 Shipments Pass 63.3 Million As Sony Finds Itself in Good Health
Fine first quarter results for platform holder
Sony has shipped 63.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally. The figure comes courtesy of the Japanese giant’s first quarter financial report, which covers the period spanning 1st April to 30th June. We know that, as of 13th June, the console had sold 60.4 million units directly through to...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Can't Be Stopped At This Point
Top of the charts again
Ain’t no one getting in the way of the ‘coot, as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has continued its N. Sane sales trajectory with a fourth week at number one in the UK sales charts. To be fair, there’s not much competition for the classic platformer at the moment, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that the remake...
News Persona 5 Has Stolen the Hearts of Around 1.8 Million People
SEGA provides sales update
Persona 5 has shipped 1.8 million copies worldwide, according to publisher SEGA. Obviously shipped doesn't mean sold directly to consumers, but as we always say, retailers aren't really in the habit of buying stock that they won't be able to shift. It's also worth remembering that Persona 5 ran into a number of stock...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Passes 5 Million Milestone
The big 5 M
The PlayStation 4 has passed the five million units sold mark in its native Japan, which is a relatively impressive milestone for a home console in the Land of the Rising Sun these days. We suppose that congratulations are in order. And boy are we glad, because there's bugger all else to write about from a PlayStation perspective this...
News Good God, Grand Theft Auto V Is Actually the Best Selling Game of 2017 in the UK
It never ends
Grand Theft Auto V has been an eternal presence in the UK software charts since it launched all the way back in 2013 on the PlayStation 3. Its PlayStation 4 re-release in 2014 ensured that it wasn't left behind, and to this day, it refuses to be pushed outside of the top ten. It's crazy. Even more crazy, though, is the realisation...
News PlayStation Plus Members Save in New NA PlayStation Store Sale
Another one
If you missed the North American PlayStation Store Flash Sale which ran last weekend, then maybe you should turn your attention to the new PlayStation Plus Specials Sale. Scheduled to run through 08:00 on 1st August, the promotion includes up to 70 per cent discounts on a range of titles, including For Honor, Resident Evil 7, and The...
News Publisher Take-Two Doesn't Expect Red Dead Redemption 2 to Equal Grand Theft Auto V
Who does?
Grand Theft Auto V has been an outrageous success for Take-Two. Since it launched on last generation consoles back in 2013, the open world romp has shifted around 80 million copies, which is frankly insane. Naturally, the company has high expectations for developer Rockstar's next product, Red Dead Redemption 2, but does it think that...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Paints Over Splatoon 2
Ink-redible
Here’s a bit of a twist: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy actually outsold new release Splatoon 2 in the UK sales charts this week – despite the former being almost a month old. Now the comparison’s not entirely fair because Activision’s remaster is cheaper and on a console with a bigger install base, but it had looked like...
News June 2017 NPD: PS4 Enjoys Best June Since Launch
Tekken 7 tops, Crash Bandicoot hits
The PlayStation 4 may be knee-deep into its fourth year, but it’s showing no signs of slowing – in fact, it’s actually performing better than in previous years. Sony’s console topped the United States hardware charts for a second successive month, registering its strongest June on record since release...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Journeys to the Top on PS4
PS4 sales also see a boost
It doesn't come as much of a surprise, but Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has topped the latest Japanese software charts. The superb remaster shifted a reasonable 100,764 copies on PlayStation 4, while Gundam Versus enjoyed its second week in the top five. Meanwhile, sales of Sony's current-gen console actually...
News European Totally Digital Sale Expands with More Impulse Buys
Your wallet's already dead
Not content with one new European PlayStation Store sale, Sony’s complemented its scorching Summer Sale with some all-new Totally Digital deals – including favourite games like Stardew Valley, INSIDE, The Witness, and more. There are some ridiculous impulse bu
