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News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us Season 2 Puts the Game Back in the Top 10
Wasn't for nothing
Regardless of your feelings on The Last of Us season 2, it seems Sony's cross-media approach is working nicely, as it's brought the game back to prominence. The Last of Us Part II Remastered makes a return to the UK's physical top 10, coming in at number six — the highest it's been in a long time. Discounts in the Days of Play...
News Fantasy Life Revival Now Well on Its Way to One Million Units
Level-800k
Fantasy Life was, previously, a Nintendo 3DS exclusive – but making its long-awaited successor multiformat appears to be working out wonderfully for Level-5. On the legendary developer’s long (long) awaited return – seriously, it hasn’t properly shipped a game apart from Megaton Musashi in over six years – it’s confirmed that...
News Very Fittingly, Expedition 33 Has Sold 3.3 Million Copies in 33 Days
Not counting Game Pass numbers either
As of today, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 3.3 million copies in the 33 days since its release, Sandfall Interactive announced. How fitting is that? In a Bluesky post, the developer spoke of the RPG's breakout success, calling the sales update a "surreal moment" and thanking everyone for playing. A press...
News Persona 3 Reload DLC Sales Were 'Substantial', Despite Fan Backlash
Episode Aigis apparently a hit
Persona 3 Reload got a lot of flak last year when Atlus released paid DLC for the remake — content that many fans argued should have been included in the revival to begin with. But those arguments often fall flat in the face of profit. According to comments made during SEGA's most recent investors call (as picked up...
News Oblivion Remastered Sales Prove the Power of Nostalgia and Shadow Drops
Totally outsells the original game
The original Oblivion was an undeniable hit back when it launched in 2006 — an open RPG that set a lot of new standards for the genre. However, its initial success has seemingly been completely overshadowed by Oblivion Remastered, almost two decades later. The PS5 revival, which was shadow dropped on the 22nd...
News Apr 2025 USA Sales: PS5 Ports Award Microsoft's Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones Huge Boosts
Indiana Jones up over 100 places
The recently released PS5 versions for Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have sent overall sales of the games into overdrive in the USA, as confirmed by new Circana data. Forza Horizon 5 was the second-best-selling game of April 2025, beaten only by Oblivion Remastered. The month prior, the open...
Dungeon & Fighter marches on
The First Berserker: Khazan hasn't met publisher Nexon's sales expectations — but that's not necessarily an issue, according to the company's latest financial report. The action RPG launched for PS5 in March, and was met with solid reviews. It went on to find an audience amongst fans of Souls-esque outings, but it...
News Square Enix Demands Bigger Games, Faster Development as Sales Continue to Slump
Hip to beat Square
Square Enix has outlined something of an overhaul to its business, in response to its financial report for the fiscal year. As you might have guessed, said report wasn't overly positive. The publisher's net sales were down 8.9% year-on-year, making for a largely average performance. To be fair, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was...
News PS5 First-Party Game Sales Will Increase Over Next Year, Sony Says
A big year for exclusives
Sony is predicting a big year for first-party PS5 software moving forward, as it forecasts an increase in sales for its own exclusive software. We already know, of course, that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is due out in June and Ghost of Yotei will follow in October. Other announced titles that could contribute to the...
News PS5 Takes Another Giant Stride Towards 100 Million Units Milestone
Getting closer
PS5 added another 18.5 million units to its overall hardware total in the fiscal year ending 31st March, 2025. Of that total, 2.8 million units were tacked on throughout the company’s fourth quarter. That takes the worldwide total of current-gen system’s sales up to 77.7 million units lifetime. Launch aligned, the PS5 is still...
News Capcom Is Unstoppable, Confirms Eighth Consecutive Year of Record Financial Results
No Cap
We're running out of words to describe how well Capcom has been doing over the last decade or so. The Japanese publisher has just announced its financial results for fiscal year 2024, and yet again, it's managed to rack up record-breaking figures. Across net sales and profit "at all levels", this is the company's eighth consecutive year of...
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Struggles for Sales in Japan, Despite JRPG Inspirations
Obscured
One of 2025's early frontrunners for Game of the Year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one heck of a success story for developer Sandfall Interactive — but it seems as though the title hasn't caught on in Japan. According to the latest sales charts from the region, the title managed to move just 9,800 copies on PS5, following its...
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Parries the Competition to Claim Number One
Almost entirely the PS5 version
In its third week on the market, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has risen to the top spot on the UK's physical games chart. It debuted in third, moved down to fourth, and now resides in first position, with 94 per cent of the copies sold being the PS5 version. The game's breakout success continues apace. Astro Bot has...
News Elden Ring and Dragon Ball Propel Bandai Namco to Almost 1,000% Profit Growth
Your wish is granted
Having endured a rough fiscal year 2024, Bandai Namco is back on top thanks to an almost 1000% increase to profits. There are two big factors to this growth, and both of them are video games. Firstly, Elden Ring's all-conquering expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, was received extremely well. Not only did it rack up sales in its...
News Ancient PS3 Game Killer Is Dead Announces Sales Milestone After 12 Years
Killer is alive
This author reviewed Killer Is Dead an incredible 12 years ago, but honestly doesn’t remember much about it. It was a Suda51 joint in an era where Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows Of The Damned had attracted mainstream attention, but we didn’t think it hit the same levels. “Killer Is Dead shows that Suda51’s schtick is swiftly...
News Physical Game Sales See Dramatic Drop-Off in UK as Console Market Struggles
Let's get digital
According to a new report, it's been a bit of a rough year for the UK's video game market. As per a detailed breakdown from UK trade body UKIE, the market's overall valuation has decreased for the first time in five years. At a glance, the damage isn't too bad — a drop from £7.82 billion in 2023 to £7.63 billion in 2024 —...
News Split Fiction Reaches 4 Million Units, Selling Much Faster Than It Takes Two
Hit fiction
Split Fiction looks to be another strong seller for Hazelight Studios, with the co-op action adventure now having reached the 4 million sales milestone. The figure is confirmed on social media: Publisher EA also released its latest financial report, in which it describes the game's "hugely successful launch" as a highlight of its...
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a Proper Breakout Hit, Now at 2 Million Copies Sold
From strength to strength
Sandfall Interactive has confirmed its turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold over two million copies in less than two weeks. The developer's first game as a collective, it's proving to be a true breakout hit. Writing on Bluesky, the French team said: "Twelve days in, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has...
News Oblivion Remastered Sales Explode in the US, Becomes Third Best-Selling Game of 2025
Shadow drop guide you
Despite launching straight onto Game Pass, Oblivion Remastered has racked up some very impressive sounding sales in the US. In just its first week on the market, the open world RPG became the region's third best-selling release of 2025 so far, with only Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows ahead of it in terms of...
PS Store Sales Charts The Top Three Best-Selling Games on PS5 Are from Microsoft
Bring me the Horizon (and the Oblivion)
The monthly PS Store charts for April 2025 are here, and Microsoft's doing very well for itself on Sony's current-gen console. North America's top-selling title is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, followed by the ever-popular Minecraft in second, and then Forza Horizon 5 completes the podium. It's...
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Tops 3 Million Sales in Three Months
Kingdom came, saw, conquered
The incredibly highly rated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has just hit an impressive new sales milestone. Released on the 4th February for PS5, the sandbox RPG has surpassed 3 million sales in the space of three months — a figure that'll be seen as a big win for developer Warhorse Studios. Indeed, there's no getting...
News Xbox's Multiformat Move to PS5 Seems to Be Working Out Very Well for Microsoft
CEO praises performance on PS Store
Microsoft’s gradual transition to multiformat publisher appears to be working out well for the platform holder, as its hardware sales continue to torpedo but software sales increase. The trillion-dollar tech titan announced a five per cent year-over-year increase in gaming revenue for the quarter ending 31st...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Is the Fastest Selling Game in the Series, Now at 10 Million
Capcom celebrates with comical video
Capcom has announced its remake of Resident Evil 4 has now sold over 10 million copies since release in March 2023, making it the fastest-selling game in the horror series to date. To mark the occasion, the publisher posted a funny video with party hat-wearing Garnados and the famous chainsaw-wielding Doctor...
News Elden Ring Sells 30 Million Units, and It's Still Not Done Yet
Switch 2 will give it another boost
The official Twitter account for Elden Ring announced today that FromSoftware's landmark open worlder has sold more than 30 million copies. This is the first sales update for the game since June 2024, when it was confirmed Elden Ring reached 25 million sales. As such, a further five million units have been sold...
News UK Sales Charts: Expedition 33 Debuts in Second Place, Almost All Sales for PS5 Version
A strong start
The UK's physical sales charts for last week are here, and it's more good news for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The RPG has debuted at number two, only trumped by Hogwarts Legacy, which has been top for several weeks in a row. Furthermore, 96 per cent of the copies sold were for PS5 — perhaps not as shocking a statistic when you...
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Doubles Its Sales, Now Sold 1 Million Units
And that doesn't include Game Pass
Concerns that the sudden launch of Oblivion Remastered might hurt the sales of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may not be warranted after all. On its social accounts, developer Sandfall Interactive has announced the new RPG has reached a sales milestone of 500,000 after just 24 hours. "A milestone for us, reached...
News Mar 2025 USA Sales: Assassin's Creed Shadows Is the Second Best-Selling Game of 2025 So Far
And number one for March
In the USA, Assassin's Creed Shadows has already become one of the year's top-selling titles. In new data from Circana, it's revealed that Ubisoft's open world RPG reached number one for the month of March, and number two in the year-to-date chart, with Monster Hunter Wilds holding onto the top spot. Despite only having...
News UK Sales Charts: Tekken 8 Comes Back Swinging While Astro Bot Holds Second Place
Tekken 8 to the next level
Thanks to the PS5 console bundle, Sony's adorable platformer Astro Bot remains very high in the UK's physical games chart. It's in second place, and has been in the top three for many weeks in a row. Tekken 8 has returned to the top 10, coming back from the dead straight to number three. In fact, several games have made...
PS Store Sales Charts Assassin's Creed Shadows and Split Fiction Dominate a Busy March on PS5
Two for two
March was the busiest month of 2025 so far in terms of release schedule, and so it's no surprise to see some fresh faces take over the latest PS Store sales charts. It's also no huge surprise to see Assassin's Creed Shadows do really well for itself, given the brand's broad appeal. Ubisoft's open world adventure topped the charts in...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows a Big Sales Hit in US, Beaten Only By Monster Hunter Wilds
One of 2025's best-sellers
Ahead of the latest US sales charts, Circana (formerly NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella has given us some insight into how well Assassin's Creed Shadows performed, following its launch on the 20th March. According to Circana's data, Ubisoft's open world RPG immediately cemented itself amongst the best-selling games of 2025 so...
News Almost All the UK's Boxed Copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows Sold on PS5 Last Week
Who's laughing Naoe
The UK's latest physical games chart is here, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is still top of the pile. It's number one for the second week in a row, with 84 per cent of the boxed copies sold being the PS5 version. While this is only physical sales in one country, it's clear the game is performing well for Ubisoft — a much...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Smashes Capcom Record with 10 Million Units Sold
Wildly successful
Monster Hunter Wilds has tagged on another two million units in the weeks since its release, as the fictional animal slaughtering sim has now sold over 10 million units. If you recall, the release topped eight million units just three days after its arrival. Capcom says this is a “first month sales record” for the company, and...
News Analyst Firm Predicts Some Pretty Unimpressive Sales Numbers for Xbox Ports on PS5
How low can you go?
Xbox is now a third-party publisher, with many of its games already available on the PS5 – and a lot more to follow. It’s interesting to learn how said titles are selling, then, with the likes of Indiana Jones and Forza Horizon 5 already topping the PS Store pre-order charts. But now, widely shared estimates from...
News Japan Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Shadows and Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Struggle on PS5
At least Yumia's done well
It's been a fairly big week for new PS5 games, but they've struggled to have any kind of meaningful impact on the latest Japanese sales charts. Although as always, we should stress that these rankings don't take digital sales into account. The headliner here has to be Assassin's Creed Shadows, which shifted a meagre...
News Xbox Is Absolutely Dominating PS5's Pre-Order Charts
It's a takeover
April is shaping up to be a big month for Xbox – and it’s mostly because of PS5. It looks like Sony stalwarts are salivating at the prospect of Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, because both titles have rocketed to the top of the PS Store’s pre-order charts. MachineGames’ movie spin-off occupies the...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Broke PS Store Sales Records for Ubisoft
Doubt the success crept up on company
With digital becoming an increasingly popular method for people to purchase games, PS Store sales records really matter. Ubisoft will be elated to learn that Assassin’s Creed Shadows set a new launch day record for the publisher on Sony’s storefront, then – according to data seen by VGC. We already...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Seemingly Claims Second Biggest Launch in Series History
PS5 apparently a huge factor
Assassin's Creed Shadows seems to have done rather well for itself, according to a new report from the reliable Andy Robinson of VGC. It's claimed that, according to sales data that's yet to be made public, Shadows has managed the second biggest launch in Assassin's Creed history, trailing only 2020's Assassin's Creed...
News At a Tumultuous Time, Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Doing the Business for Ubisoft
Stomps three months of Star Wars Outlaws in one week
We already know Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been played by two million people across all platforms and has set a new series concurrents record on Steam, but now we have a little more insight into the initial sales of Ubisoft’s feudal foray. Journalist Chris Dring, who has access to UK...
News Journalist Apologises for Adding Fuel to the 'Final Fantasy 16 Flopped on PS5' Fire
Square Enix president misquoted
When a game gets the stench of failure, it can be hard to shake. We saw this in the most extreme instance with Concord: a game that, admittedly, had plenty of faults – but just couldn’t shake the bad reputation attached to it. Final Fantasy 16 has never been victim to such extreme treatment, but there has been a...
News Feb 2025 USA Sales: Monster Hunter Wilds the New Best-Selling Game of the Year So Far
Launch month dollar sales double MH Rise
Monster Hunter Wilds has been named the new best-selling video game of 2025 so far in the USA, with its launch sales enough to push it into the top position. Circana data reveals that the game's launch month dollar sales were 40 per cent higher than Monster Hunter World, and double that of Monster Hunter...
News PS5 Sales Continue to Outpace PS4 in the USA, the Best-Selling System Last Month
Maintains 7% gap over PS4 purchases
New sales data from Circana reveals the PS5 has maintained its lead over PS4 console purchases in the USA, with fresh launch-aligned figures confirming the current-gen box has still sold seven per cent more systems than PS4 managed at the same point in its lifespan. Data covers 52 months of USA sales, and PS5...
News Final Fantasy Series Surpasses 200 Million Total Sales, Pixel Remasters Reach 5 Million
Expectations met?
Square Enix has announced a duo of milestones for its ever-popular Final Fantasy franchise. The series as a whole has now reached an impressive 200 million sales worldwide. Meanwhile, the pixel remasters — which bring back games 1 to 6 on modern platforms — has now reached 5 million copies sold. The announcement comes via...
News PS5 Co-Op Hit Split Fiction Surpasses 2 Million Copies in Its First Week
Hazelight's fastest-selling game ever
Hazelight has confirmed that its latest co-op dedicated PS5 title Split Fiction sold more than one million units inside the first 48 hours of availability. This makes it the studio's fastest-selling game to date, with A Way Out taking two weeks to achieve the feat and It Takes Two one month. The Swedish...
News Split Fiction Smashes First Weekend in the UK, Physical Sales Dominated by PS5
Split the profits
After It Takes Two was confirmed to have sold over 20 million copies to date, it remains to be seen whether Split Fiction can replicate that huge success, but its early performance on the UK's physical chart is certainly encouraging. The game has debuted at number one, with 89 per cent of those physical copies being the PS5...
News Japan Sales Charts: PS5 Sells Over 100k Consoles in a Week as Monster Hunter Wilds Explodes
Wild stuff
For the first time in a long, long time, PS5 has sold over 100k units in its native Japan. The console, powered by Monster Hunter Wilds and a temporary price drop, moved an impressive 108,978 units, with the base disc model PS5 making up most of the numbers. In terms of the splits, the PS5 sold 75,070 units, the PS5 Digital Edition sold...
News PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
Sold 143,845 units in the UK in 2024, says data
Sony's own PS5 streaming device, the PS Portal, was the best-selling gaming accessory of 2024 across the UK in terms of revenue, and the sixth best-selling in terms of units sold, new research reveals. Based on GfK Entertainment data gathered by ERA, the handheld achieved this through 143,845 unit...
News Monster Hunter Wilds a Best-Seller in the UK as Series Continues Upwards Trajectory
Now an established seller in the West
Monster Hunter Wilds was the best-selling physical title in the UK last week, as its PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC launch saw the franchise begin to replicate the success Capcom experienced with Monster Hunter World. The franchise's first proper breakout hit in the West, it seems Wilds is already on course to...
News Japan Sales Charts: A PS5 Game Finally Rules the Roost as Like a Dragon Plunders
A pirate's life
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has shot straight to the top of the latest Japanese sales charts, having launched on the 21st February. As you may have noticed, we don't write about the charts too often these days — and that's primarily because there's hardly ever anything going on that's relevant to PlayStation. It's nice...
News Steam Deck's Install Base Estimated to Be About a Third of PS Vita
But context is required
Depending on which podcasts you listen to, you may be forgiven for thinking the Steam Deck is the most important platform on the planet. But new market research from IDC estimates the handheld has shipped around four million units since launch, putting it at about a third of the PS Vita’s lifetime total. There is crucial...
News Sony's Pricey PS5 Pro Is Now Being Outpaced by PS4 Pro Launch Aligned in the US
Sticker shock
Sony’s mid-gen hardware upgrade PS5 Pro enjoyed a similar start to its predecessor PS4 Pro in the United States, but now it’s started to fall behind. That’s according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who was speaking as part of the January 2025 sales results, which saw the industry slump to a
