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News UK Sales Charts: Detroit: Become Human Breaks God of War's No.1 Streak
Robot revolution
The UK's latest physical games chart is in, and a trio of new releases finally puts an end to Kratos' five week reign atop the best sellers. Replacing it in the top spot is Detroit: Become Human, Quantic Dream's newest story-driven adventure title. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the sci-fi drama is roughly selling in line with the...
News PS4 Pro Stock Is Scarily Low in the UK Right Now
Fight for the right to 4K
If you’re in the market for a spangly new PlayStation 4 Pro and you live in the UK, then good luck finding one. Stock has been on the short side for some time now, and while major retailers like Tesco and Currys have recently received new shipments, the system is only available through third-parties at
News UK Sales Charts: God of War's Reign Continues for Fifth Consecutive Week
Godlike
God of War is doing very well for itself in the UK market, as it claims the No.1 spot for another week. A week ago, it bested The Last of Us Remastered's record of three weeks in pole position, and if it can stay put for one more, it'll match the original PS3 version of The Last of Us with a run of six weeks in first place. It's been...
News UK Sales Charts: God of War Sets New PS4 First-Party Record with Fourth Successive No. 1
Beats The Last of Us Remastered's record
God of War has set a new PlayStation 4 first-party record by registering a fourth successive week at the summit of the UK sales charts. Sony Santa Monica’s smash hit overcame a 30 per cent dip in physical sales compared to the previous week, which was enough for it to break The Last of Us: Remastered’s...
News UK Sales Charts: God of War Fights Off Funky Kong for Third No. 1
Donkey doo
God of War has enjoyed a third week at the summit of the UK sales charts, after fending off Nintendo Switch re-release Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Sales of Kratos’ latest dropped 56 per cent week-over-week, but it still moved more than enough physical units to maintain its position atop the British best sellers list...
News UK Sales Charts: God of War Fights Off the Competition for Another Week
No.1 once more
God of War set a record as the fastest selling game in the series, debuting at the top of the weekly UK boxed chart. In its second week on sale, it's stayed put, fending off Far Cry 5 in second and Nintendo Labo, which debuts in third with its Variety Pack. According to GamesIndustry.biz, God of War saw a sales dip of ju
News UK Sales Charts: God of War Sets New Series Record
And so does Yakuza
The new God of War game is the series’ fastest selling entry in the UK – and that’s despite data tracking only a couple of days’ worth of physical sales. In terms of purely boxed units, it outsold God of War III by 35 per cent, but it’s worth remembering that digital sales have increased dramatically in recent years, so...
News UK Sales Charts: Far Cry 5 Starts a Cult at Summit
Little else going on
Another desperately slow week for the British games industry concludes with Far Cry 5 at the top of the UK sales charts. This is its third consecutive spell at the summit, which would be nearing a Ubisoft record if God of War wasn’t waiting in the wings to steal its place. Elsewhere, the only other thing of note is Gran...
News PS4 Exclusives Unavailable for Pre-Order at Amazon UK
Why?
God of War’s review embargo lifted today, heralding a modern masterpiece and sending floods of PlayStation 4 players in the direction of Amazon UK as they sought to secure pre-orders. However, the exclusive is unavailable at the popular website – and has been for some time. Is this simply a stock issue in the wake of such anticipation?...
News UK Sales Charts: Far Cry 5 Is No.1 for Second Week Running
A quiet week
The latest weekly UK chart is in, and, well, not a whole lot has changed. Ubisoft's Far Cry 5, the fastest selling title in the franchise, is still top of the pile. In fact, the top three hasn't changed; FIFA 18 and Sea of Thieves remain in second and third place respectively. A lack of notable new releases means the chart is largely...
News UK Sales Charts: Far Cry 5 Is No.1, Biggest UK Launch Week in Franchise's History
Rise up
Far Cry 5 is Ubisoft's latest blockbuster release, and it's doing pretty well for itself so far. It debuts in the top position of the weekly chart, and has enjoyed the biggest launch in Far Cry's history -- in the UK, anyway. We're yet to see if this kind of success holds true elsewhere, but we imagine we'll see a similar story in North...
News UK Sales Charts: New Releases A Way Out and Ni no Kuni II Debut in the Top Three
Shiver me timbers
New releases have dominated the latest weekly chart, with Sea of Thieves, A Way Out, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, and Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered debuting in the top four spaces. As you might have guessed, this makes for a very different top 10 to the previous chart, which was more or less made up of the usual suspects...
News Sony Taken to Task for 'Misleading' Gran Turismo Sport Ad
Platform holder failed to be clear about online requirement
Sony’s been given a stern slap on the wrists by the Advertising Standards Authority for a “misleading” Gran Turismo Sport commercial which aired on UK television last year. The advert showed various tracks and vehicles that can’t be accessed without an Internet connection, which the...
News UK Sales Charts: Burnout Paradise Remastered Zooms to First Place
Smashing
Last week's UK sales are in, and it seems that, sometimes, you can't beat the classics. Burnout Paradise topped the UK chart back when it released on PS3 in 2008, and that initial success has repeated itself, with Burnout Paradise Remastered in pole position. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the PS4 version of the game accounted for 78% of...
News Iconic Store Toys 'R' Us to Shut Up Shop in UK
Over 3,000 jobs lost
Legendary retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is to shut down completely in the UK, after administrators failed to find a buyer for the flagging business. A whopping 105 shops will close over the next six weeks, with over 3,000 jobs lost as a result. Any remaining stock will be discounted in the remaining stores that are open, so it may be...
News UK Sales Charts: Bravo Team Battles with Grand Theft Auto V
TT Isle of Man somehow in the mix
PlayStation VR exclusive Bravo Team registered an impressive debut in third position on the UK sales charts this week, with Grand Theft Auto V taking the overall crown for the umpteenth time. Uber-niche motorcycle simulation TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge sandwiched the two, seemingly connecting with an audience...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Scores Another No.1
No surprises here
With the new releases slowing down, we're back to a fairly predictable UK chart this week. In at No.1 is FIFA 18, where it has stayed for three weeks running. Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: WWII retain their positions in second and third respectively, while Monster Hunter: World slips down to fifth. Shadow of the Colossus...
News Three PS4 Exclusives Feature in UK's Best Selling Games of 2017
Crash Bandicoot! Gran Turismo! Horizon!
There’s no doubt that the PlayStation 4 is top dog in the UK, even despite decent competition from both the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Nevertheless, an impressive three PlayStation 4 exclusives featured in Britain’s best sellers of 2017 list, with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Gran Turismo Sport, and...
News UK Sales Charts: Metal Gear Survive Fortifies Its Position in the Top 10
Macrotransactions
Despite an awful reputation among gamers, Metal Gear Survive has debuted at No.6 in the latest UK chart. It's possible that the bad press or simply the name 'Metal Gear' have spurred on sales. While this isn't the highest debut, it's likely higher than most people were expecting. FIFA 18 maintains its place atop the chart...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Tackles Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Take No.1 Spot
Ball and chainmail
The brand new Kingdom Come: Deliverance had a very strong first week in the UK, but it's FIFA 18 that sits in the throne. Strong promotion of the Switch version saw a huge boost in sales - nearly 500%, according to Gamesindustry.biz. Kingdom Come had to settle for second place, then, but for a brand new IP that takes some creative...
News UK Sales Charts: Shadow of the Colossus Looms Large at No.1
Colossal
Monster Hunter: World's reign over the UK weekly chart is over, replaced by another game filled with giant creatures. Shadow of the Colossus takes the top spot, and it comfortably outperforms the 2006 original; launch week sales are 73% higher than they were for the PS2 classic, which also debuted at No.1. Capcom's beast-slaying RPG,...
News UK Sales Charts: Monster Hunter: World Is Apex Predator for a Second Week
Giant crown
We already know that Monster Hunter: World is enjoying very healthy sales, and it seems the game will be sticking around in the charts for a little while. It's in the top spot once more, stealing the spotlight from UFC 3, which debuts in second place. Dragon Ball FighterZ is also still performing well, though it has dropped a few places...
News UK Sales Charts: Monster Hunter: World Hunts Down Best First Week in Series History
Roaring success
It's a monstrous start for sales of Capcom's Monster Hunter: World. The game only launched on Friday, but it debuts in the UK charts in first place, and has enjoyed the strongest first week sales of any Monster Hunter title. Dragon Ball FighterZ also performed extremely well, scoring the franchise's best debut chart position at...
Deals Save £10 on PS4 Console Bundles and Accessories Today
You know you want to
Amazon wants all customers to smile like the arrow icon printed on its iconic packaging, so in order to celebrate its victory on the consumer satisfaction charts, it’s sending out a big thanks to all customers in the guise of a £10 discount code. There is a big catch, however, in that you can’t use the discount code on...
News UK Sales Charts: Digimon Marks Only Change in Impenetrable Top 10
Digimon are the champions
Another week, another mostly similar UK sales chart. This week we mainly see a reshuffle of the previous top 10, with only one dropping out (Forza Motorsport 7) and one new entry. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory just makes it into 10th place on the list, and honestly, there isn't a whole lot more to report...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Returns to the Top
Chop, Chop
Grand Theft Auto V first released in 2013; it’s still topping the UK sales charts in 2018. The unbelievable success of Rockstar Games’ open world opus trucks on, with the title securing its 14th cumulative number one, putting it close to record holder Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’s 18 week record. GTA5’s now spent 226 weeks on...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Kicks off 2018 at No.1
Live and kicking
The new year is off to a fairly unsurprising start in the UK weekly sales chart. FIFA 18 has reclaimed the top spot from Call of Duty: WWII, and we see PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds nip into the top 10 at 7th, but other than that, there isn't an awful lot out of the ordinary this week. Perhaps the most interesting nugget of...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty Remains MVP for Final Week of 2017
Boom
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: WWII has kept hold of its position atop the UK physical charts as 2017 drew to a close. It's been sitting pretty as number one for eight weeks running which, according to chart trackers GfK, hasn't happened since Zumba Fitness danced into our lives in 2011. The top five hasn't changed at all, actually, but...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Bandicoot Climbs the List for Christmas
Oodibigah
Remember when people questioned whether Crash Bandicoot could possibly be relevant in 2017? Well, the orange furred fave has done okay for himself this Christmas, with the N. Sane Trilogy climbing up the UK sales charts into sixth position over the holidays. This is a muted British best sellers list due to the lack of new releases, but...
News PS4 Gobbled Up Half of All Physical Game Sales in UK This Year
Wakka wakka
The quiet giant strikes again, with more staggering (but underreported) statistics emerging about the PlayStation 4’s ridiculous 2017. According to Games Industry.biz – courtesy of sales data firms UKIE and GfK Chart-Track – Sony’s console commanded 50.2 per cent of all physical game sales in the UK this year. It’s no slouch in...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: WWII Is This Year's Christmas Cracker
Got the X Factor
Call of Duty: WWII is your Christmas number one on the UK sales charts. Surprise! Activision’s franchise has topped the British best sellers list four festive seasons in a row now, although last year’s Infinite Warfare did rely on a £12.99 price drop in order to keep the record alive. The same hasn’t proven true with...
News UK Sales Charts: Order Is Established As the Releases Dry Up
You can probably guess the top ten
You know that Ariana Grande song where she’s all like, THIS IS. THE PART WHERE? C’mon, you know the one. Anyway, this is the part where we post practically the same UK sales charts every week for, like, eight weeks because nothing much happens. That’s primarily because very little is coming out, but also...
News UK Politicians and Campaigners Lobby Against Detroit: Become Human
Exclusive attracts controversy
Those of you old enough to remember the name Jack Thompson will recall a time when video games were considered Public Enemy No. 1, and various politicians and campaigners were forever lobbying to get them banned. It’s all gone quiet on that front lately, but Detroit: Become Human’s controversial “child abuse”...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo Sport On Course to Overtake Crash Bandicoot
Will be Britain's best-selling PS4 exclusive of 2017
Gran Turismo Sport is now just a “few weeks away” from overtaking Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy as Britain’s best-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive of 2017 at retail. The racer has been discounted in recent weeks, but it’s still flying high on the revenue charts, and added an estimated...
News Video Games Had an Amazing Black Friday in the UK, PS4 Was Standout Success
Business is booming
Video games absolutely killed it on Black Friday 2017 it seems, as over 300,000 consoles were sold in the UK alone. The figure comes courtesy of GfK Entertainment (as reported by Games Industry.biz), with the PlayStation 4 purportedly being the standout performer. As mentioned previously, the PS4 had its strongest week since l
Deals PS4 Pro Scores Another Temporary Price Drop in the UK
Now almost £200 cheaper than Xbox One X
We may get fleeced a lot of the time here in the UK, but at least our retailers are not afraid of slashing RRPs. All of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday tomfoolery is over, but that’s not stopped Amazon from plunging the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro to £259.99. This isn’t a bundle so you just get the...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Has Best Black Friday Since 2013, PSVR Sales Match Launch
GT Sport sales up almost 900 per cent
It may be into its fifth year on the market now, but the PlayStation 4 had an outstanding Black Friday 2017 in the UK – its best ever, in fact, since Black Friday 2013, which is when the system originally launched on these shores. PlayStation VR also enjoyed a significant bump last week, matching its release...
Guide Best PS4 Cyber Monday 2017 Deals UK
The PlayStation discounts keep rolling into a new week
Black Friday 2017 is past its sell by date, but the UK retail sector is extending the discounts for another 24 hours with Cyber Monday 2017 – the second of the two American-inspired November shopping holidays. Even though this is coming in the aftermath of last week’s cut-price bonanzas,...
News UK Gambling Commission Has Its Say on the Loot Box Saga
Not gambling but not necessarily okay
Belgium’s already declared loot boxes to be a form of gambling, and indicated that it wants to take its ruling to Europe in order to prohibit the sale of random in-app purchases. Now the UK Gambling Commission has weighed in on the sticky subject matter, stating that while it doesn’t believe the...
Guide Best PSVR Black Friday 2017 Deals: PlayStation VR Bundles, Games, More
Best prices on hardware and games in Britain
PlayStation VR is having a particularly great Black Friday 2017, with Sony discounting the price of hardware bundles including hot new releases like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport. If you’re in the market for the PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset then look no further than...
Guide Best Black Friday 2017 PS4 Games Deals - FIFA, Uncharted, More
All the software on sale this Black Friday
What PlayStation 4 games are on sale for Black Friday 2017? Well, we’ve rounded up all of the best PS4 games Black Friday 2017 deals so that you can find a bargain with lightning efficiency. We’ll be constantly updating this page, so feel free to add it to your bookmarks and keep revisiting as we seek...
Guide Best PS4 Black Friday 2017 Deals UK: PlayStation 4 Bundles, Accessories, 4K TVs for PS4 Pro
A compilation of discounts prior to the holidays
After what feels like ten years of build up, Black Friday 2017 is here, and it’s flinging an avalanche of PlayStation 4 deals in your general direction. As the biggest and best PlayStation website in the world, we’re of course here to tell you about all of the bargains, and so we’ve compiled the...
Guide Best PS Plus Prices on Black Friday 2017
Extend your PlayStation Plus sub on the cheap
Sony has discounted 12-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in the UK and USA, so we’ve compiled the best PS Plus prices on Black Friday 2017. While an annual membership is still fairly pricey, you’re getting approximately 20 per cent off in both territories, which is a decent saving. It’s worth...
Deals PS Plus Subscriptions Discounted in the US and UK
Extend your PlayStation Plus membership for 12 months
Sony’s kicked off its week-long Black Friday 2017 promotion, and you can find the best PS4 deals in the UK and the best PS4 deals in the US through the respective links. US and UK gamers are getting a little bonus, though: 12 month PlayStation Plus subscriptions have been discounted to $39.99...
Deals PS4 Pro Price Drop Temporarily Rolled Out in the UK
Hardware bundles under £300
Sony’s temporarily slashed the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro in the UK – pretty heavily, too. At the time of typing, you can currently snag Sony’s supercharged system alongside Call of Duty: WWII and either FIFA 18 or Gran Turismo Sport for £299.99. Factor in the price of the software, and you’re effectively...
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefront 2 Sales Slump 60%, Skyrim VR Outsells Switch Version
Tons of new games chart
Star Wars Battlefront 2 launched with 60 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor at retail in the UK, sales data has confirmed. The previous entry enjoyed the biggest ever debut for a Star Wars game in Britain, although it did have an extra day to rack up that record compared to the new instalment. It’s also worth...
News PlayStation VR Gets a Massive Temporary Price Cut in the UK
Save huge on Skyrim VR, Gran Turismo Sport bundles
PlayStation VR’s price has been temporarily slashed in the UK, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport bundles available for £249.99 for a limited time. Both sets come with a headset, a PlayStation Camera, and a copy of PlayStation VR Worlds. This is an absolute bargain bin...
Deals Grab a PS4 Pro with Three Blockbuster Games for a Great Price
FIFA 18! Crash Bandicoot! Call of Duty!
The holidays are quickly approaching, and retailers are competing over the best value bundles. Take this PlayStation 4 Pro offer at Currys PC World, where you can currently purchase the supercharged system alongside FIFA 18, Call of Duty: WWII, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for £339.99. When you...
News Xbox One X's UK Launch Sales Eclipse the PS4 Pro
But there are caveats
Microsoft’s mid-gen refresh the Xbox One X launched with sales in the region of 80,000 units in the UK, dwarfing the 50,000 units launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro last November. It’s a decent start for the Redmond manufacturer’s much anticipated machine, matching the Nintendo Switch’s debut sales back in March. Of...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: WWII Records Best Second Week in Two Years
War never changes
Call of Duty: WWII started strong – and it’s held strong. Activision’s first-person shooter has registered the highest selling second week of both 2017 and 2016 in the UK, suggesting that the switch to historical warfare was an astute one from the publisher. Elsewhere, evergreen favourite FIFA 18 leapfrogged Assassin’s...
