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News PS4 Owners Are Clearly Gagging for Gran Turismo
Project CARS dominates on Sony's system
With the utmost respect to Slightly Mad Studios, we reckon that Project CARS has proved a particularly big deal on the PlayStation 4 because there's no sign of Gran Turismo 7 arriving any time soon. Sony helped publisher Bandai Namco market the simulation racer here in the UK, and it was clearly a shrewd move,...
News UK Sales Charts: Project CARS Roars to Pole Position on PS4
Racing ahead
Crowd funded racing game Project CARS has pulled ahead of the pack, scoring the first simulation podium position since GRID 2 all the way back in 2013. The title sold best on the PlayStation 4 – which is not especially surprising considering the lack of similar games on Sony's system – and finished in front of familiar favourites...
News PS4 Sales Pass 2 Million Units in the UK
Celebrate good times
Sales of the PlayStation 4 have now surpassed a staggering two million units in the UK, according to a report published by MCV. The console hit the one million units milestone in the region shortly before the holiday rush last year, which means that it's effectively doubled its tally in record time. In fact, the system's selling...
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat X Marks the Top Spot
Fatality attraction
Despite being a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, there were no major software releases. This has, of course, resulted in Mortal Kombat X holding onto its position at the top of the territory's sales charts for the third successive week, which means that it only needs to fight off Project CARS in order to match Battlefield...
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat X Maims the Top Spot for a Second Week
Stay right where you are
No one could finish off Mortal Kombat X this week, as it held on to the UK sales charts top spot for a second term. In truth, NetherRealm Studios' brutal brawler didn't exactly have fierce competition; Tropico 5 was the only real noteworthy new title released at retail last week, and it debuted in 18th position on the...
News PS4's Price Temporarily Cut in the UK to Combat Competitors
Price wars
Sony's temporarily dropped the price of the PlayStation 4 in the UK, as it continues to battle hard against the Xbox One. Those of you that keep a close eye on the British games industry will know that Microsoft recently dropped the price of its machine to £299.99 as part of a "retail-led promotion", and now the Japanese giant's followed...
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat X Completes Franchise's Return to Relevance
Finish it
After several years lagging on the PlayStation 2, the Mortal Kombat franchise is very much back to its best – both from a quality and commercial perspective. NetherRealm Studios' excellent PlayStation 3 reboot put the franchise back on the map in 2011, but Mortal Kombat X has completed its return to relevancy, securing the biggest UK...
Rumour ITV and Channel 4 Streaming to UK PS4s
'Appy now?
Does anyone even watch television "live" anymore? Fair enough, sporting events are best enjoyed as they happen, but we can't remember the last time that we sat down at 19:00PM on the dot to catch the latest episode of Emmerdale – it's all about on-demand these days. It's frustrating, then, that the PlayStation 4 has been missing the ITV...
News UK Sales Charts: Bloodborne Just Can't Beat Battlefield Hardline
Cops cuff Cthulhu
Battlefield Hardline has parked up in the UK sales top spot, and is currently devouring a dinner of strong coffee and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Despite receiving a somewhat mixed reception, EA Games' first-person shooter clearly has more than enough brand power to maintain its place at the summit, as it's secured its fourth number...
News UK Sales Charts: Bloodborne Keeps Dark Souls II at Bay
Battlefield Hardline above both
Bloodborne managed to hold its own fairly well over the Easter holidays, slipping down to third in the cumulative UK sales charts, but remaining the best-selling individual game across all formats. Combined SKUs pegged Battlefield Hardline at the top, while Grand Theft Auto V finished second. All three ended ahead of...
News Some UK Schools Are Cracking Down on Children Playing More Mature Games
No more GTA for little Timmy
In an effort to crack down on children playing games that aren't suitable, a group of head teachers in the UK are warning parents that they're entitled to contact the police or child social care if they're found to have access to inappropriate titles. The Nantwich Education Partnership covers numerous schools in...
News UK Sales Charts: Bloodborne Swings and Misses for the Top Spot
Battlefield Hardline locks down another win
Bloodborne may have sparked some life and excitement into the industry over the last few weeks, but that hasn't been enough to help it to reach the top of the UK sales charts. The PlayStation 4 exclusive missed out on first place by 22,500 units, as Battlefield Hardline secured the win for the second week...
News Blimey, You Can Grab a PlayStation TV for Just £45 in the UK
Bomba
Sony's gone ahead and officially slashed the price of the PlayStation TV in the UK after the diminutive device failed to have any sort of real impact on the market. Not even sure what PlayStation TV actually is? Be sure to read our informative review here When it launched back in November of last year, the tiny console retailed for £84.99,...
News The Fanbase for Final Fantasy May Very Well Be on PS4
Resident Evil, too
Just a little addendum to today's UK sales charts: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 both sold best on the PlayStation 4 – and by some margin. According to Metro, a whopping 78 per cent of the former's first week British sales came courtesy of Sony
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefield Hardline Cuffs Itself to the Summit
Taking a hard line
Consumers clearly find Battlefield Hardline arresting, as the Visceral Games developed cops and robbers spin-off has roared right to the top of the UK sales charts. The new release fought off strong competition from Final Fantasy Type-0 HD which entered in second, leaving familiar favourites Grand Theft Auto V, Dying Light, and...
Weirdness Some Idiot Traded in Their Ultra Rare 20th Anniversary PS4 at CEX
Just another unloved appliance
Sometimes you need a quick sale, and stores like CEX are always available to purchase your unwanted goods. This is fine if we're talking about your crusty old PlayStation 2 and scratched copy of Pro Evolution Soccer 3, but if you're offloading your 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 at the high street store – well, you...
News PlayStation Now Streams to UK Shores This Spring
Register for the private beta now
It's already grim here in muggy old England, but things are about to get a lot more cloudy. Sony has announced that it will launch a PlayStation Now beta in the UK this spring, marking the service's first steps outside of North America. PlayStation Plus members will be given preferential treatment, but you'll need a...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Steals Back Top Spot
Heists to see you
A slew of retailer promotions, coupled with the addition of its hotly anticipated Heists update, has propelled Grand Theft Auto V back to the top of the UK sales charts. The title snuffed out former frontrunner Dying Light in order to secure its eighth cumulative week at the summit of the British best sellers list, which puts it...
News UK Sales Charts: Dying Light Delay Doesn't Stop It From Outselling The Order: 1886 and Evolve
Definitely not dead
In some pretty impressive news, sandbox zombie adventure Dying Light has managed to outsell both The Order: 1886 and Evolve at retail in the UK, despite the physical version of the game being delayed. The digital edition of Techland's undead romp released a month ago, but clearly that hasn't deterred the hordes of shufflers...
News UK Sales Charts: Delayed Dying Light Dethrones PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886
Apocalypse at last
Dying Light may be extraordinarily late rising from its grave, but that hasn't stopped the Techland developed title from making an assault on the UK sales charts. The frightening free-runner brushed aside previous best seller The Order: 1886, which slipped all the way into fourth. Given the PlayStation 4 release's short running...
News GAME's Selling a £250,000 Dying Light Collector's Edition
Includes your very own zombie shelter
UK retailer GAME is well known for its steep prices, but this Dying Light collector's edition is something else. Clearly part of a marketing ploy to promote Techland's delayed undead-'em-up – which is finally due out physically in Europe this week – the £250,000 ($387,372) one-of-a-kind set includes a...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Flags Down a Cab in First
Good work, guv'nor
The Order: 1886 may not have received a critical reception quite on par with The Last of Us, but it is the first Sony title since Naughty Dog's next-gen remaster to reach the top of the UK sales charts. Ready at Dawn's divisive London romp shot straight into first after a heavy marketing campaign, beating out Call of Duty:...
News UK Publisher and Gamer Charity Weekend Includes World Exclusive Gameplay
Gaming for all
If you hadn't noticed it already topping the trends on Twitter, this weekend marks GameBlast, a 24 hour charity gaming marathon by gamers, for gamers. Everyone is gaming hard all to help donate to Special Effect – a UK game charity devoted to helping those with physical disabilities play games. It isn't just streamers getting...
News UK Sales Charts: Evolve Seeks Out the Summit
Level up
Finally, the UK sales charts have changed. After weeks and weeks of a samey looking top ten, Evolve and Nintendo's New 3DS have arrived to mix things up. As you'd probably expect, Turtle Rock's four-versus-one affair clawed its way to the top spot, with 48 per cent of copies sold on the PlayStation 4. This was actually one per cent less...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Can't Be Passed
Spacey to breathe
Oh, please pull the trigger. The samey UK sales charts have been practically unchanged for months now, with only Evolve offering any immediate hope of respite. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare once again maintained control of the top position, while Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 15 jostled for space in second and third respectively...
News UK Sales Charts: There Ain't Nothing to See Here
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare back on top
Dying Light should, by right, have given the UK sales charts a bit of shake up this week, but seeing as it only released digitally in Europe last Wednesday, brace yourselves for a familiar top ten. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare did manage to strong arm Grand Theft Auto V from the summit, following a series...
News UK Sales Charts: Saints Row Misses Out on Four More Years
Voted out
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected & Gat Out of Hell missed out on the presidency spot in this week's UK sales charts, clawing its way into fourth position overall. Grand Theft Auto V was instead sworn into the White House, completing a third term at the summit of the British best sellers list, while Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and FIFA 15...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Sits Pretty at Summit
Déjà vu
Zzzzz. Forget about the Green Day song Wake Me Up When September Ends, we're writing a new version, and it's called Wake Me Up When the UK Sales Charts Change. There are no surprises in this week's update, with Grand Theft Auto V, FIFA 15, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare all finishing at the top. Ubisoft trio Far Cry 4, The Crew, and...
News DriveClub Was the UK's Best Selling Exclusive of 2014
Pulling ahead
It may come as a shock to many, but DriveClub, the PlayStation 4 exclusive racer that was plagued by launch issues, was the UK's best selling exclusive game of 2014. The full list, which comes from MCV, takes console bundles into account, but doesn't follow digital sales, so we can probably assume that the gorgeous drive-'em-up sold by...
News You Can Now Buy DriveClub for £19.99 with PlayStation Plus
Reasonably priced game
DriveClub's much anticipated PlayStation Plus Edition is still stuck in a showroom somewhere, but Sony seems eager to capitalise on the good word of mouth surrounding the release right now. Following a lengthy spell in the top ten of the UK sales charts, the manufacturer has reduced the price of the PlayStation 4 exclusive...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Holds Up Top Spot
Zzz
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has fallen from its perch atop the UK sales charts, with Grand Theft Auto V throwing it from its throne. Rockstar Games' sublime sandbox has enjoyed a resurgence of late due to the release of its PlayStation 4 port, and is likely to maintain momentum later in the month when the PC version is unleashed. To be...
News Score Your Own Ouija Board with Saints Row IV: Gat Out of Hell on PS4
You've Gat to see this
If you thought that Ouija Boards were solely reserved for raising the dead and providing bad teen slashers with some semblance of plot, then you probably wouldn't get a job in Deep Silver's marketing division. The firm has announced that it's teamed up with uber-retailer GAME in the UK in order to giveaway Wee-Ja Boards with...
News Yes, PS4 Was the UK's Best Selling System in 2014
The best of British
If you hadn't already noticed, we're slap bang in the centre of that period where companies beat their chests and boast about the previous year's sales. And hot on the heels of last night's impressive PlayStation 4 install base update, SCEUK has revealed that its next-gen system was the best-selling console in Britain last year...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Remains Frosty in First
Cold war
Crisis averted: the office Internet has been restored. Our first full day back at Push Square Towers has been spent on the phone to ISPs and in retail stores purchasing new routers and kit, but we're finally back in action – a few hours later than expected. Fortunately, it's the start of January not E3, so we haven't really missed much...
News UK Sales Charts: A Familiar Top Five Finishes 2014
Over and out
There are absolutely no upsets in the UK Sales Charts this week, as the top five consists of five very familiar franchises. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare held onto the number one spot, but was battled all of the way by Grand Theft Auto V. Elsewhere, FIFA 15 finished in third, ahead of Ubisoft blockbusters Assassin's Creed Unity and Far...
News This UK PS4 Bundle Comes with Four Blockbuster Games
How low can you go?
It's not even Boxing Day yet, but UK retailer GAME is already breaking out the big guns. Despite being historically expensive, the specialist store has been pretty competitive in the hardware space of late – and this £349.99 uber-bundle is one of the best that we've seen so far. It looks like Santa will be arriving early for...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Crashes the Christmas Party
Merry CoDmas
Wow! We thought that FIFA 15 was a lock for the UK Christmas number one, but Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has rocketed jumped out of nowhere and taken the top spot. It pushed EA Sports’ soccer sim down into second, while Grand Theft Auto V held strong in third. Ubisoft blockbusters Far Cry 4 and
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Still at the Top of the League
No way, José
We hope that you enjoy dreary UK sales charts updates, because we doubt that the top ten’s going to change a whole lot over the next couple of months. FIFA 15 has held onto its place atop the best sellers list this week, battling off Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 4, and
News How to Buy a 20th Anniversary PS4 Console in the UK
Without paying exorbitant eBay prices, obviously
All of those cheap and cheerful 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 consoles sold out at the PlayStation ’94 pop-up shop in minutes last week, and were subsequently posted on eBay for astronomical fees. Fortunately, there’s still time for you to get in on the scalping, as Sony has more of the limited...
News You'll Be Able to Buy a 20th Anniversary PS4 for £19.94 in London Tomorrow
What are you waiting for?
Want one of those tasty 20th anniversary PlayStation 4 consoles? Sony will be selling 94 of the systems for £19.94 in London from tomorrow. Revealed as part of an hilarious PlayStation Access skit, you’ll not only need to find the super secret PlayStation '94 store – we know where it is, but we won’t giveaway the...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 15 Stages a Christmas League Comeback
The Crew cruises into sixth
After a few weeks off the top of the charts, FIFA 15 has staged an impressive comeback – and dethroned its rivals to reach the summit of the UK sales charts yet again. The soccer sim got its nose in front of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Grand Theft Auto V, both of which occupied the second and third spots...
News Strong PS4 Bundle Sales Drive DriveClub Numbers Up by 999 Per Cent
Sales of Sony's UK Black Friday package were 'massive'
This is proof that a good bundle can do a lot of damage, and something that SCEA should be paying attention to: DriveClub sales increased by a whopping 999 per cent on Black Friday week in the UK, thanks to a competitive PlayStation 4 hardware package which included the exclusive racing game...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Prevails on Black Friday Week
Spacey out
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare won the battle of Black Friday, knocking last week’s front runner Grand Theft Auto V from its perch atop the UK sales charts. Bundles make it almost impossible to get a proper read on this week’s best sellers list, but the top five is largely what you’d expect, with FIFA 15, Far
News LEGO Games Go Cheap in Amazon UK's Black Friday Bargains
Block busters
Well, this has been a bit disappointing, hasn’t it? While the Xbox One has gone on sale countless times in Amazon.co.uk’s big Black Friday deals week, there’s still no sign of a PlayStation platform taking the plunge. Today’s offers are a little better, but they’re still primarily software focused we’re afraid. Indeed,...
News Assassin's Creed: Rogue's Price Plunges as Part of Amazon UK's Black Friday Week
Ice cold
Sadly, we don’t have Thanksgiving here in the UK – but while we haven’t copied the turkey dinner just yet, Black Friday fever has very much taken hold on these shores over the past five or so years. Amazon.co.uk is a particular advocate of the heavily advertised initiative, running Lightning Deals all week for a variety of different...
News Rocksmith 2014 Edition Shreds into Amazon UK Black Friday Bonanza
Rock school
Amazon.co.uk’s hyped Black Friday week deals continue to disappoint for PlayStation 4 owners, with Rocksmith 2014 Edition the only noteworthy discount on this drizzly Wednesday. The interactive guitar tutor can be claimed for £37.99 alongside a Real Tone Cable right now – and that’s about it all day for Sony fans. The Turtle Beach...
News Amazon UK Black Friday Discounts Hook Up Watch Dogs on PS4
Strong signal
It’s another day of how low can you go on Amazon.co.uk, but it’s a pretty bad one for those of you searching for deals for Sony’s systems. There are a ton of Disney Infinity discounts set to go live from 16:30PM GMT, but arguably the most notable offer today revolves around Watch Dogs on the PlayStation 4. That’ll be up for...
News Amazon UK Black Friday Deals Begin with Batman: Arkham Origins
The dark knights before Christmas
Black Friday has somehow become a ‘thing’ in Britain – and it’s an event that occurs on every day of the week, too. Amazon.co.uk has launched its week of discounts, and it’s kicking things off with a cut-price version of Batman: Arkham Origins for the PlayStation 3. The superhero prequel will cost you just...
News Big Blockbusters Sell Best on the PlayStation 4 in the UK
Grand Theft Auto V and Far Cry 4 perform strongest on Sony's system
The previous generation was a long one for Sony, so we suspect that it’s starting to enjoy being back on top again. While the PlayStation 4 has been performing outrageously well all year in the UK, the next-gen device confirmed its status as the King of Consoles this week by...
News UK Sales Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Is Britain's Best-Selling Game Ever
Crime and party time
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...
