Metro: Last Light, the sequel to Metro 2033 from Ukrainian developer 4A Games, reaches topside, breaking the hold of Dead Island: Riptide (down -25%). The latter submits a three week stay at the top for a place at second ahead of FIFA 13 (+45%), which … Continue reading
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UK Chart: Riptide Stays Top For Third Consecutive Week
Dead Island: Riptide (-55%) takes a heavy drop in sales but remains on top of the UK chart for a third week. Price drops allow Call of Duty: Black Ops II to leap to second from sixth with a 60% gain in sales. Tomb … Continue reading
UK Chart: Riptide Remains Top
Dead Island: Riptide (-32%) holds top position in the UK chart for the second week running. Injustice: Gods Among Us (-40%) similarly remains at second as Tomb Raider trades places with Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (-41%) at third and fifth respectively. FIFA 13 (+13%) is up … Continue reading
UK Chart: Riptide Reaches Roof
Dead Island: Riptide, the sequel to Dead Island from Polish developer Techland, charges to the top of the UK Chart. It meets its predecessors’ success in the first week by taking the top honour, with only half the sales, 71% of those on … Continue reading
UK Chart: Injustice Bests Bioshock Infinite
Injustice: Gods Among Us topples Bioshock Infinite (-43%) at the top of the UK Chart. Developer Netherrealm, of Mortal Kombat reboot fame, land their first UK number one with another fighting game. The last time we saw the genre at the … Continue reading
Blockbuster Now Concentrating On Games Retail
Blockbuster, recently bought out by Gordon Brothers Europe, which saved the company, its stores and staff from administration, is seeking further growth in the retail space. Going against the rental model which gave it past success, Managing Director Gary Warren has … Continue reading
UK Chart: Bioshock Infinite Narrowly Ahead
2500 copies separate Bioshock Infinite (-44%) and Tomb Raider (-43%) this week as the top two remain the same for the third consecutive week. FIFA 13 (-21%) swaps places with Defiance (-41%) as the latter remains comfortable; with a large majority of sales on Xbox 360. … Continue reading
UK Chart: BioShock Holds Lofty Position
BioShock Infinite (-75%) remains atop the UK chart for a second consecutive week, ahead of Tomb Raider (-34%), which sits at second for its third week. New entry Defiance takes third, dropping Gears of War Judgement (-67%) to sixth, as FIFA 13 (-15%) and Luigi’s … Continue reading
UK Chart: Bioshock Infinite Peaks Busy Week
Bioshock Infinite strikes the skyline of the UK chart at launch week, toppling Bioshock 2′s launch sales by around 9000 copies. Bioshock Infinite’s chart-topping release has failed to topple best launch of the year so far: Tomb Raider, despite a mid-week … Continue reading
UK Chart: Gears Takes Charge
Gears of War: Judgement, the prequel to the hugely popular Gears of War trilogy, has taken control of the UK Chart, despite weak launch sales of around a quarter of the numbers made by Gears of War 3. Last week’s … Continue reading
UK Chart: Tomb Raider Retains Ruling
Tomb Raider remains at the top of the UK Chart for a second week despite new competition. God of War Ascension marks second, claiming the second most successful début of the series, behind God of War III with around half the sales. StarCraft II: … Continue reading
UK Chart: Tomb Raider Takes Top
Tomb Raider, the franchise reboot from Crystal Dynamics has shot to the top of the UK Chart at launch, overtaking Aliens: Colonial Marines by more than double as the best launch title so far this year. In turn, this sets … Continue reading