Tag: Uk
News UK Sales Charts: British GP Catapults F1 24 into Top 10
Up 23 places on the sales grid
The excitement surrounding this past weekend's British Grand Prix has translated into a dramatic sales boost for F1 24, with the Codemasters simulator jumping up 23 places in the UK sales charts. In 31st position previously, the game was the eighth best-selling physical game for the week of the Silverstone race, which...
News UK Sales Charts: Elden Ring Appears in the Top 10 Not Once But Twice
Shadow clone
It might not be topping the chart, but both physical editions of Elden Ring are currently in the UK's top 10. The regular version of FromSoftware's celebrated action RPG is currently in fourth, up from number 15. Meanwhile, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Edition — which includes a voucher code for the DLC as well as the main game...
News UK Sales Charts: Still Wakes the Deep and Elden Ring Share a Top 10
Big and small
The latest physical sales chart for the UK is in, and interestingly we're seeing both ends of the spectrum this time. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Edition is off to a good start in second place, with only EA Sports FC 24 in front of it. However, also within the top 10 (just about) is Still Wakes the Deep, the horror adventure from...
News UK Video Game Retailer GAME Will Reportedly Stop Stocking Video Games
Update: Report quickly denied by GAME
Update: In a statement provided to Eurogamer, UK video game retailer GAME has quickly denied the report it plans to stop stocking video games in its physical stores. It reads: "This reporting is categorically not true. GAME continues to support the physical gaming market, offering a wide-range of physical games,...
News UK Sales Charts: System Shock Just Misses Out on Top 10 as Paper Mario Leads
Shock to the system
A pair of new releases means a bit of a shake-up on the UK's physical games chart, but only one of them has cracked the top 10. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo's remake of its beloved RPG, has hopped right to the top. Unfortunately, it's less of a big debut for the console release of System Shock, which arrives at...
News UK Sales Charts: Gap in New Releases Means Business as Usual for Regular Bestsellers
Can you guess the whole top 10?
The UK's physical games chart often proves how unimaginative most British buyers are, especially when the new releases dry up. We're in one of those moments right now, where the top 10 is mostly full of the games you'd expect. For example, EA Sports FC 24 earns itself another number one, with nearly two thirds of the...
News UK Sales Charts: Indie Hit Sea of Stars Breaks into a Top 10 Full of Juggernauts
Just about
Developer Sabotage Studio and iam8bit have teamed up to bring the beloved Sea of Stars to physical retail, and it's squeaked into a top 10 that's otherwise filled with the games you'd expect. Debuting at number 10, it's a pretty solid result for the delayed physical release of a small, throwback RPG, but obviously it'll struggle to really...
News Fallout 4 Continues Sales Momentum in the UK, April's Best-Selling Game
New Vegas and 76 also in top 10
Fallout 4 was the UK's best-selling game last month, as the popularity of the TV adaptation from Amazon Prime keeps on fuelling sales. Combined with deep discounts across the entire series, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz said the Bethesda RPG earned top spot "comfortably", with the second-placed EA Sports FC...
News UK Sales Charts: Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition Rains on Stellar Blade's Parade
PS5 exclusive now in second
It's been a good week for sci-fi games in the UK. The top two titles at physical retail are currently Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and the PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade. The latter has to settle for second place this time, as the current-gen edition of CD Projekt's redeemed RPG has stormed the chart, rocketing from 40th...
News Stellar Blade Is a Best-Seller in the UK After Launch PS5 Sales
Stellar performance
Stellar Blade was the best-selling physical game in the UK last week, with its launch sales on PS5 being enough to see it top sales charts in the region. Sony and Shift Up haven't shared any official sales data just yet, but this marks a good start for the title, which holds the potential to sell well long-term. TopSpin 2K25 was...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Returns to Top 10 in Quiet Week for New PS5, PS4 Releases
Cooling off
Boy, those first few months of 2024 were crazy, right? The torrent of big, flashy new games is finally relenting, though, and the UK's physical games chart is beginning to settle into a groove. EA Sports FC 24 is number one, once again, and Hogwarts Legacy is equally consistent at number two. The remainder of the bestsellers has been...
News Helldivers 2 Is Selling at a Faster Rate Than Spider-Man 2 in the UK
Democracy trumps web-slinging
New sales tracking data from GSD — which accounts for both physical and digital purchases — has revealed Helldivers 2 is selling better than Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the UK across its first eight weeks of availability. The multiplayer title's sales are trending better than what Insomniac's latest web-slinging epic...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Takes a Dive, Elden Ring Spirit Springs Back to the Top 10
Doubt you could even imagine it
In a calmer week for new game releases, perhaps the biggest surprise in the UK's physical games chart is the return of a modern classic. Yes, Elden Ring is back in the top 10, leaping from 20th all the way up to third, mixing in with the heavy hitters. It's unclear if this is simply down to a price reduction, or if...
News UK Sales Charts: South Park: Snow Day Chills with the Bestsellers, Rise of the Ronin Falls
Snow joke
We've had a fair number of exciting new game releases lately, and they've all had a moment to shin in the UK's physical games chart. This time, though, it's the turn of South Park: Snow Day, which makes a perhaps surprising debut at number three. It's behind usual hits EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy, with the PS5 version the most...
News UK Sales Charts: Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin Off to a Weak Start at Retail
Not quite, Arisen
It sounds like Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin — both released on Friday of last week — have struggled to make an immediate impact in the UK. While we don't have the full sales charts just yet, GamesIndustry.biz's ever-knowledgeable Christopher Dring has outlined the relative success of the new releases, and it's fair to...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Refuses to Budge Among Heavy Hitting Competition
Victory for Super Earth
Helldivers 2 continues to buck the trend of physical game sales, as it's not only still in the top 10 — it's up several places. The co-op shooter has returned to fourth after dipping to eighth last week, meaning it's really holding its own against the competition. After learning the game has sold a grand total of 8 million...
News UK Sales Charts: WWE 2K24, Unicorn Overlord Crack the Top 10 as Rebirth Slips to Second
WWE opens to better sales than last year
New release WWE 2K24 was the best-selling physical game in the UK last week, knocking Final Fantasy VII Rebirth into second. The PS5 JRPG registered an 89 per cent drop in sales compared to its launch week while 2K's newest wrestling entry has debuted better than last year's instalment, with purchases up 26...
News Helldivers 2 PS5, PC Almost Matching Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Sales in UK
Launch aligned it's just 28 per cent behind
How big of a hit has Helldivers 2 been? Well, how about this: in the UK, across its first three weeks available, its sales are just 28 per cent lower than the immense juggernaut that is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 across its first three weeks on the market. Now, there are some caveats to clarify here:...
News UK Sales Charts: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Debuts at the Top, Helldivers 2 Holds Firm
Victory pose
This should come as no surprise, but Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has launched straight to the top of the UK's physical chart. Square Enix's sequel is one of 2024's biggest releases and had a huge amount of pre-launch hype, so we'd expect nothing less. It forces EA Sports FC 24 into second place, and Hogwarts Legacy also slips one position...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Bucks Industry Trend with Rising Weekly Sales
Boom
There are games that sold better at physical retail in the UK last week, but Helldivers 2 is doing something most other titles aren't. In almost all cases, a game's sales will spike immediately and then quickly taper off, settling into a steady rhythm after the first few weeks. However, Arrowhead's smash hit co-op shooter is going against that...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 Holds Firm While Skull and Bones Sails into the Top 10
Pirates and aliens
The UK's latest boxed games chart is in, and it's been invaded by a couple of new releases to shake things up. Nintendo's latest Switch exclusive predictably takes the top spot, knocking Hogwarts Legacy back down to second place. Ubisoft is also back in the bestsellers list with Skull and Bones, the online pirate action title that...
News UK Sales Charts: Helldivers 2 PS5 Drops into the Top 10
Shop 'til you drop
Last week was a relatively quiet moment in what's been a very busy period for game releases, but the latest UK retail chart still has a new entry. While we presume most of its sales will be digital across PS5 and PC, it appears Helldivers 2 isn't doing too badly with its boxed copies, either. The PS5 version has debuted in the top...
News UK Sales Charts: Suicide Squad Swings Past Persona 3 Reload for Number One Debut
Killing it
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been quite divisive thus far, with lots of discussion online about the pros and cons of this anti-hero looter shooter. However, it appears to be doing just fine when it comes to sales; in the UK, the game has arrived at number one on the physical retail chart, selling over 80 per cent of those...
News UK Sales Charts: Tekken 8 KOs the Competition with Number One Debut
Perfect
If the UK's physical games chart is anything to go by, Tekken 8 looks to be a hit for Bandai Namco. It's debuted in the number one spot, with nearly two thirds of copies sold being the PS5 version. According to GamesIndustry's Christopher Dring, the game's physical launch sales are "more than double" those of Street Fighter 6 — though this...
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Remastered Beats Prince of Persia to the Podium
Lost Crown lost out
Some of early 2024's heavy-hitting new releases are launching, and as expected, they're making a decent impact on the UK's physical games chart. While first and second place seem to be perennially occupied by Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 24, The Last of Us: Part II Remastered takes a jolly good swing, making its debut in...
News UK Sales Charts: Mortal Kombat 1 and 11 Both Back in the Top 10 During Quiet Period
KO
In these early couple of weeks of 2024, it's been a little quiet on the new releases front, and that means the UK's physical games chart is pretty much a list of the usual suspects. Up at the top is EA Sports FC 24, pinching the number one slot from Hogwarts Legacy, now in second. There aren't too many surprises here. Having said that, though,...
News UK's GAME Stores to Stop Accepting Trade-Ins from Next Month
Will sell pre-owned stock until it runs out
Staff at UK video game retailer GAME have told Eurogamer the outlet won't be accepting physical game trade-ins from next month. Starting 16th February 2024, GAME will refuse trade-ins of boxed games but will continue to sell pre-owned titles until stock runs out. The move makes it more difficult for...
News Believe It or Not, PS4 Sales Rocketed in the UK Last Year
That's not a typo
There’s still life in the ol’ PS4 it seems, as sales of Sony’s last-gen console increased by a face-melting 633 per cent year-over-year in 2023 in the UK. This number is obviously heavily influenced by the sheer scarcity of the system the year prior, as the tail of the console was dramatically cut short due to the chip...
News PS5's UK Sales End 2023 Down by 19%, But Still the Leading Console
The most popular system under the tree
New data from GfK has confirmed the PS5 was the best-selling console within the UK across December and throughout the Christmas period, though it achieved that with a 19 per cent dip in sales compared to November 2023. The current-gen system was the only machine to suffer a dip in purchases, with Nintendo...
Deals PlayStation Direct Slashes Prices of Games and Accessories in January Sale (UK)
Up to 50% off PS5's biggest and best
If you're on the lookout for some decent savings to kick off the new year, PlayStation's official UK store might just be the place for you thanks to its newly-launched January sale. Coinciding with the PS Store's digital January sale, which is offering literally thousands of digital savings right now, these new...
News UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Is the Country's Biggest Boxed Release of 2023
Ends 10-year streak for EA's footie sim
The UK's final weekly chart of 2023 for physical games is here, and it's Hogwarts Legacy that takes the top spot as the year comes to a close. However, WB Games' open world Harry Potter title has achieved more than that — as reported by GamesIndustry, it's the UK's best-selling boxed game of 2023 overall...
News PS5 Accounted for Almost Half of All Console Sales in the UK Last Month
A big Black Friday
Fuelled by some aggressive marketing and tempting price promotions, PS5 accounted for almost half of all consoles sold in the UK during November. The system – which was massively supply constrained during previous holidays – improved a whopping 126 per cent year-on-year and 149 per cent month-on-month, driving overall hardware...
News UK Sales Charts: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Takes a Running Leap into the Top 10
Did it stick the landing?
While it seems the UK's physical games top 10 is pretty much nailed down through the rest of 2023, one late arrival has added a last minute splash of colour to the picture. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launched last week, and it's managed to secure a spot within the list of bestsellers at number five. The four games above...
News UK Sales Charts: FC 24, Hogwarts Remain Top As We Approach the Festive Season
What will be Christmas number one?
The latest physical sales chart for the UK is here, and the top two have remained the same. EA Sports FC 24 is holding firm at number one, while Hogwarts Legacy has second place on lock. The remainder of the top 10 is a bit more loosey-goosey, but we're probably looking at the games that'll be most popular in the...
News Black Friday Deal: PS5 Slim Pre-Orders Discounted in the UK For Today Only
A Black Friday beauty!
In case it had somehow slipped you by, today's Black Friday, meaning all sorts of great savings are appearing across retail. The latest to catch our eye is a surprising discount on the brand new PS5 Slim console in the UK, despite the fact that it isn't even out yet. Yes, for today only (November 24th), you can currently...
News UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Apparates Back to the Top Spot
It's like magic
All it needed was a port to Nintendo Switch, and now Hogwarts Legacy is back on top of the UK's physical games chart. It's been in the top 10 more or less since it launched on current-gen consoles, and now it's knocked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from the number one slot. Activision's shooter is now in second, with EA Sports FC 24...
News UK Sales Charts: Everyone Hates Modern Warfare 3, But It's Still Number One
Later, haters
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the worst-received game in the series in a very long time, maybe ever, but that hasn't stopped it debuting at number one in the UK's physical charts. It may be a below par Call of Duty, but it's still a Call of Duty — a name that's too big to fail. It sold the vast majority of
News A Whopping 80% of Modern Warfare 3's Physical UK Sales Were on PS5, PS4
Domination
A contractual obligation means Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for at least ten years, despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. But if numbers continue to trend like this, we could foresee the series remaining on Sony’s consoles for a lot longer: an enormous 80 per cent of Modern Warfare 3’s physical copies...
News Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
More than double Xbox over last six months
As has been reflected in other parts of Europe – like in France, where Sony currently is beating Xbox Series X|S by a ratio of 90 per cent – the PS5 has gained 51 per cent market share in the UK over the past six months. By comparison, Nintendo has just 25 per cent market share, while Microsoft has...
News UK Sales Charts: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Holds Back RoboCop, But FC 24 Sneaks By
Offside
Last week saw the arrival of several new releases in the physical games market, though just one made it into the top 10 for its debut. That game is RoboCop: Rogue City, which comes in at number four. The top three is pretty insurmountable at this point, though Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and EA Sports FC 24 have swapped places. The rest of the...
News UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man and Mario Trade Places in Battle for Top Spot
Marvellous wonders
Sony and Nintendo both have a big, fancy exclusive game at the top of the UK's physical games chart, and they've just swapped seats. Both Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder launched on 20th October, and the superhero epic swung in with a debut at number one. Now, though, it's Nintendo's imaginative platformer on...
News UK Sales Charts: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Comes Out Swinging for Number One Debut
Thwip
Despite solid competition from another major new release, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has made a number one debut on the UK's physical games chart. It trumped Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder, "comfortably" selling the most boxed copies in the country. We imagine both games will remain in the top 10 for a while. We've yet to see digital sales...
News Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Is Already One of the Best Selling PS5 Games of the Year
Physical boxed data mostly positive
Early sales reports emerging from the UK suggest Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 may very well be on track to become one of the biggest launches of the year. While the initial information coming out of Britain only includes boxed game data, it’s already the fourth largest physical release of the year, behind only The...
News UK Sales Charts: New Releases Don't Trouble EA Sports FC 24 and Assassin's Creed Mirage
Business as usual
There's not much of a shake-up at the top of the latest boxed games chart in the UK. The top two, EA Sports FC 24 and Assassin's Creed Mirage, are unchanged from the previous week, in first and second respectively. That's despite the arrival of a couple of new releases, which have to settle for a debut further down the top 10. The...
News Sony's Allegedly Testing a Super-Secret Soulsborne for PS5
Market research conducted in London this week
Sony may have hosted tests for a super-secret Soulsborne game, presumably for PS5, this week. The mysterious release was discovered by Reddit, as part of a submission by a market research firm in the UK. According to the listing, the event was scheduled to take place in Oxford Circus between 10th October...
Guide Amazon Big Deal Days: Best Deals on PS5 Consoles, Games, Controllers, SSDs, 4K TVs and More
Update: Day 2 deals are live!
Update: It's the second day of the Big Deal Days sale, which means new deals are live and ready to be snapped up. Check out the best PlayStation offerings below! Amazon's Big Deal Days event is now live, giving us a chance to pick up some discounted goodies for a limited time. Running from Tuesday 10th to Wednesday...
News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Mirage Sneaks Up on FC 24, But Doesn't Make the Kill
October madness begins
October's wave of new releases has begun in earnest now, with Assassin's Creed Mirage launching at the end of last week. It climbed near the top of the UK's boxed games chart, making a number two debut behind the predictably popular EA Sports FC 24. It isn't the only new release in the top 10 — Nintendo's Detective Pikachu...
Random Push Square Was a Question on a UK Quiz Show
And they got the answer wrong
Push Square has gone mainstream – well, at least as mainstream as you can get when it comes to UK quiz shows. As spotted and shared by reader BlaizeV (seriously, we’d never have known about this without you), our humble PlayStation community was referenced in a 29th September episode of Tipping Point. In the show,...
News UK Sales Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Scores Flawless Victory on Mortal Kombat 1
Ball ball ball, footie footie footie
Mortal Kombat 1 made a splashy entrance in the UK's boxed games chart last week, debuting at number one. However, its combo has been broken early by EA Sports FC 24 which, predictably, arrives right at the top. Just over half of the physical copies sold in UK stores over the launch weekend were for PS5...
News UK Sales Charts: Surprise Hit Lies of P Makes an Impressive Third Place Debut
Mortal Kombat 1 scores a flawless victory
Lies of P, the unusual Souls-like action RPG, has made a strong debut on the UK's boxed games chart. The game's Pinocchio-meets-Bloodborne premise had always seemed strange, but it's clearly struck a chord, as it's arrived at number three in the bestsellers in its launch week. Less surprising is a number one...
