Tag: Uk Charts
News Xbox Backwards Compatibility Had A Major Effect On July's UK Charts
Two Xbox 360 games made the top ten!
Last month marked the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale for 2023, and we mentioned at the time how Call of Duty had essentially taken over the "Top Paid Games" list as a result, with many of the series' Xbox 360 titles selling very well. That's now translated to the official UK gaming charts for July 2023, which saw...
News Elden Ring Dominates UK Charts, But Physical Sales Poor On Xbox
Looks like digital was the popular choice
To the surprise of no-one, Elden Ring got off to an absolutely flying start in the UK last week, racing to first place in the UK boxed charts and surpassing the likes of Horizon: Forbidden West and Pokémon Legends: Arceus along the way. In fact, it's even smashed the previous launch figures set by the Dark...
News After Leaving Xbox Game Pass, GTA V Is A Best-Seller In The UK Again
It just can't be stopped
It's been a while since we last looked at the UK boxed charts, but this past week has been pretty interesting for a couple of reasons, one of which being that GTA V rocketed to second place after leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 8. A specific breakdown of sales figures for the different platforms hasn't been provided, but...
News UK Boxed Charts: Hitman 3 Debuts At Top Spot, But Only 27% Sold For Xbox
The PS5 dominated physical sales for Hitman 3
The latest UK boxed charts roundup has seen Hitman 3 debut in first place following its release for all platforms last week, although admittedly the game didn't sell that many physical copies for Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Hitman 3's boxed release - which was...
News UK Boxed Charts: Cyberpunk 2077 Drops Out The Top Ten, GTA V Returns
Nintendo takes the top spot
The final UK boxed charts roundup of 2020 has arrived, revealing that CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 dropped out of the top ten for the first time, and the top spot went to Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Like many games that suffered sales drops over the New Year period, Cyberpunk 2077 recorded a 66% sales...
News UK Boxed Charts: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Beats Cyberpunk 2077 To Christmas No. 1
CD Projekt Red's RPG drops to third
The Christmas No. 1 has officially been crowned in the UK boxed charts, and that honour goes to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which was the top selling physical game in the region over the past week. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the game enjoyed a 66% increase in sales due to recent discounts, while CD...
News UK Boxed Charts: Cyberpunk 2077 Becomes The Second Biggest Launch Of 2020
An impressive start for CD Projekt Red
To the surprise of no one, this past week's UK boxed charts saw Cyberpunk 2077 claim top spot, and the game also became the second biggest retail launch of the year, only losing out to EA's FIFA 21 (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). Elsewhere, the end of the Black Friday sales caused drops in sales for the likes of
News UK Boxed Charts: Immortals Fenyx Rising Debuts Outside The Top Ten
FIFA 21 remains at the top of the table
This past week's UK boxed charts saw just one new release in the form of Ubisoft's excellent Immortals Fenyx Rising, but it didn't get off to the best of starts, missing out on the top ten by a single place - finishing in 11th. Elsewhere, it was very much business as usual at the top of the table. FIFA 21...
News UK Boxed Charts: Call Of Duty Climbs Into First Place, Assassin's Creed Drops To Fourth
And Fortnite re-enters the top ten
It was a bit of a surprise to see Assassin's Creed Valhalla initially beating Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to first place in the UK boxed charts a couple of weeks ago, but normal service has resumed over the past week, with Call of Duty taking its expected throne, and Valhalla dropping down to fourth. Els
News UK Boxed Charts: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Takes Top Spot In Xbox Series X Launch Week
Call of Duty settles for second place
Last week was a huge week for boxed sales in the UK following the release of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 10th, and the best-selling title of the week was Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla. According to GamesIndustry.biz, 40% of Assassin's Creed Valhalla's sales came on Xbox, with 42% on...
News Skate 3 Nearly Tops The UK Digital Charts Following Xbox 360 Sale
The power of backwards compatibility
Team Xbox has been putting a lot of its time and energy into backwards compatibility over the past few years, and if these Skate 3 sales are anything to by, it's certainly paying off! As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the 2010 Xbox 360 sports game Skate 3 powered its way back into the top ten of the UK Digital...
UK Charts Crash 4 Goes Top, But Boxed Sales Down On N. Sane Trilogy
It's a similar story for Star Wars
It'll come as no surprise that this past week's boxed UK charts were dominated by the new releases of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Star Wars: Squadrons, which took first and second place respectively. Behind the scenes however, Crash 4's physical launch sales were down 80% compared to 2017's N. Sane...
UK Charts Two Mafia Games Make Their Top Ten Debuts
And Marvel's Avengers holds firm
It's been a busy week for 2K's Mafia series, with not one, but two new Mafia games in this past week's UK boxed chart! The obvious new addition is Mafia: Definitive Edition, which launched just a few days ago and debuted in third place. Meanwhile, Mafia: Trilogy (which includes all three Definitive Editions) also...
UK Charts Kingdoms Of Amalur Falls Just Short Of The Top Three
Minecraft Dungeons also enters the charts
Despite the release of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning this past Tuesday, Marvel's Avengers stood tall for a second consecutive week in the UK boxed charts, forcing the THQ Nordic remaster to settle for a respectable fourth place. Elsewhere, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 retained second place while NBA 2K21...
UK Charts Marvel's Avengers Leads The Pack After A Busy Week
Tony Hawk follows closely behind
It was certainly a busy few days for new releases on Xbox One last week, with the standard versions of Marvel's Avengers, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and NBA 2K21 all dropping this past Friday. And as you might expect, they all made the top three of the UK physical sales charts, with Marvel's Avengers taking the...
UK Charts UFC 4 Emerges Victorious After A Successful Debut
Comes out swinging
The latest entry in EA Sports' popular UFC series hit Xbox One last week, and it looks to have gone down a treat - it's stormed to the top of the UK charts, surpassing Animal Crossing and Ghost of Tsushima. The lineup also includes three additional Xbox games in the form of FIFA 20, Grand Theft Auto V and F1 2020. They all retain...
UK Charts Destroy All Humans Probes Its Way Into The Top Ten
It's like 2005 all over again
We've seen a couple of new releases join the UK top ten boxed charts over the past week. The obvious standout is the remake 2005's Destroy All Humans which impressively debuted in 3rd place, while Easy Day Studios' Skater XL also enjoyed a very good start in 7th. Elsewhere, just F1 2020 and Grand Theft Auto V rounded...
UK Charts Forza Horizon 3 Makes A Triumphant Return To The Top 40
Welcome back, old friend
It's been a while since we've talked about Forza Horizon 3! The beloved racer made a surprising return to this past week's top ten boxed UK sales chart by finishing in 26th - seemingly the result of a recent sale at GAME where it was discounted to £7.99. In comparison, the more recent Forza Horizon 4 finished in 12th...
UK Charts F1 2020 Tops The Podium After A Winning Start
FIFA drops all the way to 36th
This past week's top ten boxed UK sales chart saw Codemasters' excellent F1 2020 place itself firmly in the driving seat, surpassing The Last of Us Part II and Animal Crossing: New Horizons to secure a first place finish. Elsewhere it was generally business as usual, although Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy found...
UK Charts The Nostalgia Is Strong With Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob debuts in third place
This past week's top ten boxed UK sales chart saw SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated debut in third place, just behind PS4 exclusive The Last of Us Part II and 3DS title Bravely Second: End Layer, the latter of which received a huge discount at UK retailer Argos. The only other two Xbox One...
UK Charts The Last Of Us Dominates, Star Wars Returns To The Top Ten
The force is still strong with this one
This past week's top ten boxed UK sales chart was predictably centred around the new release of The Last of Us 2, which became Sony's fast selling PS4 game ever in the UK. Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe dropped to fourth after topping the table the previous week. From an Xbox perspective, it was pretty much...
UK Charts Forza Horizon 4 Races Back Into The Top Ten
Back in the driving seat
This past week's top ten boxed UK sales chart saw EA Sports' FIFA 20 drop to third after topping the table last week, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surprisingly taking the crown. Elsewhere, it was generally business as usual, with Grand Theft Auto V moving up a single place to fourth, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare dropping...
UK Charts Football Fever Takes Over As FIFA 20 Tops The Table
Champione, ole, ole, ole
This week's top ten boxed UK sales chart saw a new number one surprisingly crowned in the form of EA Sports' FIFA 20, which jumped four places from 5th to 1st. We're not sure where the boost in sales came from, although it quite possibly has something to do with the English Premier League soon returning on June 17th...
UK Charts Saints Row And Maneater Drop Out The Top 10
And there's a new number one
It's UK charts roundup time! The top ten boxed UK sales chart was dominated by PS4 titles last week due to the beginning of the Days of Play sale, which continues until June 8th. In the process, the previous week's new releases of Maneater and Saints Row: The Third - Remastered fell to 23rd and 24th respectively...
UK Charts Maneater Chomps Its Way Into The Top Ten
These sales are some-fin else
It's UK charts roundup time! There were two new entries in the UK top ten all formats chart last week. The first was 'ShaRkPG' Maneater, which got off to a fantastic debut in sixth place, while Saints Row: The Third Remastered also enjoyed an impressive start in seventh. Both were only released a few days ago on May...
UK Charts Seven Years On, GTA V Is Still Dominating The Charts
Here's the full top ten
There haven't been many changes in the UK top ten all formats chart over the past week, with the top five proving almost identical. Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the top spot for a second week running, and Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V enjoyed excellent sales as usual. Further down, there were a couple of new entries in...
UK Charts Forza Horizon 4 Moves Back Into The Top Ten
Welcome home
There weren't too many changes in the UK top ten all formats chart last week, although FIFA 20 impressively regained the top spot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. And after previously missing out for the first time in a long time, Forza Horizon 4 just made it back into the top ten. Elsewhere, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare continued...
UK Charts GTA V Climbs Back Into The Top Five Yet Again
Still incredibly popular
It hasn't been the most exciting of weeks for the UK all formats chart roundup, with most games switching just a few places compared to the week before. That said, Animal Crossing: New Horizons re-took the coveted #1 spot after losing out last week, and Grand Theft Auto V entered the top five once again. In fact, it was a...
UK Charts Big Week For EA Sports As FIFA 20 Tops The Table
Forza Horizon finally falls
It looks like the football fans were out in their droves last week buying copies of EA Sports' FIFA 20, which jumped all the way from fourth to first place in the UK all formats chart. Meanwhile, last week's winner (Final Fantasy VII Remake) was eclipsed by Animal Crossing and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. There was no...
UK Charts Resident Evil Slips To Seventh, Final Fantasy Dominates
Forza remains in the top ten
The much-anticipated Final Fantasy 7: Remake takes centre stage in the UK charts roundup this week, finally knocking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare off the top spot. Allegedly, the PS4 game did double the launch sales that Resident Evil 3 did last week on the platform, which has now dropped to seventh overall. Elsewhere,...
UK Charts Resident Evil 3 Misses Out On First Place, But Just Barely
Minecraft rejoins the top ten
The UK charts are finally here, and have revealed that Resident Evil 3 got off to an impressive start following its release last Friday, coming in at #2 in the all formats chart. It's been beaten to the top spot by last week's winner, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, while FIFA 20 rounds off the top three after dropping...
UK Charts Call of Duty Hits #1, Forza Horizon Climbs Again
Big week for Modern Warfare
Animal Crossing: New Horizons no longer dominates the UK charts this week! The Nintendo Switch exclusive has been bumped off the top spot by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, while EA Sports' FIFA 20 also leaps into second place. Meanwhile, various games retain the same positions as last week including Grand Theft Auto V,...
UK Charts DOOM Eternal Enters At #2, Loses Out To Animal Crossing
Forza Horizon 4 re-enters the top ten
To the surprise of few, both DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have dominated the UK charts this week. Both games were released last Friday (although were sold early by various retailers), and have enjoyed fantastic starts as previously expected. Elsewhere, it's been a fantastic week for Crash...
UK Charts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Loses Top Spot
Jedi: Fallen Order drops out the top ten
The UK charts have been revealed for the week ending 7th March, and it's bad news for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- it's lost the top spot to new Nintendo Switch release Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It's still second in the rankings though, so it's not all bad news. Elsewhere, Two Point...
