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Nintendo Switch games post strong week-on-week increases The COVID-19 lockdown restarted in the UK last week, but unlike last time, it hasn’t made a huge impact on physical video game sales — at least not on Xbox One and PS4. Overall, game sales rose 13% week-on-week, which is still impressive in a week where there were no significant game launches …
Continue ReadingCadence of Hyrule sneaks into the Top 40 EA’s FIFA 21 has retained the No.1 spot in the UK physical charts, despite a 50% drop in sales week-on-week. It’s the third consecutive physical No.1 for the football game, although sales remain lower than last year. However, the game has performed much better as a digital download so far this year compared with …
Continue ReadingGames development headcount is at an all-time high of 18,279 in the UK Growth in the UK games industry has been faster in 2019/2020 than it’s ever been since trade association TIGA started doing annual reports in 2007/08. TIGA’s latest report, released today, reported a 12.2% annualised growth rate in terms of creative staff in development studios, with the headcount …
Continue ReadingSpencer expects Xbox Series S to be a bigger long-term hit than Xbox Series X. Kotaku recently spoke with Xbox head Phil Spencer to discuss everything from Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S to the Zenimax Media acquisition and more. Here are the most interesting snippets from Kotaku’s interview: Phil Spencer Expects Xbox Series S to Be the Bigger Long-Term …
Continue Reading29 out of the Top 40 jumped in sales week-on-week Nintendo Switch is the big winner in the UK physical charts following last week’s Amazon Prime Day sales. There are 18 Switch exclusive games in the Top 40, led by Animal Crossing: New Horizons at No.2, which jumped 44% in sales over the week prior. The other big climbers for …
Continue ReadingBut digital will likely tell a different story Typically the biggest boxed game launch of the year, FIFA 21’s opening week sales are down more than 42% over last year’s game. This is purely in terms of physical sales. FIFA’s digital performance has rapidly grown alongside the success of the game’s live service Ultimate Team mode. We won’t know the …
Continue ReadingNintendo Switch consoles continue to sell well across Europe Super Mario 3D All-Stars was the best selling game across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia during September, according to the latest GSD market data GSD, which is run by b2boost and European trade body ISFE, counts digital and physical game sales across numerous countries (details of which are listed at …
Continue Reading2021 event returns to physical form. Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online was viewed a total of 31.6 million times over the course of its five-day run from September 23 to 27, the Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association announced. Here is the full breakdown: Total Views: 31,606,942 YouTube: 4,050,963 (English and Chinese included) Twitter: 7,511,301 (English and Chinese included) Niconico: 1,726,014 Twitch: 875,350 (English included) TikTok LIVE: 98,012 …
Continue ReadingFive new games join the lineup in October. Days Gone, MediEvil, Friday the 13th: The Game, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, and RAD are now available via PlayStation Now, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced. Here is an overview of each game, via Sony Interactive Entertainment: Days Gone Step into the dirt flecked shoes of former outlaw biker Deacon St. John, a bounty hunter trying to find a …
Continue ReadingNeither title comes close to matching the sales of previous games in the series Activision’s Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time beat EA’s Star Wars Squadrons to No.1 this week, with just 1,000 boxed sales separating the two games. The latest Crash Bandicoot title follows the successful remakes of the first three Crash games (released in 2017 as Crash Bandicoot: …
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