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FIFA 21 and Nintendo Switch are the big winners during a major week of discounts Last week was one of the biggest retail sales periods of the year in the form of Black Friday, and more than 1 million boxed games were sold in the UK over the 7 days. It’s a big number, but it’s still 20% down on …
Continue ReadingMaking it the highest selling game in the Warriors Series. Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity have exceeded three million units, Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo announced. It is a new record for a single title in the Warriors series. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity launched for Switch on November 20. A demo is also available. Here is an overview of …
Continue ReadingEarly Black Friday deals boosts sales of FIFA and Watch Dogs. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War may have missed out on the top spot in its debut week, but it made up for it in week two. The Activision shooter claims No.1 in the latest UK boxed charts, despite a 27% drop in sales week-on-week. It’s actually a …
Continue ReadingMore units sold through in first week than any other Assassin’s Creed game. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the biggest Assassin’s Creed game launch in history, selling through more units in its first week than any other Assassin’s Creed game during the same period, publisher Ubisoft announced. The Viking-themed Assassin’s Creed game has also become the top-selling Ubisoft PC launch ever, driven by all-time record Ubisoft Store sales …
Continue ReadingIt’s a massive, massive week for UK game sales Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the best-selling UK boxed game in one of the biggest release weeks in video games history. It did remarkably well, so well that it kept Call of Duty from making No.1 during its debut week for the first time in 13 years. It’s a surprise result, even …
Continue ReadingOutdone only by the 807,000 units sold of Wii in October 2008. Switch and Switch Lite sold 735,926 units in the United States in October 2020, outperforming its October 2019 sales by 136 percent, Nintendo announced citing numbers provided by NPD. The October 2020 sales are the second-highest October sales of any video game console in history, outdone only by the 807,000 …
Continue ReadingIncludes targeted enhancements for PS5 and Xbox Series. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer BioWare have announced Mass Effect Legendary Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, with forward compatibility and targeted enhancements for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. It will launch in spring 2021. Mass Effect Legendary Edition includes remastered versions of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. Each game has been improved …
Continue ReadingNintendo 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 …
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