Call of Duty Black Ops 4‘s physical sales are down by 50 percent compared to last year’s CoD WW2, with Treyarch’s latest entry in the FPS franchise experiencing a dramatic decline in the number of boxed copies it has shifted. The figures, taken from Chart-Track’s UK sales chart, indicate that interest in Black Ops 4 has diminished in the region, despite Activision revealing that it had posted record-breaking digital sales. In a press release, Activision noted that the new Call of Duty had the “biggest day one digital release” in the company’s history. This saw Black Ops 4 selling more digital copies than the previous record-holder, 2017’s Call of Duty WW2. However, physical sales of the game tell a different story; in the UK, they have declined by 59 percent when compared to Black Ops 3, despite the game topping the national charts. Activision hasn’t released exact figures … [Read more...] about Black Ops 4 Physical Sales Down by 50% Compared to CoD WW2
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Detroit: Become Human and State of Decay Finally Dethrone God of War in the UK Sales Charts
Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studios’ God of War has dominated the sales charts in the United Kingdom for five weeks in a row, but its Kratos’ winning streak has finally come to an end on its sixth week on the shelves as reported by Gfk. At the top of the charts stands Detroit: Become Human by Quantic Dream, which is the tenth different PlayStation-exclusive game to debut in first place during the past year. A Microsoft exclusive debuts in second place, and it’s State of Decay 2 by Undead Labs. FromSoftware’s Dark Souls Remastered completes the top-three, followed by FIFA 18, while God of War has to settle in fifth place, above Far Cry 5. It’s worth mentioning that if we count single platforms, God of War is still in third place. You can check out both the overall chart and the individual formats chart just below. If you want to read more about this week’s winner, you can enjoy our review. If you … [Read more...] about Detroit: Become Human and State of Decay Finally Dethrone God of War in the UK Sales Charts
Far Cry 5 Becomes Fastest Selling Far Cry Game Ever in the UK
Far Cry 5 is barely a week old and it has already managed to break the record for being the fastest selling Far Cry game ever in the UK. It's the first bonafide hit game this year since Monster Hunter World took the world by storm back in late January. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Far Cry 5 is now the most successful game launch for the thirteenth week of any year, overcoming the previous record holder, which was Bioshock Infinite over five years ago. The PS4 version of the game is officially the sixth biggest launch of any Ubisoft game on a single format in the UK. Impressively, these sales figures only take into account the physical retail units and exclude digital sales. Due to the immense success of Far Cry 5's debut launch, the Microsoft exclusive Sea of Thieves falls from the top of the UK charts, grabbing the third spot. It suffered an approximately 52% drop in the number of units sold. FIFA 18 shoots up to second place, with a 61% increase in sales figures while Mario Kart … [Read more...] about Far Cry 5 Becomes Fastest Selling Far Cry Game Ever in the UK
Far Cry 5 is the fastest selling game in the series in the UK
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 2 April 2018 11:06 GMT The Far Cry 5 launch in the UK set new records for the series. Though it’s only just a few days old, Far Cry 5 is already on track to be the biggest game of the first half of 2018. If its stellar Steam numbers weren’t enough of a sign, we now have details about its performance at retail in the UK. Far Cry 5 not only topped last week’s UK charts, the game is already the biggest launch in 2018. It also beat BioShock: Infinite as the biggest seller in week 13 of the year. For Ubisoft, this is its sixth biggest launch on a single format ever in the UK – PS4 in this case. In fact, 60% of the copies sold were the PS4 version. This only covers physical sales, though digital is no doubt equal or higher. Elsewhere in the charts, Sea of Thieves dropped to number three as a result of a 52% reduction in sales. FIFA 18 shot to number two, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to number four thanks to Easter sales. See the top ten below: … [Read more...] about Far Cry 5 is the fastest selling game in the series in the UK
Knee-deep in a rising tide of games, devs reflect on the state of the Switch market
The Nintendo Switch has played host to a sort of gold rush for game developers over the past few months, with many claiming great sales on the platform - in many cases far more than Steam or other consoles, and in a much shorter timeframe. “It was incredible. The Switch is our most successful platform by far. We went past 100K copies sold on Switch a while ago now,” says Omar Cornut of Lizardcube, developers of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. “It was definitely a good move to port and publish Morphite on the Switch," says Ben Lee, of Morphite dev Blowfish Studios. "Our game sales for Morphite on the Nintendo eShop have been much higher than other consoles and Steam. It does require more effort to get games on the Switch, but the sales numbers make up for the cost of that effort." With so many positive claims coming from developers, it almost seems foolish for others not to develop for the Switch. However, with a new console … [Read more...] about Knee-deep in a rising tide of games, devs reflect on the state of the Switch market