A few weeks ago, developer Riot Games unleashed the latest weapon in its incredibly well-financed marketing arsenal: a three-minute music video for POP/STARS, a song performed by a fictitious girl band consisting of four of the most popular characters in League of Legends. That track has now managed to secure the top spot on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales charts.POP/STARS is performed by K/DA, a band which, in the virtual world at least, consists of League of Legends characters Ahri, Evelynn, Kai'Sa, and Akali. In reality, however, their vocals are provided by a cross-continental line-up of accomplished music stars: US-based Madison Beer and Jaira Burns, and Miyeon and Soyeon from K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE.As compiled by Nielsen Music and reported by Billboard, POP/STARS managed to sell 9,000 copies in the week ending November 8th. That might sound faintly preposterous for a fake band rustled up to promote some video game cosmetics - but it all becomes a little clearer once you … [Read more...] about League of Legends’ virtual girl band K/DA manages to top Billboard’s world music charts
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Red Dead Redemption 2 sells DOUBLE the original as it hijacks UK charts
ROCKSTAR'S latest epic, Red Dead Redemption 2, has galloped to the top of the UK charts after selling twice as many boxed copies in its opening week than its predecessor. Given the massive growth in share digital sales take up since the original Red Dead Redemption, the total figure is going to be even higher. It's also even more impressive considering that the original was released on a Tuesday rather than a Friday, giving it an opening week three days longer. It's not quite the fastest-selling game of the year so far, though. Xbox RDR2 bundle at Very for £369.99 (Code: 40OFF) – buy now That accolade goes to FIFA 19, according to sales-tracking body GfK. RDR2's initial sales are the best of any game this generation in the UK outside of the annual behemoths of Call of Duty and FIFA, to boot. While it didn't beat FIFA, Call of Duty: Black Ops III or Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at the tills, it did beat Call of Duty: WWII and this year's Black Ops IV. It comfortably … [Read more...] about Red Dead Redemption 2 sells DOUBLE the original as it hijacks UK charts
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