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News Mafia II Holds The UK Sales Charts Top Spot
Mafia II's enjoying a third consecutive stint at the top of the UK sales charts
Good for 2K; for all the criticism of Mafia's limited interaction, it's a cinematic game that's certainly worth playing. Even if gangsters make you cringe. Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 was the big climber this week, jumping from 10th straight into 2nd position now it's available...
News Mafia II Tops The UK's Sales Charts With "Biggest" Launch Since Red Dead Redemption
We really enjoyed Mafia II; despite its flaws it definitely deserves to be played
So it's nice to see the game light-up the UK sales charts and finish up with the "biggest UK launch" accolade since Red Dead Redemption fourteen weeks ago. Take-Two won't mind, seeing as they published both games. According to Chart-Track, 41 percent of the...
UK Charts Put Time And Effort Into A Movie Tie-In, Top The Charts Frequently Like Toy Story 3
Disney Interactive's Toy Story 3 is still top of the UK sales charts
That's despite a surge of interest in Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, which jumped back into second position from fifth. Elsewhere, there's plenty of life-style toff for the Nintendo platforms (what the heck is Art Academy!?) and the usual first-person shooter suspects in Modern...
News Toy Story 3 Tops The British Sales Charts, Modern Warfare 2 Jumps Back Into Second
Disney Interactive's surprisingly brilliant Toy Story 3 has topped the British sales charts this week, holding off a surge of interest in Activision's Modern Warfare 2 which finished up second
Elsewhere, dance titles are clearly the "in" thing, as both Just Dance and Dance On Broadway make up two slots in the top ten. Sigh, imagine when...
News Catch Up With Come Dine With Me On Your PlayStation 3
According to TechRadar
com</a>, Sony's currently in talks with Channel 4 to bring their digital catch-up service, 4OD, to the PlayStation 3. Sony's already got the BBC iPlayer nestled in the television sub-section of the XMB, and hopes to extend that with 4OD and the previously rumoured ITV Player. A report in Broadcaster magazine hints that...
News British Demon's Souls Practically Sold Out Nationwide
The Black Phantom Edition of Demon's Souls is practically sold out everywhere in the UK
That's according to publishers Namco Bandai Partners, who are only aware of a few "dribs and drabs". "I can't give you a number, but what I mean by an 'amazing success' is that all the stock we built of the Black Phantom Edition has sold out...
Sorry, excuse me? No, seriously, hang on a moment; we're still getting our head around this
There are video games for the Personal Computer? Th-the, PC — y'know, the thing you do work on, etc. There are video games for that? That's what they're telling us. We don't believe it. Apparently there's this game called Starcraft II, and it's top of the...
News Sony Confirms PlayStation Move Pricing For The UK, Is Very Reasonable
Sony's confirmed the pricing of their upcoming PlayStation Move motion controller for the UK
It's very reasonable too. While you may already have pre-orders in for the device based on retailer estimates, this is the final word from Sony. As such your pre-order might drop in price at some point in the near future, which is always nice isn't it?...
News THERE'S A SNAKE IN MY BOOTS! Toy Story 3 Tops The UK Sales Charts!
Licensed game is released alongside movie
Movie goes onto become a box-office smash. Licensed game then compliments movie straight to the top of the charts. The refreshing part? Toy Story 3 is actually a darn good game. No one is getting ripped off here buying into a bad product with a fancy name on it. Oh no. Because Toy Story 3 is a brilliant...
News Licensed, Genuinely Good Family Games Fill-Up The UK Sales Charts
What do Toy Story 3 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 have in common? They're both surprisingly good licensed games, designed with families in mind
Yup. They're also both sitting amongst a heap of familiar software in the UK sales top ten. Somehow, the desperately disappointing XBOX 360 exclusive, Crackdown 2, is sitting atop the sales charts. That's...
News LEGO Harry Potter Holds Onto Command Of The UK Sales Charts
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is spending its second week top of the UK all-formats chart, keeping Westerner Red Dead Redemption just behind in second
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 managed to debut in fourth position, while the likes of Naughty Bear and Demon's Souls slipped after last week's performance. Get the full top-twenty after the jump. LEGO HARRY...
SEGA's just confirmed that Valkyria Chronicles 2 will launch on September 3rd in the UK
In addition, they've also confirmed that Phantasy Star Portable 2 will launch a couple of weeks later on September 17th. To be honest, that's all we've got to tell you. Take note though - two big games on PlayStation Portable. Y'know, the system does still get...
News LEGO Harry Potter Tops The British Sales Charts, Screams "Flipendo" At Red Dead Redemption
LEGO Harry Potter's stolen Red Dead Redemption's crown, and topped the UK sales charts this week
The plastic spell 'em up (which is getting rave reviews) managed to push everybody's favourite video game Western into second place after well over a month in the top spot. It was a pretty good week all round for new video game releases, with releases...
News Britain: Get Your PlayStation Move Preorders In Now
Two of the UK's biggest online retailers, Play
com and Amazon.co.uk, started taking pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation Move controller today. The device is set to launch on September 15th alongside a slew of content. Play's got the PlayStation Move Starter Kit (which includes the PlayStation Eye camera, Move controller and a demo disc) priced at...
News Red Dead Redemption Staves Off Super Mario Galaxy 2, Stays Top Of The UK Sales Charts
Red Dead Redemption's held onto its spot aloft the UK sales charts, despite the release of Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy 2
The plumber instead had to settle for the number two spot, while FIFA World Cup 2010 held onto its place in the top three, finishing in third. Elsewhere, it's pretty much as you were with appearances from Modern Warfare 2 and...
News Little Game Called Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot
We played Red Dead Redemption for about 10 hours this weekend
We've already beaten the game. Go figure. It's properly, properly amazing. So it's no surprise to see it uphold the top of the UK sales charts once again. UFC Undisputed 2010 continues to do surprisingly well here, with a slot in third, while EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup moves into second...
News Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot, Blur & Alpha Protocol Miss Out
Red Dead Redemption's still top of the UK software charts, despite all those shortages
And there should be no real surprise about this - the game's sensational. THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010 managed to debut in second-place, with a slew of familiar titles rounding out the rest of the top ten. Perhaps the bigger story is the absence of Alpha Protocol and...
News FIFA World Cup Continues To Dominate The British Software Charts
EA's FIFA World Cup title is enjoying a further week at the top of the British sales charts, with competition from Ubisoft's casual Wii title, Just Dance 2, unable to top it
Modern Warfare 2 jumped a few spots into third, probably boosted by the release of DLC for the Playstation 3 and PC SKUs. Elsewhere, it's pretty much as you were. 2010 FIFA...
News 2010 Fifa World Cup KO's Ryu & Co, Tops The British Sales Charts
EA's excellent World Cup soccer-sim, 2010 Fifa World Cup, has topped the British sales charts this week, a position it's unlikely to stray far from as the worlds biggest sporting event nears
It beat out the other big release of last week - Super Steet Fighter IV - which managed to debut in second-position. It's pretty much as you were elsewhere on...
News UK Software Charts Are As You Were In The Top Three
Ubisoft's double-billing of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Just Dance continue to head the UK software charts this week, with Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Episode From Liberty City coming in just behind them
The only real change to this week's charts is the entry of the Wii's Monster Hunter Tri, which we're desperately fighting the impulse to order...
News British Retailer GAME Earmark DLC Games
What do Battlefield: Bad Company 2, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, and Dragon Age: Origins have in common? They all come with unique content that's freely available to those who buy the game new, but is restricted or premium if to those who buy the game used
A growing concern for retailers around the world dealing in the sale of used video games. But UK...
News UK Software Sales Charts Remain Pretty Darn Boring
Not much to see on the UK's software sales charts this week
Ubisoft's Just Dance is still number one, with Just Cause 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 shuffling places. Elsewhere, there's a lot of Nintendo. JUST DANCE BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 JUST CAUSE 2 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 WII SPORTS RESORT WII FIT PLUS POKEMON SOULSILVER FIFA...
News Nintendo Wii Dancing Game Tops The UK Sales Charts, Not Much To Talk About
This week's UK sales chart has to be the most generic list in a long time
You've got Ubisoft's Wii Just Dance dacing game at the top, with last weeks leader Just Cause 2 in the runner-up spot. You've then got Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2. Then Pokemon. Then Wii Sports. Then Pokemon. Then Fifa. The Wii Fit. Then Super Mario. It's...
News British Gamers Buy Lots Of Copies Of Just Cause 2. Why? Just 'Cause!
That "pun" has been run into the ground and stomped on so many times we really shouldn't have used it
But that's exactly why we did use it. Ha-hah. Incredible. Anyway - without further ado, here's your British sales charts news: Just Cause 2 is number one with a bullet. Or should we say grapple hook? Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Modern Warfare 2...
News Happy, Happy Birthday European Playstation 3!
Guess what Europeans - the Playstation 3 is officially three years old today in your neck of the woods
That's right, the system went on sale in Europe precisely three years ago today - March 23rd. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for Sony since then, with initial PS3 sales tempered by a high price-tag. It is, however, with the launch of the...
News Final Fantasy XIII Tops The UK Sales Charts, PS3 SKU Wins The War
Final Fantasy XIII has shot straight to the top of the UK sales charts, with the PS3 version of the game managing 54% of the sales
Not the hugest of discrepancies between the SKUs, but it's often rare a PS3 multiplatform game outsells its XBOX 360 rival - particularly when Microsoft have broken the metaphorical bank marketing the game exclusive to...
News Surprise: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Tops The British Gaming Charts
Winning the war
Heavy Rain's affair with the number one spot of the British gaming charts is over (though it still sits at a respectable fourth place). Indeed, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has taken the top spot this week, with 31 per cent of the sales being accountable to the PS3 SKU. SEGA got a double hit with Aliens vs Predator and Sonic &...
News Aliens vs Predator Shoots Straight To The Top Of The Pops... Erm, Charts
Another week and another shooter has taken the crown from Ubisoft's current Wii phenomenom, Just Dance
Amazingly for Rebellion, Aliens vs Predator has become the fastest-selling game in 2010, topping last week's record holder, Bioshock 2 (now in third). Of course, they're both gonna get crushed by Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Either way, big congrats...
News Bioshock 2 Takes The UK Charts' Top Spot, Bayonetta Re-Enters
Apparently Bioshock is still a big deal, as Bioshock 2 has shot straight to the top of the UK charts, removing previous leader Mass Effect 2
Interestingly, after a slew of price-cuts (and perhaps that Playstation 3 patch), Bayonetta has re-entered the charts in number 10 (up from 36). Elsewhere, Fifa 10 and Modern Warfare 2 are still strong...
News MAG Stays In The UK Charts' Top Ten, Dante's Inferno Enters At Number Four
Very little change this week in the UK's all-formats chart, with Mass Effect 2 still holding the top-spot
Visceral Games' reimagining of Dante's Inferno entered fairly strongly at number four this week, knocking Sony's MAG to a respectable seventh. By the way, why did Ubisoft moan about Avatar's sales? It's been in the top ten for months now...
News Modern Warfare 2 Held Off The UK Charts Top Spot By Just Dance For A Second Week
Can anyone think of any other songs aside from those by Lady GaGa that use the lyric "just dance" as a central theme? We're racking our brains here in the PushSquare office but nothing's coming
Answers on a postcard merci beaucoup. Yep, if the overly obvious post-title didn't give it away, we can confirm that Wii-title Just Dance has beaten Modern...
News SCEE: 3 Million Playstation 3s Sold In The UK
It's milestone time for SCEE, as they've just confirmed that 3 million Playstation 3s have been sold in the UK to date
There's really not much else to say. As Brits ourselves, Sony's efforts have very much been brushed under the carpet by the mainstream here; but still outstanding marketing, pricing and, just sheer brilliant exclusive games have...
News Just Dance, Gonna Be Ok, Da Da Doo-Doo-Mmmm, Just Dance, Spin That Record Babe...
Come on guys
Dance. After nine weeks, Modern Warfare 2 has finally been knocked off the top of the British sales charts which means — we get to say something interesting in this post for once. Like quoting Lady GaGa lyrics. That's right folks, of all the games to topple Infinity Ward's shooter, the Wii's Just Dance has done the impossible. On red...
News Modern Warfare 2 & FIFA 10 Amongst The Biggest Games On Playstation In 2009
ELSPA's confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest selling game for the Playstation 3 in 2009
The news comes shortly after Modern Warfare 2 was announced as the biggest game of the year by ELSPA, raking in sales of £67million in just one week. The game's now pulled in over $1billion. Sitting next to Modern Warfare 2 in the Playstation 3's...
News Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Not Coming To The UK We're 'Fraid
If you're a hardcore British gamer who likes nothing more than chillin' to the back catalogue of Michael Jackson - then you're out of luck
Sony has confirmed to VG247 that there are no plans to bring the recently announced "This Is It" bundle to the UK. The bundle's due for release in Japan later this month. Guess you'll just have to make...
News It's 2010. A New Year. A Fresh British Games Chart. A Similar Story.
Modern Warfare 2 is still top of the British sales charts
Still. That's the eighth consecutive week for Infinity Wards game about shooting people. Elsewhere, nothing much happened. Interesting. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 ASSASSIN'S CREED II MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WII SPORTS RESORT WII FIT PLUS FIFA 10 JUST DANCE NEW SUPER...
News Full Of Turkey? Ignore This Post About The British Sales Charts.
Guess what's top of the UK sales charts? That's right, Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2
Word. Get all your chart-based excitement right here.
News Innocent Advertisement Says "PSP-4000" On It
PSP-4000? What's that then? Blimey, another SKU of the Playstation Portable surely can't be on the cards
.. Can it? Apparently yes, if this Sony-released accessories advertisement is anything to go by. Take a look for yourself.
News Nintendo DS Takes Playstation 2's Crown, Becomes Britain's Biggest Selling System Ever
The Nintendo DS is now the biggest-selling UK video games system of all time
According to reports, the DS just passed the Playstation 2's 10.02million sales mark, earning the crown in just over 4 years. That's a crazy impressive feat. Kudos to Nintendo.
News Snore: Modern Warfare 2 Still Top Of The UK Charts
Haven't you bought it yet already? Well, we suppose there's not much else coming out
That's right folks: Modern Warfare 2 is still top of the UK sales charts. Hurrah, whoopee and all that. Fifa 10's second, Assassin's Creed II's third. Not much else to say. Knock yourselves out. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 FIFA 10 ASSASSIN'S CREED II NEW SUPER...
News Go To HMV Right Now If You Want A PSPgo At An Outrageous Price
If you have no real attachment to your old UMDs, are a new PSP buyer, or have made the switch to downloading your PSPs games - we think you should absolutely get a PSPgo
We know people like to moan and moan about the system, but we love ours. It's super small, has tons of space on board and is a lot more comfortable than current PSP models. In fact,...
Can you Adam 'nd Eve it - Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 is still top of the UK sales charts
Blimey! Try to contain yourselves, won't you. In other Modern Warfare 2 sales news, ELSPA have offered the game their prestigious Diamond award for whopping sales throughout the UK region. As you should well be aware reader, Modern Warfare 2 has sold lots...
News Surprise: Modern Warfare 2 Debuts At The Top Of The UK Charts
Pretend to be surprised for us will you? Thanks
So, guess what? Modern Warfare 2entered the UK charts in the number one position for the week ending November 14th. It managed to sell a whopping 1.78 million copies over the five or so days it was on sale, with a speculated 700,000 or so copies attributed to the Playstation3 version. The rest of the...
News Sony Survey Yummy Potential PSPgo Colour Variants
Seems like Sony are planning some flashy new colours for the PSPgo range
A Destructoid reader was invited to take a survey regarding new colours in the UK. As you can see, there are a lot of yummy colours on the survey. Personally we'd go for the more "out-there" ones, such as Coral and Turqouise. But knowing how boring people are, we...
News Modern Warfare 2 Shifts A Whopping 1.23 Million Units In The UK, Breaks Sales Records
As expected, Modern Warfare 2's launch was a major deal in the UK
The game sold a whopping 1.23 million units in its first 24 hours or so; absolutely crushing Grand Theft Auto IV's 631,000 units. The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association described the launch as "interactive entertainment come of age." Apparently,...
News Sky: Playstation 3 Player "May Very Well Happen"
Sky's On Demand director Griff Parry reckons a Playstation 3 version of the Sky Player could be on the cards in the near future
I can talk generally about our desire to extend to any device that supports a good quality experience to project the content. The PS3 is clearly a device where that is possible. And so it may very well happen in the...
News So When's Sky TV Coming To The Playstation 3 Then?
Xbox got it
If you're an XBOX owner in the UK, you might be aware that this morning the Sky TV service rolled out onto XBOX 360s. To be perfectly honest, we're not quite sure how Microsoft are handling the whole service, but we assume it requires an existing Sky subscription and an XBOX Live Gold account. Given that the service is a perk for...
News Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Tops The UK Charts, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remains In Top 10
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 has edged out all competition to take the top spot on the UK all-format charts
The Playstation 3 SKU of the game beat out all of its rivals to take the top spot on the UK charts, outselling the XBOX 360 version rather strongly. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves remained in the top ten at number six, with Borderlands debuting at...
Before the babies come and bombard the site with tales of how Playstation 3 software doesn't sell and the exclusives suck, let's have a moment of clarification: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the best games of the year, has debuted at number two in the British sales charts -- one spot behind Fifa 10, a game that was able to chart all week and was released on seven chartable platforms
So alas, we think that's a big well done to the strength of EA's game (we really liked it) and Naughty Dog's still relatively new exc...
Following the success of DiRT2, Codemasters have flown out of the gates with another successful debut on the UK sales charts
Their super hardcore first person shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising debuted at number two on the charts, right behind EA's FIFA 10, which enjoyed a second week on the top spot. Need For Speed Shift came in at number...
