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Overwatch has become Blizzard’s fasting selling console title in the UK, in the process beating the console versions of Diablo III. Nearly half of sales were on PS4 (47%), with the remainder split between Xbox One (36%) and PC (18%). When it came to individual formats Overwatch dominated, with all three versions of the game inside the top five (PS4 in 1st, Xbox One in 3rd, and PC in 5th).

The only other top ten debutant of note is Total War: Warhammer, although the retail edition of Creative Assembly’s fantasy strategy game only made it as far as 9th (or 8th in the individual format chart). However, that won’t worry Sega too much with the title breaking franchise records thanks to very strong digital sales (more on that here).

Elsewhere Ratchet & Clank enjoyed resurgent sales (up 114%) after it was among the games bundled with hardware by retailers across the country. FIFA 16 (up 91%), The Division (up 42%), and Grand Theft Auto V (up 49%) were also included in various promotions.

Finally, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Manhattan didn’t make it out of the sewer last week, and ended up languishing all the way down in 18th place. You can see the GfK Chart-Track top ten below:

1. Overwatch – Blizzard / Activision
2. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog / Sony
3. Doom – id Software / Bethesda
4. Homefront: The Revolution – Dambuster / Deep Silver
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Treyarch / Activision
6. Ratchet & Clank – Insomniac / Sony
7. FIFA 16 – EA Canada / EA
8. The Division – Massive / Ubisoft
9. Total War: Warhammer – Creative Assembly / Sega
10. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar / Take 2

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Sony will be celebrating for a second week, because Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has retained its place at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Even though it experienced a 78% drop in week-on-week sales, it still just about manages to chart above Doom in second.

Doom – which experienced a 35% drop in sales – is followed by Homefront: The Revolution in third. Homefront‘s sales were pretty evenly split between consoles, selling 52% on PS4 and 48% on Xbox One.

Next up is Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in fourth, followed by Fire Emblem: Birthright in fifth and fellow new release Valkyria Chronicles Remastered in sixth.

Fire Emblem: Conquest also makes an appearance in the chart, debuting at 11.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:

1. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony)
2. Doom (Bethesda)
3. Homefront: The Revolution (Koch Media)
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
5. Fire Emblem: Birthright (Nintendo)
6. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (Sega)
7. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
8. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
9. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner)
10. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
11. Fire Emblem: Conquest (Nintendo)
12. Ratchet and Clank (Sony)
13. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
14. Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
15. Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)
16. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
17. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
18. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
19. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
20. UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer (Konami)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2016 Ukie Ltd.

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Sony will be popping the champagne corks, because Uncharted 4 has had the best launch week in the series so far.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End week one sales are up by a massive 66% on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

Bethesda can also be pretty happy about the Doom reboot, which comfortably enters the chart in second, having sold 67% more week one copies than Doom 3.

It’s followed by fellow first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in third, Ratchet and Clank in fourth and Tom Clancy’s The Division in fifth.

Far Cry Primal, GTA 5 and FIFA 16 follow at six, seven and eight, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers charts at nine, while Star Wars: Battlefront climbs back into the top ten.

It’s not great news for last week’s number one Battleborn, which drops all the way down to 12.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:

1. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony)
2. Doom (Bethesda)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
4. Ratchet and Clank (Sony)
5. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
6. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
7. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
8. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
9. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner Bros)
10. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
11. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
12. Battleborn (2K Games)
13. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
14. Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
15. Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)
16. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
17. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
18. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Bandai Namco)
19. Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
20. UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer (Konami)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2016 Ukie Ltd.

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Ratchet and Clank’s two week chart reign has been ended by Gearbox-developed multiplayer game Battleborn.

The multiplayer online battle arena game made 52% of all sales on PS4, compared to 45% on Xbox One and 3% on PC.

It’s followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in second, Ratchet and Clank in third and GTA 5 in fourth.

Tom Clancy’s The Division drops one place to five, above Far Cry Primal at six, LEGO Marvel Avengers at seven, Dark Souls 3 at eight, EA Sports UFC 2 at nine and FIFA 16 at ten.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​Battleborn (2K Games)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
3. Ratchet and Clank (Sony)
4. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
5. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
6. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
7. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner Bros)
8. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
9. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
10. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
11. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
12. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
13. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
14. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
15. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
16. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
17. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Bandai Namco)
18. Destiny: The Taken King (Activision)
19. Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)
20. UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer​ (Konami)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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PS4 exclusive platformer Ratchet and Clank has made it two weeks on top of the all-format gaming chart.

It’s followed by a resurgent Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, which climbs from seventh to second, while Dark Souls 3 drops one spot to third.

Tom Clancy’s The Division and EA Sports UFC 2 once again follow at four and five, while LEGO Marvel Avengers climbs five places to six.

FIFA 16, GTA 5 and Far Cry Primal chart at seven, eight and nine, while Dirt Rally remains 10th.

The PS4 and PS3 versions of UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer crack the top 20 at 13, above 3DS release Yo-Kai Watch at 14.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​Ratchet and Clank (Sony)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
3. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
5. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
6. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner Bros)
7. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
8. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
9. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
10. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
11. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
12. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
13. UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer​ (Konami)
14. Yo-Kai Watch (Nintendo)
15. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
16. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
17. Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
18. Destiny: The Taken King (Activision)
19. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
20. Quantum Break (Microsoft)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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Some naughty retailers have reportedly broken the street date for Uncharted 4.

Two weeks before it’s meant to go on sale, copies of Uncharted 4 have been cropping up on eBay for as much as £90.

According to Videogamer, some pre-order customers have received shipping notifications from Amazon, while one bloke even picked up a boxed copy from CEX for £55.

It looks like early adopters will have to wait for the multiplayer servers to be switched on and the day-one bonus DLC isn’t available just yet, but the campaign is there in all its glory.

If you’re still waiting for your copy, Sony has released a new trailer that blends story bits with gameplay footage.

It’s only a brief one, but it’s as action-packed as you’d expect.

A recent delay means that Uncharted 4 will now be officially released on May 10, two weeks after it was supposed to debut on April 26 – which is today, funnily enough. This in itself was a delay from March, which was also a delay from late 2015.

Clearly Sony is expecting big things, because the latest delay was to ensure there were enough discs ready for launch.

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After just one week on top of the all-format gaming chart, Dark Souls ​3 has been knocked off its perch by Ratchet & Clank.

The PS4 exclusive platformer soared to the top of the chart, knocking Dark Souls 3 down to second.

Star Wars: Battlefront climbs an impressive nine places to three, above Tom Clancy’s The Division and EA Sports UFC 2.

Of course, Ratchet & Clank wasn’t the only new release. Wii U exclusive Star Fox Zero also made its debut this week, charting at six.

Next up is Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, followed by FIFA 16, Quantum Break and Dirt Rally.

Elsewhere, Rugby Challenge 3 makes its debut at 13, while Forza Motorsport 6 re-enters the chart at 20.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​Ratchet & Clank (Sony)
2. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
3. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
5. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
6. Star Fox Zero (Nintendo)
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
8. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
9. Quantum Break (Microsoft)
10. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
11. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner Bros)
12. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
13. Rugby Challenge 3 (Tru Blu Entertainment)
14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
15. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
16. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
17. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
18. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
19. Minecraft Story Mode (Mojang)
20. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.​

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Dark Souls 3 has ended Quantum Break‘s brief reign at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Dark Souls 3 launch sales are up by 61% on Dark Souls 2, although it’s worth pointing out that its predecessor came out on a Friday and not a Tuesday.

Dark Souls 3 made 71% of its impressive week one sales on PS4, compared to 26% on Xbox One and just 3% on PC.

It charts above Ubisoft’s The Division in second, while EA Sports UFC 2 climbs five places to third.

Quantum Break and Dirty Rally drop from first and second to fourth and fifth, above Far Cry Primal, FIFA 16 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.

GTA 5 and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers round out the top ten, keeping out the likes of Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Star Wars: Battlefront and Rainbow Six: Siege. 

Elsewhere, a price cut means there’s a re-entry for New Super Mario Bros U at 18.

​Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
2. The Division (Ubisoft)
3. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
4. Quantum Break (Microsoft)
5. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
6. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
7. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
9. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
10. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner)
11. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
12. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
13. Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
15. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
16. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
17. Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale)
18. New Super Mario Bros U + Luigi U (Nintendo)
19. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Microsoft)
20. Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney Interactive)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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After weeks of unchallenged chart supremacy, The Division has been knocked off its perch.

In what was an extremely tight battle, Quantum Break narrowly beat Dirt Rally to top the all-format gaming chart.

It’s Microsoft’s first number one since Halo 5 last November, and the company’s biggest new IP of the Xbox One era. Although admittedly that only includes the likes of Sunset Overdrive and Ryse.

As for Dirt Rally, week one sales are up almost 200% on Dirt Showdown, although it did sell less than Dirt 2 and its sequel.

Elsewhere, The Division drops two places to third, above FIFA 16, Far Cry Primal, GTA 5, Black Ops 3 and EA Sports UFC 2.

Rainbow Six Siege and Star Wars: Battlefront round out the top ten.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​Quantum Break (Microsoft)
2. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
4. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
5. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
6. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (EA Sports)
8. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
9. Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
10. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
11. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner Bros)
12. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
13. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
15. Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
16. Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
17. MXGP 2: The Official Motocross Video Game (PQube)
18. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
19. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
20. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (Sony)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.​​

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With three games in the top ten, Ubisoft definitely has reason to celebrate this week.

Despite another 37% drop in sales, The Division remains top of the all-format gaming chart for an impressive fourth week in a row. That’s the most consecutive weeks at the top of the chart for any Ubisoft game.

Its days could be numbered, however, as Dirt Rally, Quantum Break and Dark Souls 3 all prepare to hit the shelves in the coming weeks.

Next up is Star Wars: Battlefront, followed by Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six: Siege, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

1. ​The Division (Ubisoft)
2. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
3. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
4. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
6. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
7. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
8. Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
9. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner)
10. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
11. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
12. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner)
13. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
14. Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale)
15. Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
16. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
17. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
18. Just Cause 3 (Square Enix)
19. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Mojang)
20. Pokken Tournament (Nintendo)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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