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Splatoon is the fifth fastest-selling game on Wii U and replaces Zombi U as the biggest-selling new franchise.

Unfortunately for Nintendo, however, it fails to dislodge The Witcher 3 from the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Despite a 69% week-on-week drop in sales, The Witcher 3 remains first, ahead of the aforementioned Splatoon in second and GTA 5 in third.

A 51% hike in sales sees FIFA 15 remain fourth, above Farming Simulator 15, Battlefield Hardline, Project Cars and Destiny.

Mortal Kombat X and Minecraft: Xbox Edition complete this week’s top ten.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Bandai Namco)
2. (-) Splatoon (Nintendo)
3. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
5. (2) Farming Simulator 15 (Koch Media)
6. (7) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) Project Cars (Namco Bandai)
8. (10) Destiny (Activision)
9. (8) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
10. (13) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
11. (12) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
12. (6) Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Bethesda)
13. (14) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
14. (18) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
15. (9) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
16. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
17. (16) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
18. (11) Bloodborne (Sony)
19. (-) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros Interactive)
20. (-) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)

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

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the biggest release of the year so far and the latest game to top the all-format weekly chart.

The Witcher 3 outperformed the year’s previous biggest-selling week one title, Battlefield Hardline, by 53%, and has sold 608% more week one copies than its 2012 predecessor.

The Witcher 3 sold 63% of all its copies on PS4, compared to 32% on Xbox One and only 5% on PC.

It is followed by Farming Simulator 15 in second, which re-enters the chart after launching on PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

With 5 million UK sales, GTA 5 remains in third, followed by a resurgent FIFA 15 at four and Project Cars at five.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Battlefield Hardline and Mortal Kombat X follow at six, seven and eight, while Call of Duty: Advance Warfare and Destiny complete the top ten.

Project Cars has once again finished ahead of its rivals to claim the UK all-format top spot.

The racing simulation is Bandai Namco’s first consecutive chart topper since Ridge Racer 4 16 years ago. Namco has a chance to make it three weeks at the top with the imminent release of The Witcher 3.

It’s followed by Bethesda’s standalone Wolfenstein expansion, which is this week’s biggest-selling new release.

Making its retail debut after previously launching digitally, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood enters in second, with a 67% share on PS4.

GTA 5 and Mortal Kombat X chart at three and four, while Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster re-enters at five after making its PS4 debut.

FIFA 15, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dying Light, Destiny and Battlefield Hardline complete the top ten.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Project Cars (Namco Bandai)
2. (-) Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Bethesda)
3. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (3) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
5. (-) Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix)
6. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
7. (6) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
8. (5) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
9. (10) Destiny (Activision)
10. (7) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
11. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
12. (9) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
13. (11) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
14. (12) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
15. (14) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
16. (15) Terraria (505 Games)
17. (17) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
18. (16) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
19. (19) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
20. (18) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)

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

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Last week’s big new release Project Cars has debuted as the UK all-format chart number one.

It’s the first motorsport simulation game to do so since GRID 2 in 2013, helping to push last week’s lead Mortal Kombat X into third place.

GTA 5 remains in second, while FIFA 15 and Dying Light complete the top five.

Nintendo’s two new releases have debuted outside of the top 20, with Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Edition debuting in 21st and 32nd respectively.

2010 Xbox 360 and PS3 game Skate 3 has also re-entered the top 40 in 38th place, following the game’s surge in popularity from YouTube last year.

Meanwhile, recent reports said that game pre-orders had seen a decline in the past year.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Project Cars (Namco Bandai)
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (1) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
4. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
5. (6) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
6. (8) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
7. (3) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
8. (7) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
9. (9) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
10. (16) Destiny (Activision)
11. (5) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
12. (17) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
13. (19) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
14. (10) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
15. (12) Terraria (505 Games)
16. (11) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
17. (20) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
18. (13) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
19. (15) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
20. (25) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

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

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Mortal Kombat X is the UK’s best-selling game across all-formats for a third week in a row.

The gory fighting game has almost matched the four-week record set by Battlefield Hardline back in March to be 2015’s most chart-topping release.

It is once again followed by GTA 5 and Battlefield Hardline in second and third respectively. Meanwhile, FIFA 15 climbs a place in fourth following an Xbox 360 hardware bundle.

A recent report said that game pre-orders had seen a decline in the past year.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (3) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
4. (5) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
5. (4) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
6. (8) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
7. (6) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
8. (7) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
9. (14) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
10. (10) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
11. (13) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
12. (15) Terraria (505 Games)
13. (11) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
14. (9) Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (2K Games)
15. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
16. (25) Destiny (Activision)
17. (17) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
18. (28) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
19. (23) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
20. (24) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)

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

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It felt like several Christmases had come at once when fans discovered that Internet Archive’s library of classic PC games could be accessed from within Twitter – but all good things must come to an end.

The social network pulled the plug on in-tweet MS-DOS gaming on May 1, likely because embedding playable games within posts violates its terms of service.

“Do not build end-to-end interactive experiences inside the video or audio player unrelated to Player Card content, such as the following: purchasing, gaming, polling, messaging, and data entry,” reads an excerpt from Twitter’s terms and conditions.

During a glorious few days, Twitter users were able to play the likes of Street Fighter 2, Doom, and Prince of Persia for free without logging out of the service.

However, all 2,400 of Internet Archive’s PC classics are still available to access via the organisation’s official website.

The non-profit group’s archive is also home to millions of free books, movies, software, music and more.

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Mortal Kombat X is the UK’s best-selling game across all-formats for a second week.

The gory fighting sequel is once again followed by GTA 5 and Battlefield Hardline in second and third place.

Elsewhere, Minecraft PlayStation Edition has jumped five places to fourth position, while FIFA 15 is in fifth.

The PS4 edition of Tropico 4 was the only new release last week, which saw the game re-enter the chart in 18th place following the Xbox 360 and PC release last year.

A recent report said game pre-orders had seen a decline in the past year.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
2. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (3) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
4. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
5. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
6. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
7. (7) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
8. (10) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
9. (11) Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (2K Games)
10. (12) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
11. (6) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (5) Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment)
13. (15) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
14. 14) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
15. (16) Terraria (505 Games)
16. (18) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
17. (13) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
18. (-) Tropico 5 (Kalypso Media)
19. (17) Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (Bandai Namco)
20. (22) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros Interactive)

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

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One of the world’s most celebrated game franchises is back – Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has been unveiled.

A new trailer for the first-person shooter was revealed today (April 26), teasing the release of the game before it arrives on November 6.

Black Ops 3 will be set in the aftermath of Black Ops 2’s 21st century cold war, where soldiers are heavily reliant on cybernetic limbs, Eurogamer reports.

The Treyarch game will feature a new movement system, which will see wall-running introduced. Players will also be able to mantle objects faster, run along walls and power-slide.

The option of four-player co-op throughout its campaign is also new, as is the addition of underwater combat.

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Mortal Kombat X has topped the all-format gaming chart above GTA 5.

As previously reported, Mortal Kombat X has enjoyed the biggest launch in the franchise’s history, and is second only to Battlefield Hardline in week one sales for the year so far.

Following the release of the PC version, GTA 5 climbs to second after a 94% week-on-week increase in sales.

However, according to MCV, GTA 5 would have been number one if digital sales were factored into the weekly charts. The PC version is believed to have sold six times as many copies online compared to retail.

Elsewhere, Battlefield Hardline drops to third, above FIFA 15, Bloodborne and Far Cry 4.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, both versions of Minecraft and Dying Light complete this week’s top ten.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
2. (3) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (1) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
4. (2) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
5. (6) Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment)
6. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
7. (5) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
8. (10) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
9. (14) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (11) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
11. (8) Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (2K Games)
12. (12) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
13. (7) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
14. (9) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
15. (16) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
16. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
17. (15) Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (Bandai Namco)
18. (-) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
19. (18) Ride (PQube)
20. (-) The Crew (Ubisoft)

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

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Battlefield Hardline has topped the chart for a fourth week running.

The cops and robbers-themed first-person shooter remains top despite experiencing a 56% drop in weekly sales.

FIFA 15 climbs two places to second, while GTA 5 drops to third above Far Cry 4 and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Elsewhere, Bloodborne drops a further three places to six, Forza Horizon 2 climbs six places to seven, while Borderlands: The Handsome Collection falls to eight.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Minecraft: Xbox Edition complete this week’s top ten.

Following the launch of Xbox One and Xbox 360 editions, PQube’s Ride climbs 31 places to enter the top 20 at 18.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Battlefield Hardline (Electronic Arts)
2. (4) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
3. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
4. (5) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (6) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
6. (3) Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment)
7. (13) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
8. (7) Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (2K Games)
9. (12) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
10. (11) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
11. (9) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
12. (15) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
13. (10) Destiny (Activision)
14. (14) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
15. (8) Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (Bandai Namco)
16. (17) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
17. (-) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (-) Ride (PQube)
19. (19) The Order 1886 (Sony)
20. (-) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)

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

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