Archive for September, 2019

FIFA 20 kicks off on the top spot

Monday, September 30th, 2019

Each year’s FIFA release is a big deal, and that’s why it’s no surprise to see FIFA 20 at the top of the UK physical charts, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, who also told us that physical launch sales are down 7% when compared to last year

PS4 made up 61% of the sales, with Xbox One coming in at 38% and Nintendo Switch owners making up 1%. PS4 sales were down, while the other two were up compared to last year, and many retailers have been hosting console bundles featuring the game.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age on Switch is another new entry, coming in at number 11 and selling around half of what the original release sold last year. Code Vein also debuted at 13, with The Surge 2 at 35 as well.

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening falls off the top spot with a 62% decline in sales, with Borderlands 3 also sitting behind it after a 45% decrease. For the full top 10, though, check down below.

What can knock FIFA off?

1. FIFA 20 / EA Sports
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening / Nintendo
3. Borderlands 3 / 2K Games
4. Gears 5 / Microsoft
5. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled / Activision
6. The Division 2 / Ubisoft
7. Sea of Thieves / Microsoft
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
9. Minecraft: Xbox Edition / Microsoft
10. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft

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Take Me Back To London claims fifth week at Number 1

Friday, September 27th, 2019

Ed Sheeran holds on to his chart crown for another week as his latest single Take Me Back To London notches up a fifth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

The track, which features Stormzy and has been remixed by Sir Spyro with added guests Jaykae and Aitch, easily claims another week at the summit with 53,000 chart sales, finishing 14,000 ahead of his closest competitor.

Ed’s fellow collaborator Aitch takes second place this week with his breakthrough track Taste (Make It Shake), climbing one place to Number 2 to match its previous peak held two weeks ago.

Two tracks make their first Top 10 appearance this week: Regard’s viral-turned-chart hit Ride It leaps six places to Number 5, while Tones & I jumps seven spots to Number 7. The Australian singer-songwriter set a new chart record in her home country this week for most weeks at the top on the ARIA Singles Chart by an Australian female solo artist, breaking a 32 year record previously held by Kylie Minogue’s Locomotion.

Further down, there are new peaks for Jorja Smith’s Be Honest ft. Burna Boy – up two to 16 – and Dermot Kennedy’s Outnumbered, up three slots to 17. Dave’s Professor X is up five to 19 and Lil Nas X’s Panini lifts two to 21.

Two singles make their Top 40 debut this week: Lizzo’s Good As Hell vaults 35 places to Number 23, and Tiesto & Mabel’s God Is A Dancer is the week’s highest new entry at Number 37.

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The Legend of Zelda topples Borderlands 3 on the gaming charts

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Sony and Microsoft have sold more than 135 million PlayStation 4 and Xbox One units if we combine the two, so you’d think Nintendo Switch exclusives would have a hard time reaching the top spot of the boxed sales charts in the United Kingdom. Now we have another example of that not being the case.

It turns out that the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening pushed Borderlands 3 down to second place on the sales charts. Grezzo’s latest title isn’t even the only Switch exclusive on the podium, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe raced its way to third last week. We’re guessing the launch of the Nintendo Switch Lite helped with the latter.

Congratulations on your great week, Nintendo. Just don’t expect to stay on top in next week’s charts, as FIFA 20 launches this Friday. Still, you are free to enjoy the sight of this top ten from last week’s sales:

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
  2. Borderlands 3
  3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  4. Gears 5
  5. eFootball PES 2020
  6. The Division 2
  7. Grand Theft Auto V
  8. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
  9. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
  10. NBA 2K20

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Ed Sheeran denies Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey Official Singles Chart top spot

Friday, September 20th, 2019

Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey’s new collaboration Don’t Call Me Angel has been pipped to the post on this week’s Official Singles Chart, debuting at Number 2 behind Ed Sheeran’s Take Me Back to London.

Don’t Call Me Angel, which features in the upcoming Charlie’s Angels film, led the way in the midweek charts but ultimately settles for second place as Ed’s Take Me Back to London ft. Stormzy claims a fourth week at Number 1. The song notched up 59,000 chart sales this week, including 8.2 million streams.

Don’t Call Me Angel earns Ariana her 15th UK Top 10 hit, Miley her fifth and Lana her fourth and first in six years.

Meanwhile, Kosovo-born DJ Regard edges closer to the Top 10 with his breakout club hit Ride It, climbing for a fifth consecutive week to Number 11, up four slots.

London music collective D-Block Europe score their fourth Top 40 single with Nookie ft. Lil Baby at 16, marking their strongest debut on the Official Chart yet. Post Malone’s Take What You Want ft. Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott is also new at 22, earning Post his 13th Top 40 hit and veteran rocker Ozzy his eighth as a soloist and first in almost 15 years, since his chart-topping duet Changes with daughter Kelly.

Further down, Lil Nas X’s Panini rebounds 30 places and hits a new peak at 23 following the release of its futuristic music video, and this year’s newly crowned Mercury Prize winner Dave is new at 24 with Professor X, a track from Netflix series Top Boy.

Finally, Stormzy lands at Number 37 with Wiley Flow, a homage to the godfather of grime.

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Borderlands 3 is biggest UK boxed launch of the year

Monday, September 16th, 2019

We knew that people were hyped for the arrival of Borderlands 3, bringing the mainline series back after a very long wait, and as revealed by GamesIndustry.biz, it turns out this has translated to good sales figures, since the sequel is the biggest boxed launch of the year in the UK, sitting at number one in the charts this week.

Days Gone was the previous biggest launch, and despite Borderlands 3’s record it actually sold half the number of boxed copies as Borderlands 2. That said, its predecessor launched in 2012, which was a very different time for games, and many prefer digital over physical these days.

Gears 5 sits in second place, selling about 25% of what Gears 4 managed in 2016, and this is even less surprising considering its popularity on the digital Game Pass service. That leaves eFootball PES 2020 at number three, and this is actually up on the last entry, seeing an 18.5% bump in week one sales.

Spiders’ RPG Greedfall is also in the top 10 at five, with Daemon X Machine debuting at 19 and NHL 20 at number 36. For the full top 10, however, check down below.

Can Borderlands 3 stay there?

1. Borderlands 3 / 2K Games
2. Gears 5 / Microsoft
3. eFootball PES 2020 / Konami
4. NBA 2K20 / 2K Games
5. Greedfall / Focus Home Interactive
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
7. Spyro Reignited Trilogy / Activision Blizzard
8. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
9. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled / Activision Blizzard
10. Super Mario Maker 2 / Nintendo

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Ed Sheeran and Stormzy score a third week at Number 1

Friday, September 13th, 2019

There’s no shifting Ed Sheeran and Stormzy from the top of the Official Singles Chart – Take Me Back to London is Number 1 for a third week, aided by a remix by producer Sir Spyro, featuring rappers Jaykae and Aitch.

The collaboration racked up 8.45 million streams in the last seven days, finishing almost 13,000 chart sales ahead of Manchester rapper Aitch, who climbs a place to Number 2 with Taste (Make it Shake).

Following the release of his third studio album, Post Malone scores three songs in this week’s Top 40: Circles climbs six slots to 5; Goodbyes returns to the Top 10, up four to 10; and Malone also claims the highest new entry of the week with the album’s title track Hollywood’s Bleeding.

Kosovar DJ and producer Regard leaps 10 places with Ride It to Number 15; Stormzy lands a 16th Top 40 with Sounds of the Skeng, new at 20.

Aitch scores his fourth Top 40 hit, as Buss Down feat. Ziezie goes straight in at 21; Camila Cabello adds a 10th solo Top 40 to her tally – Liar is new at 38; and Miley Cyrus’ Slide Away goes in at 40.

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Gaming charts: NBA 2K20 leads a week of low sales

Monday, September 9th, 2019

The end of August was a busy time for the games industry, with titles like Astral Chain, Blair Witch, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, Control, and more releasing, but it seems that this past week has been a low one in terms of sales, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz.

NBA 2K20 topped the charts this week, and despite debuting three places above last year’s entry, sales are around a third lower than 2K19. It sits just above Spyro’s Reignited Trilogy, which enters the charts again after 92% of sales came from the new Switch version, although this is under 10% of what it managed on PS4 alone during release last year.

Last week’s number one Astral Chain also suffers a 83% dip in sales, falling to number 11, with Wreckfest falling 70% to 10, and Control diving 76% to 14. Man of Medan, however, is still at number three despite a 53% decline.

Catherine: Full Body is at number nine as a new entry, along with Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion at 20, and for the full top 10 you can look down below.

Are you surprised by these results?

1. NBA 2K20 / 2K Games
2. Spyro Reignited Trilogy / Activision Blizzard
3. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan / Bandai Namco
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
5. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled / Activision Blizzard
6. Spider-Man / Sony
7. Super Mario Maker 2 / Nintendo
8. FIFA 19 / EA
9. Catherine: Full Body / Atlus
10. Wreckfest / THQ Nordic

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Ed Sheeran and Stormzy land second week at Number 1

Friday, September 6th, 2019

Ed Sheeran and Stormzy land a second week at Number 1 with Take Me Back To London as the track continues to enjoy a boost from a remix by producer Sir Spyro, featuring rappers Jaykae and Aitch. It leads its closest competition, Higher Love by Kygo and Whitney Houston (2), by 22,500 combined sales.

Aitch climbs three to a new peak of Number 3 with Taste (Make It Shake), while Strike A Pose by Young T & Bugsey, on which Aitch also features, rises two to Number 10, continuing its slow-burning ascent up the charts.

Post Malone takes the week’s highest new entry honours, debuting at 11 with Circles, while Headie One climbs five places to 13 with Both. Sam Feldt’s Post Malone ft. Rani rises ten spots to 16.

Elsewhere, Kosovo-born DJ Regard zooms 20 places to Number 25 with Ride It, giving him his first Top 40 hit. Australian singer-songwriter Tones & I jumps nine spots to Number 31 with Dance Monkey.

Finally, producer Y2K & rapper BBNO$ earn their first Top 40 single with Lalala, moving up seven places to Number 37.

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Gaming charts: Astral Chain is Platinum’s first UK number one

Monday, September 2nd, 2019

The physical UK charts have a lot of new entries this week, and at the top of the pile of Platinum Games’ Switch-exclusive action title Astral Chain, the first UK number one for the developer and the fourth most successful launch for the studio, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz

Astral Chain is also the second biggest launch of a new IP for Platinum since Bayonetta in 2010, and the sixth Switch game to get the top spot in 2019, so it’s a good year for Nintendo’s hybrid console thus far.

The other new releases are all in line behind Astral Chain, with Wreckfest coming it at two, The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan at three, and Control at four. Wreckfest was actually only 1,100 units behind Astral Chain, with Man of Medan 250 units behind that, and Control another 300 units behind Supermassive’s horror game.

Spider-Man also swings into the top 10 for another week, having a 221% sales jump, while last week’s number one Mario Kart 8: Deluxe sits at five.

You can check out the top 10 below. Did you expect these results?

1. Astral Chain / Platinum Games
2. Wreckfest / THQ Nordic
3. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan / Bandai Namco
4. Control / 505 Games
5. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe / Nintendo
6. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled / Activision Blizzard
7. Super Mario Maker 2 / Nintendo
8. Spider-Man / Sony
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
10. The Division 2 / Ubisoft

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