PC game tops all-formats chart for first time in 2 years…

September 8th, 2014

The Sims 4 has topped the all-format weekly chart in its first week on sale.

The latest entry in The Sims franchise becomes the first PC game to top the chart since Guild Wars 2 back in 2012.

It is followed by Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, which climbs seven places from nine to two after receiving a price cut on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Metro Redux drops to third, ahead of The Last of Us Remastered and Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition.

Other games in the top ten include Call of Duty: Ghosts, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Minecraft.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) The Sims 4 (Electronic Arts)
2. (9) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (1) Metro Redux (Deep Silver)
4. (3) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
5. (2) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
6. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (4) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
9. (11) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
10. (7) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
11. (6) Madden NFL 15 (EA Sports)
12. (12) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (10) Titanfall (EA Games)
14. (-) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
15. (14) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (20) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (16) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (19) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
19. (15) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
20. (17) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)

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Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz hold on to UK Number 1 single

September 7th, 2014

Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz have held on to the top spot in this week’s Official Singles Chart.

The French-Israeli duo’s ‘Prayer in C’ – which is a Schulz-remixed version of their 2010 track – retains its crown for a second week running.

The song has topped the charts across Europe and is Schulz’s second UK number one this year, following his re-working of Mr Probz’s ‘Waves’ in May.

Duke Dumont claims the number two spot, after a closely fought chart battle which saw him leading earlier in the week with ‘Won’t Look Back’. This is the London producer’s third single after ‘Need U (100%)’ and ‘I Got U’.

The Script are a new entry at number three with ‘Superheroes’, which is the lead single from the band’s fourth studio album No Sound Without Silence. ‘Superheroes’ is the group’s seventh UK top 40 hit.

Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora leap three places into number four with ‘Black Widow’, while Sam Smith completes the top five with ‘I’m Not the Only One’ after the track moved up four places from last week.

US girl group GRL make their UK chart debut at number 11 with ‘Ugly Heart’. Their top 40 entry follows the tragic death of member Simone Battle, who passed away on Friday (September 5) at the age of 25.

The band have tweeted a tribute to Battle, in which they wrote: “We will carry her memory with us in everything we do.”

The final new entry in this week’s singles chart is ‘Pushing On’ by Berlin-based producer Oliver Dollar. The track, which samples The Quantic Soul Orchestra’s 2003 single, reached number 15 in the chart.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Scarlett Johansson retains top spot at the UK box office

September 2nd, 2014

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy has retained its spot at the top of the UK box office.

The Luc Besson-directed thriller beat off competition from new releases including buddy comedy Let’s Be Cops and young adult drama If I Stay, earning close to £2 million during its second weekend.

Let’s Be Cops debuted in second place with a weekend gross of £1,650,912, just behind Lucy‘s £1,972,039.

If I Stay earned £505,704 in sixth place, while the other new release to break the top ten was horror As Above, So Below, which earned just under £400k in eighth place.

Jon Hamm-starring baseball drama Million Dollar Arm debuted well below the top ten, with an opening weekend gross of £150,000.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Lucy – £1,972,039
2. (-) Let’s Be Cops – £1,650,912
3. (2) The Inbetweeners 2 – £1,298,163
4. (-) Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For – £1,077,370
5. (3) Guardians of the Galaxy – £1,027,274
6. (-) If I Stay – £505,704
7. (-) How To Train Your Dragon 2 – £427,724
8. (-) As Above, So Below – £398,787
9. (4) Into The Storm – £374,533
10. (7) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – £361,132

Source: Rentrak

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Metro Redux overtakes Diablo 3 at top of chart

September 1st, 2014

Metro Redux has overtaken Diablo 3: Ultimate Edition at the top of the all-format chart.

The Metro bundle, which contains remastered versions of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, sold 56% of its copies on PS4, 43% on Xbox One and only 1% on PC.

Diablo 3 drops to second, above The Last of Us Remastered in third and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare in fourth.

Madden NFL 15 is this week’s second highest new entry at six, charting between heavyweights such as Call of Duty: Ghosts and GTA 5 at five and seven.

As fans wait for the next instalment of the football franchise, FIFA 14 drops to its lowest chart position of 18, above Assassin’s Creed 4 and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Metro Redux (Deep Silver)
2. (1) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
3. (2) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
4. (3) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
5. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (-) Madden NFL 15 (EA Sports)
7. (9) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
8. (4) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (6) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
10. (11) Titanfall (EA Games)
11. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
12. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (17) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
14. (15) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
15. (14) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
16. (19) Terraria (505 Games)
17. (13) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
18. (12) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
19. (18) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
20. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)

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Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz score UK number one

August 31st, 2014

Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz have scored a debut UK number one with their single Prayer in C.

The song was originally released by the alternative pop/folk duo in 2010 but was recently remixed by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz.

Prayer in C is Schulz’s second number one this year, after he topped the chart in May with his remix of Mr Probz’s Waves.

“This is unbelievable and words can’t describe how happy I am,” Schulz said. “I want to thank everybody who bought this record, my team and all my fans and hope to see you on the dance floor, somewhere in the world, during my DJ gigs.”

Prayer in C will feature on Schulz’s debut album Prayer, due for release on September 22.

Maroon 5 scored another new entry at number two, with Maps, the lead single from their upcoming album V. It gives the group their 14th Top 40 and sixth Top 5 single.

David Guetta’s Lovers on the Sun featuring Sam Martin, which was last week’s number one, falls two places to number three, while Taylor Swift spends a second week at number four with Shake It Off.

Completing the Top 5 are Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz with their single Am I Wrong, which falls three places.

Another new entry in the singles chart is Lethal Bizzle’s Rari WorkOut at Number 11, while Ariana Grande wins her second Top 20 single with Break Free, featuring Zedd, at Number 20.

Katy Perry’s new single This is How We Do climbs 20 places to Number 38.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Lucy beats The Inbetweeners at UK box office

August 26th, 2014

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy has ended The Inbetweeners 2‘s run at the top of the UK box office.

The Luc Besson-directed action movie earned more than £3 million over the Bank Holiday weekend to secure first place ahead of the comedy sequel and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Lucy was one of five new releases to debut in the top ten this week, the others being Into the Storm, Deliver Us from Evil, What If and Doctor Who episode ‘Deep Breath’.

The latter, which marked Peter Capaldi’s first full outing as The Doctor, earned an impressive £522,908 from its cinema screenings. However, the total is still some way off the £1.7 million opening haul for last year’s 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of the Doctor’.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Lucy – £3,076,997
2. (1) The Inbetweeners 2 – £2,366,161
3. (2) Guardians of the Galaxy – £1,259,998
4. (-) Into the Storm – £1,147,657
5. (-) Deliver Us from Evil – £629,554
6. (-) What If – £592,501
7. (4) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – £588,994
8. (-) Doctor Who ‘Deep Breath’ – £522,908
9. (6) Secret Cinema’s Back to the Future – £520,187
10. (3) The Expendables 3 – £511,168

Source: Rentrak

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Diablo 3 enjoys biggest console launch on PS4

August 26th, 2014

Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition has ended The Last of Us Remastered‘s all-format chart reign.

The PS4 version of Blizzard’s action role-playing game is the biggest launching console version to date, outselling the original Xbox 360 console release by 500 units during the same week one launch period.

The Ultimate Evil Edition sold 47% of its units on PS4, 32% on Xbox One, 13% on Xbox 360 and 8% on PS3.

Naughty Dog’s updated version of The Last of Us drops to second, above Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, which climbs to third after launching on PlayStation consoles.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Call of Duty: Ghosts drop to fourth and fifth, while Watch Dogs falls to sixth, its lowest position since launch.

New releases include Tales of Xillia 2, which enters at ten above an EA double-header of Titanfall and FIFA 14.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (Blizzard)
2. (1) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
3. (15) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
4. (3) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
5. (4) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
7. (5) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
8. (6) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (8) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
10. (-) Tales of Xillia 2 (Bandai Namco)
11. (10) Titanfall (EA Games)
12. (7) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
13. (9) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
14. (11) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
15. (12) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (16) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
18. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
19. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (19) Skate 3 (Electronic Arts)

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David Guetta claims fifth UK number 1 single

August 24th, 2014

David Guetta has achieved his fifth UK number one single.

‘Lovers On The Sun’, featuring Sam Martin, debuts in the top spot, moving Nico and Vinz into second place with ‘Am I wrong’.

‘Rude’ by Magic! moves into the third spot, while Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ debuts at number four.

‘My Head is a Jungle’ by Wankelmut and Emma rounds off the top five selling songs in the UK.

Union J’s ‘Tonight (We Live Forever)’ enters the chart at number nine, while Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora are at 15 with ‘Black Widow’.

Sam Smith’s ‘I’m Not The Only One’ climbs from 40 to 17, and Saint Motel’s new entry ‘My Type’ enters at number 34.

Cliff Richard also re-enters this week’s chart with ‘I Still Believe In You’, after fans took part in a campaign of support following the star’s alleged involvement in a historic sex abuse case.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Inbetweeners 2 still top of UK box office…

August 19th, 2014

The Inbetweeners 2 has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The comedy sequel earned £4.3 million to secure top spot ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy and new release The Expendables 3.

The Inbetweeners sequel has now earned more than £22 million from UK cinemas after just two weeks on release.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes slips down to number four, while How to Train Your Dragon 2 holds its spot at five.

Secret Cinema’s Back to the Future added £531,767 to its box office haul and has now collected more than £2 million after screenings in East London.

Elsewhere, Simon Pegg’s Hector and the Search for Happiness debuts at number nine with £240,222.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Inbetweeners 2 – £4,309,832
2. (2) Guardians of the Galaxy – £2,114,664
3. (-) The Expendables 3 – £1,689,927
4. (3) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – £1,093,872
5. (5) How to Train Your Dragon 2 – £647,613
6. (6) Secret Cinema’s Back to the Future – £531,767
7. (4) Planes 2: Fire and Rescue – £507,044
8. (7) The Nut Job – £303,849
9. (-) Hector and the Search for Happiness – £240,222
10. (8) Hercules – £202,469

Source: Rentrak

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The Last of Us tops chart for third week

August 18th, 2014

The Last of Us Remastered has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

It continues to be shadowed by Watch Dogs in second, while Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition climbs two places to third – its joint highest chart position of the year so far.

Call of Duty: Ghosts benefits from a 7% increase in sales to climb to fourth, above Minecraft: PS3 Edition and The LEGO Movie Videogame.

Outside of the top ten, Forza Motorsport 5 re-enters at 16, while Skate 3 also re-enters at 19.

New release Risen 3: Titan Lords fails to make the top 20 in the all-format chart, instead entering the individual PS3 and Xbox 360 charts.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
2. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
4. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
5. (7) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
6. (6) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
7. (3) FIFA 14 (EA Sports)
8. (4) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
9. (9) Battlefield 4 (EA Games)
10. (12) Titanfall (EA Games)
11. (10) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
12. (11) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
13. (13) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
14. (14) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (16) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
16. (-) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
17. (17) Terraria (505 Games)
18. (19) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda Softworks)
19. (-) Skate 3 (Electronic Arts)
20. (20) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)

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