Resident Evil Village enjoys 2nd biggest physical launch of 2021 in the UK
With the third best opening week for a PS5 game and the second best for a Series X/S title
UK Game Sales News
PS5 game sales surged again in the UK last week
PlayStation boss recently claimed “a considerable amount” of consoles were made available
UK physical PS5 game sales surge again following console restocks
Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 264% more copies compared to the week before
Xbox Series X/S was the UK’s best-selling console in January
Switch comes second as next-gen consoles help hardware sales jump 148% in the region
Two-thirds of UK game purchases were digital in 2020
Digital saw a big jump year-on-year, partly influenced by the pandemic
Annual UK game sales topped £4 billion for the first time in 2020
Digital game sales alone worth more than the video market and double the music market
Assassin’s Creed is the UK’s Christmas No.1 game for the first time ever
Call of Duty and FIFA denied Christmas top spot for only the third time in 15 years
Free event offers advice for getting a job in the UK games industry
GI.biz Live: Academy will feature industry experts talking about life in the industry
UK boxed games had their biggest April sales in 5 years
Console sales up almost 50% year-on-year, likely due to lockdown
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon tops UK chart
Switch game knocks Call of Duty: Modern Warfare off the top spot