Tag Archives: UK Charts

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 19.11.12

Posted on by

Halo 4 was knocked off of the top spot by Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 this week. The PS Vita counter part, Call Of Duty Black Ops Declassified came in at 16. The other new entries this week are The Sims 3: Seasons which came in at number 9 and Kinect Disneyland Adventures which entered at 17. We now get to see how long Black Ops 2 will stay at the top of the charts.

Week ending 17 November 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II ACTIVISION –
2 HALO 4 MICROSOFT 1
3 –  FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 3
4 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT 2
5 SKYLANDERS GIANTS SKYLANDERS 6
6 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED EA GAMES 4
7 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 9
8 –  BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 8
9   THE SIMS 3: SEASONS EA GAMES –
10 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SEGA 5
11 WWE ’13 THQ 7
12 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 15
13 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK MIND CANDY 12
14 –  DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 14
15 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 MICROSOFT 19
16   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED ACTIVISION –
17   KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES MICROSOFT –
18 –  NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO 18
19 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER EA GAMES 10
20 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 13

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 12.11.12

Posted on by

Halo 4 has shot straight to number one which I think most people expected. The other new entries this week are New Super Mario Bros 2 in at a slightly disappointing eighteen and it is followed up by Forza Motorsport 4 at nineteen.

Week ending 10 November 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1   HALO 4 MICROSOFT –
2 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT 1
3 FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 2
4 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED EA GAMES 5
5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SEGA 4
6 SKYLANDERS GIANTS SKYLANDERS 8
7 WWE ’13 THQ 3
8 BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 19
9 –  JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 9
10 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER EA GAMES 6
11 FORZA HORIZON MICROSOFT 7
12 –  MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK MIND CANDY 12
13 –  RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 13
14 DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 10
15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 16
16 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK NINTENDO 11
17 –  F1 2012 CODEMASTERS 17
18   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO –
19   FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 MICROSOFT –
20 –  LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 20

 

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 5.11.12

Posted on by

Assassin’s Creed 3 has entered the charts right up at number 1 with last weeks number 1, Medal Of Honor: Warfighter dropping down to 6th. WWE ’13 has come in at an impressive number 3. The highest a WWE game has been for a while. My review of WWE ’13 is coming soon. The other new entrants to the charts this week are Football Manager 2013 at number 3 and Need For Speed Most Wanted at number 5.

 

Week ending 3 November 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1   ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT –
2 –  FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 2
3   WWE ’13 THQ –
4   FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SEGA –
5   NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED EA GAMES –
6 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER EA GAMES 1
7 FORZA HORIZON MICROSOFT 3
8 SKYLANDERS GIANTS SKYLANDERS 4
9 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 6
10 DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 5
11 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK NINTENDO 7
12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK MIND CANDY 8
13 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 10
14   ASSASSIN’S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT –
15 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 NINTENDO 12
16 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 13
17 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS 15
18 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 9
19 BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 11
20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 19

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

 

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 29.10.12

Posted on by

FIFA 13 has finally been knocked off of the top spot with the release of Medal Of Honor: Warfighter. Some other new additions are Forza Horizon which has come in at number 3, the new Professor Layton at 7 and Moshi Monsters at number 8.

Week ending 27 October 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1   MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER EA GAMES –
2 FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 1
3   FORZA HORIZON MICROSOFT –
4 SKYLANDERS GIANTS SKYLANDERS 2
5 DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 3
6 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 4
7   PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK NINTENDO –
8   MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK MIND CANDY –
9 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 5
10 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 7
11 BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 8
12 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 NINTENDO 6
13 –  THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 13
14 007 LEGENDS ACTIVISION 12
15 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS 11
16 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 NINTENDO 9
17 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI 15
18 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO 16
19 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 18
20 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN 2K GAMES 10

 

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

 

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 22.10.12

Posted on by

In the charts this week Skylanders Giants has come in at number two, leaving FIFA 13 still sitting pretty at the top for week number four and Bethesda’s Doom 3: BFG Edition has come in at number five.

Week ending 20 October 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1 –  FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 1
2 SKYLANDERS GIANTS SKYLANDERS –
3 DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 2
4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 6
5 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS –
6 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 NINTENDO 3
7 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 4
8 –  BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 8
9 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 NINTENDO 5
10 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN 2K GAMES 7
11 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS 9
12 007 LEGENDS ACTIVISION –
13 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 10
14 –  ROCKSMITH UBISOFT 14
15 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI 12
16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO 15
17 SLEEPING DOGS SQUARE ENIX 11
18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 19
19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 MICROSOFT 13
20 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION SONY COMPUTER ENT. 16

leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2012 UKIE Ltd

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 15.10.12

Posted on by

On Monday mornings I will now be posting the top 20 UK games chart from UKIE to keep you all updated.

 
Dishonored has come in as the highest new IP this year at number 2 but nothing can knock FIFA off the top spot for the third week running. It is interesting to see that Skyrim and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are still in the top 20.

Week ending 13 October 2012

POS.  TITLE  PUBLISHER  LAST
WEEK 
1 –  FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 1
2   DISHONORED BETHESDA SOFTWORKS –
3   POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 NINTENDO –
4 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM 2
5   POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 NINTENDO –
6 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT 4
7   XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN 2K GAMES –
8 BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 3
9 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS 5
10 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 8
11 SLEEPING DOGS SQUARE ENIX 10
12 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI 9
13 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 MICROSOFT 11
14 ROCKSMITH UBISOFT 7
15 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO 12
16 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION SONY COMPUTER ENT. 13
17   CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION –
18 NBA 2K13 2K SPORTS 6
19 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 14
20 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION DEEP SILVER 16

 

Train2Game News: Games industry blasts to new heights

Posted on by

The latest numbers from trade association UKIE show the UK games industry being worth £3.266 billion. It accounts for almost half of the entertainment market in the United Kingdom

Over 28,000 people are employed by the industry, 9000 of which are skilled roles at over 200 development studios. The research suggests over 32 million people actively play games in the UK, with the average age of 33. An equivalent of more than one console is owned per household.

In addition Google Play, the android market place, is catching up to Apple’s App Store.

Google play has just surpassed 25 billion downloads of its 675,000 applications and the App store hit 25 billion downloads back in March of its 700,00 apps.

Google has seen over 500 million Android device activations and Apple has seen over 400 million iOS devices activated. The number of Apple devices should rise with the recent release of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5. A current potential 900 million mobile gamers on Android and iOS alone.

Google intends to celebrate the 25 billion downloads milestone by offering cheaper featured apps and other discounts on films, books, albums and magazines for the next five days.

With such large numbers people can not ignore the games industry. It is now a big part of the world and should only get bigger with the introduction of the tax break.

The numbers have been released for the start of the London Games Festival which begins today with the opening of Eurogamer.

Train2Game News: UK Charts – LEGO Batman 2 makes it 4 in a row at No.1

Posted on by
Reply

LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes makes it four weeks in a row at No.1 as it continues to hold onto top spot in the charts, matching the same number of consecutive weeks FIFA 12 spent in the position earlier this year.

There’s no movement in the entire top three, with London 2012: The Official Video Game and The Amazing Spider-Man remaining at No.2 and No.3 respectively.  Dead Island Game of the Year Edition moves up one to No.4, while Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future soldier jumps four to No.5.

The Train2Game Blog recently spoke to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Creative Director Jean-Marc Geoffroy and Ubisoft Development Director Adrian Lacey, with the pair offering advice to Train2Game students on getting into the industry.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 moves up two to No.6 in its 36th week on sale, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim dropping one to No.7. FIFA 12 is No.8 in its 42nd week in the charts, with Spec Ops: The Line dropping five to No.9 in its third week on sale. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games completes the top ten.

New release from Namco Bandai and Saber Interactive, Inversion, doesn’t even make the top 40 in its first week on sale, debuting at No.50.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 14th July is therefore as follows:

1. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
2. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega)
3. The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision)
4. Dead Island Game of the Year Edition (Koch Media)
5. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (EA)
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
8. FIFA 12 (EA)
9. Spec Ops: The Line (2K Games)
10. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)

It’s a quiet week for new releases, but new games to hit the shelves include Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for Nintendo 3DS.

What are your thoughts on the charts this week? Are you one of those people who’ve bought LEGO Batman 2? Will it stay No.1?

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game News: UK Charts – LEGO Batman 2 No.1 for third week running

Posted on by
Reply

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes holds top spot of the UK charts for the third week in a row, the position the Warner Brothers title has remained since being released last month.

London 2012: The Official Video Game from SEGA sees sales almost double as it rises two places to No.2 as the Olympic Games get closer.  Last week’s new releases The Amazing Spider-Man and Spec Ops: The Line both drop one place each to No.3 and No.4 respectively.

New entry Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition completes the top five.  Originally released in September last year, the standard edition of Dead Island held top spot for two weeks.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is up one place to No.6, moving above FIFA 12 which drops to No.7. Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 re-enters the top ten at No.8 after moving up 26 places after price promotions at various retailers.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier slides down three to No.9, while FIFA Street moves up four to complete the top ten.

Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy for 3DS reaches No.19 in its first week on sale, while physical copies of Funcom’s The Secret World see it make No.38 in the retail charts. However, the figures don’t take into account digital sales.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 7th July 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
2. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega)
3. The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision)
4. Spec Ops: The Line (2K Games)
5. Dead Island Game of the Year Edition (Koch Media)
6. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
7. FIFA 12 (EA)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
9. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
10. FIFA Street (EA)

What are your thoughts on the continued success of LEGO Batman 2? Will it continue into next week?

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game News: UK Charts – Lego Batman 2 beats The Amazing Spider-Man to No.1

Posted on by
Reply

Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes holds off The Amazing Spider-Man to take top spot of the UK charts for the second week running.

Activision’s movie tie-in is one of three new entries to reach the top five 2K’s Spec Ops: The Line debuting at No.3, while SEGA’s London 2012: The Official Video Game reachesNo.4 in its first week on sale.  FIFA 12 slips three places to No.5.

Former No.1 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier also drops three places, settling for No.6 this week.  The Train2Game Blog recently spoke to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Creative Director Jean-Marc Geoffroy and Ubisoft Development Director Adrian Lacey, with the pair offering advice to Train2Game students on getting into the industry.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim moves up one to No.7 following the release of the new Dawnguard DLC, while Max Payne 3 drops to No.8.  Battlefield 3 slips to No.9 while the launch of Metal Gear Solid HD collection for PlayStation Vita sees it complete the top ten.

PlayStation 3 exclusive Ratchet & Clank Trilogy: Classics HD just misses out on breaking into the top ten, reaching No.11 in its first week on sale.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 30th June is therefore as follows:

1. LEGO Batman (Warner)
2. The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision)
3. Spec Ops: The Line (Take-Two)
4. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega)
5. FIFA 12 (EA)
6. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
8. Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
9. Battlefield 3 (EA)
10. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Konami)

New releases for the week ahead include Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.

What are your thoughts on this week’s charts and the new entries into the top five? Can Lego Batman 2 continue to hold No.1 next week?

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.