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Train2Game news: UK Charts – FIFA Street stays top

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Train2Game students don’t see any change at the top of the UK Charts this week, with FIFA Street holding onto No.1 for the second week running. It marks EA’s ninth week at No.1 this year, with five of their titles having reached top spot.

Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City is this week’s highest new entry at No.2, and the only non-EA title in the top five. Former No.1 Mass Effect 3 slips one to No.3, FIFA 12 holds No.4, while SSX drops to No.5.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 jumps four places to No.6, sitting one place ahead of new entry Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS. Battlefield 3 jumps 12 places to re-enter the top ten at No.8, and it’s followed by F1 2011 which moves up ten to No.9.

Find out more about F1 2011 in The Train2Game Blog interview with Chief Game Designer Steve Hood. 

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games complete this week’s top ten.

Other new entries this week include Shogun 2:  Total War Fall of the Samurai at No.17, while Ninja Gaiden 3 debuts at No.19.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 24th March 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. FIFA Street (EA)
2. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Capcom)
3. Mass Effect 3 (EA)
4. FIFA 12 (EA)
5. SSX (EA)
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
7. Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo)
8. Battlefield 3 (EA)
9. F1 2011 (Codemasters)
10. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)

New releases for the week ahead include Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Silent Hill Downpour and Ridge Racer Unbounded.

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on this week’s UK Charts? What does the continued dominance of EA say? And which game do you think will be No.1 next week?

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Train2Game news: UK Charts – FIFA Street is No.1

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Train2Game students see a new No.1 this week, with FIFA Street topping the UK charts. It marks a third top spot for EA in a row, with the publisher achieving top spot with Mass Effect 3 last week, and SSX the week before that.

Those two games drop to No.2 and No.3 respectively, with another EA title in FIFA 12 a non-mover at No.4. Mario Party 9 is the highest placed non-EA title at No.5. Mario also sits at No.6 as part of Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, while price reductions help RAGE shoot up thirteen places to No.7.

You find out more about RAGE, and get advice on getting into the industry from Creative Director Tim Willets in this extensive Train2Game Blog interview from last year’s Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.

Zumba Fitness moves up two to No.8, while Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is a non-mover at No.9.  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 completes the top ten.

Twisted Metal is the highest placed new entry, reaching No.12 in its first week of sales.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 17th March 2012 is therefore as follows:

1: FIFA Street – EA Sports
2: Mass Effect 3 – EA
3: SSX – EA Sports
4: FIFA 12 – EA Sports
5: Mario Party 9 – Nintendo
6: Mario & Sonic at the 2012 Olympic Games – Sega
7: Rage – Bethesda
8: Zumba Fitness – 505 Games
9: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – Ubisoft
10: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Activision

New releases for the week ahead include Ninja Gaiden 3 and Armoured Core V.

So, what are your thoughts on FIFA Street taking top spot? Will it be another short lived No.1?

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Train2Game news: UK Charts – Mass Effect 3 breaks series records to take No.1

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Train2Game students see the much anticipated Mass Effect 3 firmly take hold of No.1 in the UK Charts this week, as it achieves the biggest first week sales of the year so far.

It has also smashed previous launch figures of the previous games in the series, with Mass Effect 3’s week 1 sales beating those of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 combined. Mass Effect 3 also marks the first time the BioWare series has launched simultaneously across three platforms, but the Xbox 360 version proves most popular, providing almost three quarters of total sales.

You can find out more about BioWare in our interview with studio co-founders  Dr. Ray Muzyka & Dr. Greg Zeschuk, right here on The Train2Game Blog.

The success of Mass Effect 3 knocks fellow EA title, and last week’s chart topper, SSX down one spot to No.2. New release Street Fighter X Tekken, is the second highest new entry at No.3, while FIFA 12’s position continues to fluctuate, with the football title marking EA’s third appearance in this week’s top ten. Mario Party 9 slips two to No.5 in its second week on sale.

The Sims 3: Showtime, also from EA, debuts at No.6, sitting one place above Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 slips one to No.8, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations in a non-mover at No.9, while Zumba Fitness returns to complete the top ten.

PlayStation Vita title Unit 13 reaches No.15 in its first week on sale.

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

1. Mass Effect 3 (EA)
2. SSX (EA)
3. Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom)
4. FIFA 12 (EA)
5. Mario Party 9 (Nintendo)
6. The Sims 3: Showtime (EA)
7. Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
10. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)

Releases for the week ahead include Silent Hill: Downpour, FIFA Street and the one you’ve been waiting for, European Bus Simulator.

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on Mass Effect 3’s record breaking No.1? What are your thoughts on the game? And do you expect it to stay at No.1 next week?

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Train2Game news: UK Charts – SSX is No.1

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Train2Game students see SSX reach the summit of the UK Charts in its first week on sale. The snowboarding title from EA Sports is the first in the SSX series to reach No.1, with a previous best of No.3 with SSX 3 all the way back in 2003.

EA Sports also take No.2, FIFA 12 climbing up the table once again. Mario Party 9 for the Nintendo Wii debuts at No.3, and sits one spot ahead of last week’s No.1, Uncharted: Golden Abyss for PlayStation Vita which drops to No.4. Mario appears for a second time in the top five, after Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games moves up one.

Former No.1 UFC 3 drops to No.6, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 continues to bounce around the top ten, this week moving up one spot to No.7.  EA Sports’ PlayStation Vita title FIFA Football drops to No.8, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations re-enters the top ten at No.9, while Battlefield 3 slips to No.10.

Syndicate, Rayman: Origins and recent chart topper Final Fantasy XIII-2 are among those games to drop out of the top ten.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 3rd March 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. SSX (EA)
2. FIFA 12 (EA)
3. Mario Party 9 (Nintendo)
4. Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony)
5. Mario & Sonic and the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
6. UFC Undisputed 3 (THQ)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
8. FIFA Football (EA)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
10. Battlefield 3 (EA)

New releases this week include Street Fighter X Tekken and something called Mass Effect 3.

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on SSX taking top spot? Played any of this week’s new releases? And will Mass Effect 3 be No.1 next week?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track] 

Train2Game news: UK Charts – PS Vita Uncharted Golden Abyss takes No.1

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Train2Game students see PlayStation Vita games Uncharted: Golden Abyss and FIFA Football storm the charts following the launch of Sony’s handheld console in the UK.

Sony’s own Uncharted: Golden Abyss is therefore the first PlayStation Vita title to take No.1 in the UKIE Games Charts, and it’s followed in No.2 by another Vita launch title, FIFA Football. The two games account for half of all PlayStation Vita game sales this week.

UFC Undisputed 3, which as reported by The Train2Game Blog took top spot last week,  has to settled for No.3, while FIFA 12 slips to No.4. Rayman: Origins jumps 31 places to re-enter the top ten at No.5, thanks to the release of the PlayStation Vita version.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games drops two to No.6, with multiplatform title Syndicate the highest non-Vita new entry at No.7.  FPS rivals Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 slip to No.8 and No.9 respectively, while former No.1 Final Fantasy XIII-2 completes the top ten.

Three new entries make the top twenty, with Wipeout 2048 for PlayStation Vita at No.11, Nintendo Wii RPG The Last Story at No.15, and Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition taking No.17. SEGA’s new release Binary Domain only manages No.35 in its first week on sale.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 25th February 2012 is therefore as follows:

1: Uncharted: Golden Abyss – Sony
2: FIFA Football – EA
3: Activision UFC Undisputed 3 – THQ
4: FIFA 12 – EA
5: Rayman: Origins – Ubisoft
6: Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games –
7: Syndicate – EA
8: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 –Activision
9: Battlefield 3 – EA
10: Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Square Enix

New releases for the upcoming week include SSX, Mario Party 9 and Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition.

What are your thoughts on Vita titles storming this week’s charts? Is it good news for Sony? And what will be No.1 next week?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track] 

Train2Game news: UK Charts – UFC Undisputed 3 knocks out the competition

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Train2Game students see THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 take top spot in this week’s UK Charts, marking the publisher’s first No.1 since Homefront in March last year.

The Train2Game Blog recently interviewed UFC Undisputed 3 senior game designer Wes Bunn, who spoke in depth about development of the game, and offered some excellent insights into the games industry.

Last week’s No.1, Kingdoms of Amular: Reckoning drops out of the top ten entirely, slipping to No.12.

FIFA 12 continues to sell strongly, climbing three to No.2, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 also sees an increase in sales moving up to No.3.  A new Nintendo 3DS version, and discounting on other platforms, sees Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games jump to No.4, while Battlefield 3 is up one to No.5.

Former No.1 Final Fantasy XIII-2 slips to No.6 this week, sitting one place ahead of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure which reaches its highest ever chart position at No.7. Last week’s debutant The Darkness II drops five to No.8, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim remains at No.9, while Just Dance 3 moves up two to complete the top ten.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection join Kingdoms of Amular: Reckoning in leaving the top ten.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 18th February 2012 is therefore as follows:

1: UFC Undisputed 3 – THQ
2: FIFA 12 – EA
3: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Activision
4: Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games – Sega
5: Battlefield 3 – EA
6: Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Square Enix
7: Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure – Activision
8: The Darkness II – 2K
9: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda
10: Just Dance 3 – Ubisoft

Releases for the coming week include a large amount of PlayStation Vita titles, alongside the launch of Sony’s new handheld console.

What are your thoughts on the charts this week? Is it a well deserved No.1 for UFC Undisputed 3?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]

Train2Game news: UK Charts – Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is No.1

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Train2Game students see a brand new IP in the form of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning take No.1 in the UK Charts in its first week on sale.

The fantasy title published by EA is the first new IP to take top spot since Dead Island in September last year, and the first original RPG to take the coveted No.1 since Pokémon, twelve years ago in 2000.

Last week’s No.1, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 therefore has to settle for No.2 in its second week in the charts, while The Darkness II from Take 2 is another new entry at No.3 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection drops two spots to No.4, while chart mainstay FIFA 12 slips to No.5.

The new entries to the charts pushes Battlefield 3 down three to No.6, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a non-mover at No.7. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations slips to No.8, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim drops one to No.9, with Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games reaching the top ten following the release of a Nintendo 3DS version.

Soulcalibur V, Saints Row The Third and Just Dance 3 all drop out of the top ten, while new releases Catherine and Grand Slam Tennis 2 debut at No. 20 and No.26 respectively.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 11th February 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
2. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix)
3. The Darkness II (Take 2)
4. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Konami)
5. FIFA 12 (EA)
6. Battlefield 3 (EA)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
8. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
10. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (SEGA)

New releases this week include UFC Undisputed 3. Read The Train2Game Blog interview with UFC  Undisputed 3 Senior Designer Wes Bunn here.

What are your thoughts on this week’s charts? Is it positive that a new IP has reached No.1?  Have you purchased any of the new releases?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]


Train2Game News: UK Charts – Final Fantasy XIII-2 is No.1

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Train2Game blog Final Fantasy XII-2 screenshotTrain2Game students see Final Fantasy XIII-2 take top spot of the UK Charts, in a week in which three new entries make the top five.

It’s Square Enix’s RPG sequel that’s the first new No.1 of 2012, with the Japanese developed title following in the footsteps of its predecessor which was the UK’s best selling Final Fantasy game of all time.

It’s another new entry from Japan at No.2, with the Metal Gear Solid HD collection from Konami performing very well in its first week on sale.  Battlefield 3 climbs two places to take No.3, while previous chart topper FIFA 12 slips to No.4 after six consecutive weeks at No.1. Another Japanese developed new entry in the form of Soulcalibur V from Namco Bandai completes the top five.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations continues its revival, rising three to No.6, placing it ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 which drops five to No.7.  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also drops five places to No.8, but that won’t stop Train2Game students looking forward to using the soon to be released modding tools.

Just Dance 3 and Saints Row: The Third complete this week’s top ten, while the Zumba Fitness and Zumba Fitness 2  drop to No.11 and No.13 respectively. Meanwhile, Resident Evil: Revelations plummets from No.6, all the way down to No.19 in its second week on sale.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 4th February 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix)
2. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Konami)
3. Battlefield 3 (EA)
4. FIFA 12 (EA)
5. Soulcalibur V (Namco Bandai)
6. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
9. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
10. Saints Row The Third (THQ)

This week’s new releases include Catherine, The Darkness II and Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on this week’s charts? Is it a deserved No.1 for Final Fantasy XIII-2? Will it continue to top the chart next week?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]

Train2Game news: UK Charts – Revelations aplenty as FIFA 12 continues dominance

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Train2Game students see FIFA 12 once again claim top spot in of the UK charts, marking the EA Sports title’s sixth consecutive No.1 and eighth overall.

As previously reported by The Train2Game Blog, FIFA 12 was the UK’s third biggest ever video game launch when it was released last year.

The rest of the top five sees regular titles shifting places with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 up two to No.2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Just Dance 3 down one spot each to No. 3 and No.4 respectively, while EA’s Battlefield 3 is a non-mover at No.5.

Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS is a new entry at No.6, and the first new release of 2012 to make it into the top 40. Resident Evil: Revelations success makes it the seventh largest launch of the Nintendo 3DS so far.

Both Zumba Fitness titles slip with Zumba Fitness down one to No.7, while Zumba Fitness 2 drops two to No.10. Between them sit Saints Row: The Third at No.8, and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations re-enters the top ten to take No.9.

RAGE and Rayman Origins both slip out the top ten to No.11 and No.12 respectively. However, Train2Game students can still read an interview with RAGE Creative Director Tim Willits here on the Train2Game Blog.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 28th January 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. FIFA 12 (EA)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
4. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
5. Battlefield 3 (EA)
6. Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom)
7. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
8. Saints Row The Third (THQ)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
10. Zumba Fitness 2 (505 Games)

The first week of February marks the first week of the year for big new releases, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Soulcalibur V and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection all hitting the shelves this week.

So Train2Game, what do you make of FIFA 12’s continued dominance of the UK Charts? Will one of this week’s new releases become the new No.1 next week? And are you looking forward to any of them?

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

[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]

Train2Game news: UK Charts – FIFA 12 dominates as Rayman Origins enters top ten

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FIFA 12 official screenshotTrain2Game students see FIFA 12 claim its fifth consecutive and seventh No.1 spot in total in this week’s UKIE Games Charts. FIFA 12 has already made EA Sports more money than any other previous title in the series and has its second best chart run.

As previously reported by The Train2Game Blog, FIFA 12 was the UK’s third biggest ever video game launch when it was released. However, it still has some way to go in order to beat the 11 weeks FIFA:  Road to the World Cup 98 spent at top spot in 1997 and 1998.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda continues to sell very well, moving up to No.2 , switching places with Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3. FPS heavyweights Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 switch places and this week take No.4 and No.5 respectively.

Long-time former  chart topper Zumba Fitness is a non-mover at No.6, and continues to sell better than its sequel, Zumba Fitness 2, which drops one to No.8.  Saints Row The Third returns to the top ten in between the two Zumba Fitness titles.

Ubisoft’s Rayman Origins enters the top ten for the first time after a slow but steady rise up the charts. As reported by the Train2Game Blog, Rayman Origins failed to make the top 40 when it was released last November.

This week’s top ten is completed by id Software’s RAGE. Train2Game students can read an interview with RAGE Creative Director Tim Willets here on the Train2Game Blog.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Need For Speed: The Run both leave the top ten, dropping to No.12 and No.14 respectively.

The UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 10 for the week ending 21st January 2012 is therefore as follows:

1. FIFA 12 (EA)
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
3. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
5. Battlefield 3 (EA)
6. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
7. Saints Row The Third
8. Zumba Fitness 2 (505 Games)
9. Rayman Origins (Ubisoft)
10. RAGE (Bethesda)

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on FIFA’s continued dominance? And what do you make Rayman Origins slow but steady rise to the top ten?

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[Source: UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track]