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Final Fantasy XIII-2, the Japanese role-playing game from publisher Square Enix, has managed to take over the number one position in the weekly video games chart for the United Kingdom, ending the long rule of FIFA 12, which seemed poised to keep its number one place secure until March.
For the week that ended on Fe... |
7 February 2012
08:30 GMT |
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EA Sports has managed to take the number one spot in the United Kingdom video game chart for yet another week with its football simulation FIFA 12 managing to sell better than a number of high profile rivals, including a new release targeted specifically at a new platform. For the week that ended on January 28 FIFA ... |
31 January 2012
08:50 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the EA Sports-developed football simulation, has managed to once again top the United Kingdom video game top ten, ready to lead the country out of January and into the rest of the year as number one.
FIFA 12 has proved to be in many ways more resilient than the big blockbusters of last year, like Call of Du... |
24 January 2012
08:01 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the football simulation from the EA Sports division of Electronic Arts, has managed to spend its sixth full week at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart and looks poised to keep it for some time for now, presumably until Mass Effect 3 arrives in early March.FIFA 12 has been successful because inter... |
17 January 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Apple has launched a recycling program in the United Kingdom where customers can turn their old equipment into a brand-new Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad. Or, they can just accept the cash.
A message on the company’s UK site reads: “Apple’s commitment to the environment includes finding the most efficie... |
16 January 2012
14:11 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the very polished and sometime incredibly funny football simulation from the EA Sports division of Electronic Arts, has managed to become the first number one of the United Kingdom video game chart for the year, while the rest of the top ten has remained very similar to that of last week.FIFA 12 keeps the to... |
10 January 2012
08:21 GMT |
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UKIE, who is the trade body representing the video game industry in the United Kingdom, has announced that boxed game sales have declined by only 7 percent during 2011, reaching 1,42 billion British Pounds, which is about 2.2 billion dollars. This was better than the UKIE predicted at the beginning of the year. Rev... |
9 January 2012
02:24 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the football simulation video game from EA Sports, has led the United Kingdom title chart into 2012, taking the numbers one position for the top ten that was compiled for the week that ended on December 31, 2011.The FIFA series has been very good at dominating the charts after the big releases of the fall ha... |
4 January 2012
08:22 GMT |
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The Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom is looking for solutions when it comes to the virtual training models for their soldiers, because gamers in the Army have become so accustomed to the graphics of Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 that they can no longer engage with the Bohemia Interactive made Virtual Ba... |
30 December 2011
04:20 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the football simulation from EA Sports, has been the top selling video game in the United Kingdom for the week, which ended on December 24, just before the crucial holiday of Christmas, when a lot of video games are sold in order to be turned into gifts.FIFA 12 languished in fourth place during the previous ... |
28 December 2011
10:31 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is set to be the number one video game in the United Kingdom in time for Christmas, according to the data for sales compiled by Media Create for the week that ended on December 17.The Bethesda made game has managed to keep the number one position that it earned last week, when it surged ov... |
20 December 2011
10:40 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the open world first person action role playing game from Bethesda, has managed to take the top position in the United Kingdom video game chart, ahead of the first person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which had kept the top spot for one full month.The two games were launched clo... |
14 December 2011
03:04 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the first person shooter from developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision Blizzard, has managed to get a consecutive fourth week at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart, increasing its chances of keeping the position until the end of the year.Modern Warfare 3 has perform... |
6 December 2011
07:43 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the first person shooter from developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision Blizzard, has managed to keep the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart for yet another week, this time managing to do better than new release Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.Modern ... |
29 November 2011
07:51 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the first person shooter from Infinity Ward and Activision Blizzard, has managed to keep the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, building on its impressive performance during the first week.The game has broken all records when it comes to revenue generated by an... |
22 November 2011
03:51 GMT |
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A trade organization representing video game interests has criticized the United Kingdom government for its failure to implement the PEGO rating system for titles sold on the home market.Andy Payne, who is the chairman of the United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment organization has stated, “This further delay ... |
16 November 2011
12:01 GMT |
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The first person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, from developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision Blizzard, has managed to take home the number one position in the United Kingdom chart for the week that ended on November 13, beating the new Elder Scrolls game in the process.Despite its top position Moder... |
15 November 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Electronic Arts recently claimed that FIFA 12 was outselling PES 2012 by 25 to 1 in the United Kingdom but at least one Konami man believes that there's something wrong with the numbers used by the publisher.Jon Murphy, who is the leader of the Pro Evolution Soccer team, told Eurogamer that, “I think right... |
9 November 2011
07:22 GMT |
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The first person shooter Battlefield 3, from Swedish developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts, has managed to keep the top position in the United Kingdom video game chart ahead of the newly launched Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, the action adventure story from developers Naughty Dog and publisher Sony.For ... |
8 November 2011
07:59 GMT |
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Battlefield 3, the first person shooter from Swedish developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts, has managed to take over the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart during first week on sale.The game has managed to move 5 million copies worldwide in less than seven days, according to internal es... |
2 November 2011
04:23 GMT |
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Batman: Arkham City, the new action game from developer Rocksteady and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, has managed to take over the first position in the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.The game is a sequel to the very surprising Arkham Asylum, which is one of the best superhero video ga... |
25 October 2011
04:19 GMT |
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Forza Motorsport 4, the racing game created by Turn 10 and published by Microsoft exclusively on the Xbox 360 home console, has managed to take the number one position in the video game United Kingdom chart during its first week on store shelves.The game offers an updated driving engine and a number of new tracks but... |
18 October 2011
09:24 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the EA Sports made football simulation, has managed to stay at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart for the second week in a row and seems destined to hold on to the position until the launch of Battlefield 3 or maybe even Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.FIFA 12 has received glowing reviews after la... |
11 October 2011
03:49 GMT |
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FIFA 12, the EA Sports made football simulator, has managed to easily go past Gears of War 3, the third person shooter from Epic Games, in order to take the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart.FIFA 12 comes complete with a new defense system and a new set of options for those who like attacking... |
4 October 2011
10:27 GMT |
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Gears of War 3, the third person shooter from developer Epic Games and publisher Microsoft, has managed to take over the number one position in the United Kingdom weekly video game sales chart during its first week on sale.The third installment in the series which is exclusive to the Xbox 360 home console has been pr... |
27 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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The zombie powered Dead Island from video game publisher Deep Silver and developer Techland has managed to get yet another week at the top of the United Kingdom chart and is preparing to cede the position next week to the mighty juggernaut that is Gears of War 3 from Microsoft and Epic Games.Dead Island sees the play... |
20 September 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Dead Island, the Deep Silver publisher and Techland created zombie action game, has managed to take over the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart during its first week on sale, ending the two week reign of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.Dead Island is a surprise hit, one which stirred interest with a... |
13 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the mix between all out action, conversation and stealth from developer Eidos Montreal and publisher Square Enix, has managed to fight off a determined assault from a new release in order to keep the top position in the United Kindom video game chart for the second week in a row.The game, w... |
6 September 2011
04:22 GMT |
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the mix between action and stealth that was created by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix, has managed to take the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart during its first week on sale.The first big AAA release of the fall season has managed to end the summer lon... |
31 August 2011
10:31 GMT |
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The UK Metropolitan Police Service has arrested and charged a new suspect as part of its investigation into the distributed denial-of-service attacks launched by Anonymous.Peter David Gibson, 22, a student from Hartlepool, Cleveland, was charged with "conspiracy to do an unauthorised act in relation to a computer, wi... |
25 August 2011
12:44 GMT |
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Anonymous' UK branch has launched Operation Unity, a new campaign that calls for a real-life peaceful protest in London on October 15.The protest will include a march and will start out in Hyde Park, which is famous for its Speakers' Corners, a place of gathering and public debate. The goal is to occupy Par... |
24 August 2011
12:15 GMT |
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It is now eight weeks since a game other than Zumba Fitness has been at the top of the United Kingdom chart and the mix between dancing and fitness shows no interest in stepping down, although it might be under heavy assault next week, when Deus Ex: Human Revolution is set to be launched.Zumba Fitness has attracted q... |
16 August 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Video game developer PopCap Games has announced the results of the National Gamers Survey conducted in a number of European countries by Newzoo that shows that more than half of all the adults in the United Kingdom, Germany and France are playing video games on consoles, using casual game sites, mobile devices and so... |
9 August 2011
17:21 GMT |
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It's a sure sign that it's still summer when Zumba Fitness, the game from 505 Games that mixes dancing with an exercise routine, manages to take its eight week at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart, with no other big release ready to challenge its place.The game will likely manage to hit ninth w... |
9 August 2011
08:23 GMT |
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The UK government has suspended its plans to have ISPs filter access to websites that facilitate copyright infringement at the request of copyright owners.Such a mechanism was specified in the Digital Economy Act of 2010 and caused great controversy among freedom of information activists and the Internet community.Th... |
8 August 2011
00:52 GMT |
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It has now been seven weeks since a game other than Zumba Fitness has taken the top position in the United Kingdom video game sales chart and the prospects of having another number one in the coming months seem slim at best.
Zumba Fitness has managed to use a mix between dancing and physical exercises to attract a... |
2 August 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the exercise and dancing video game published by 505 Games and developed by Pipeworks, has managed to have yet another week, its sixth, at the top of the United Kingdom chart while fending off a late charge from the new Call of Juarez.
The fitness game is now one of the most successful titles if jud... |
26 July 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Individuals associated with the LulzSec hacking group have possibly been arrested in the UK, US and the Netherlands, but the outfit denies that any of its core members were taken into custody.The US Department of Justice announced yesterday the arrest of sixteen individuals across the United States who were involved ... |
20 July 2011
10:24 GMT |
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Specialist video game retailer Game, based in the United Kingdom, has announced that at the moment pre-orders for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 first-person shooter are better than those registered for the previous title in the series, Black Ops.
Game also believes that, if the current trend holds un... |
19 July 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness has managed something that higher profile releases have not managed this year and has kept the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart for the fifth week in a row while reaching the eight week on top overall.
The video game, which was published by 505 Games, is mixing traditional f... |
19 July 2011
03:31 GMT |
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When it comes to politicians the customary attitude towards video games is one of distrust, with leaders often citing them as being a bad influence on children and something that needs to be regulated in the long term to limit their effects. But in a speech made to the Royal Society of London, Michael Gove, who is t... |
5 July 2011
15:01 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness has managed to make it two weeks at the top of the United Kingdom video games chart taking advantage of the empty space in most publisher's launch schedule which beings at the end of June and ends near the beginning of September, when titles like Madden NFL 12 are set to disturb sleeping charts.
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5 July 2011
13:31 GMT |
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The United Kingdom video games chart has been dominated by Zumba Fitness, the title launched by 505 Games that has successfully mixed dancing and traditional exercise and has been surprisingly successful over the last six months.Despite its big marketing campaign and the name recognition The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina ... |
21 June 2011
13:41 GMT |
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It might have been close to 15 years in the making, but it seems that it was all worth it, with Duke Nukem Forever, the game that was developed for the last stretch by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games, managing to take the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.The game has received less ... |
14 June 2011
15:01 GMT |
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L.A. Noire, the video game that was created by Team Bondi with help from Rockstar, has managed to retain its first place in the United Kingdom video game chart, fending off the challenge coming from Dirt 3, the rally racing game coming from indigenous developer and publisher Codemasters.
L.A. Noire has managed to ... |
1 June 2011
03:31 GMT |
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L.A. Noire, the detective and action title that was longed developed by Team Bondi and benefited from support from Rockstar Games, has managed to take over the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.
The game relies on new cutting edge motion capture technology to make the expressions and feeling ... |
24 May 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Multiplayer-oriented Brink, from developer Splash Damage and publisher Bethesda Softworks, has managed to perform well during its first week on sale and has taken over the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart.
Brink has not been well received by critics, who said that the game lacked a clear ... |
17 May 2011
03:23 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the video game that combines kilogram shredding routines and dancing, has managed to retake the number one position in the United Kingdom based video games chart, after spending last week in third position.
The 505 Games published exercise experience has proven quite popular in the last few months o... |
10 May 2011
03:47 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the video game from 505 Games that combines strenuous exercise routines with dance moves, has managed the rather surprising feat of holding on to the United Kingdom number one position in the video game sales charts. The fitness-based game has taken advantage of a lull in the big name releases to go o... |
19 April 2011
03:18 GMT |
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The vulnerabilities of UK nuclear submarines were exposed as a result of a redaction error inside a sensitive document released in response to a Freedom on Information Act (FOIA) request.The FOIA request was submitted by anti-nuclear campaigners and resulted in the "restricted" document being published in redacted fo... |
19 April 2011
02:52 GMT |
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