Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

UKIE have revealed the most successful video game releases in the UK to date. The list was revealed as part of the trade body’s 30 Years of Play campaign.

An Xbox executive said that Google Stadia, Google’s newly announced game-streaming service, won’t have enough games to make a significant impact.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the latest game from acclaimed developer From Software, has achieved two million sales worldwide.

April is quite a good month in 2019 so far for releases. A number of exclusive titles, alongside highly anticipated games make it quite a competitive month.

Developer Dontnod Entertainment recently announced that their 2018 release, Vampyr, had hit more than 1 million copies sold.

After the news first being reported in Autumn 2018, it’s now finally possible for Playstation Network users to change their username online.

EA have released a teaser image and website for their latest upcoming Star Wars title, Star Wars Fallen Jedi Order.

Sumo Group managed to increase their revenue by 35 percent over the course of 2018 due to a number of new releases and acquisitions throughout the year.

Microsoft appear set to increase the price of their Xbox Live Gold subscription service in the UK by £10 a year (based on a 12 month subscription).

UK Charts. Week of April 6, 2019:
1. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Ubisoft
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Yoshi’s Crafted World – Nintendo