Wholesale Games Industry and Market News

The European video game retailer GAME has reported solid results throughout the Christmas period, achieving a like-for-like growth of 2 percent.

After an incredibly successful launch, Super Smash Bros Ultimate looks to have sold around 5 million copies during its first week on sale.

PEGI, the content rating system, have announced that they will be labeling physical releases featuring in-game purchases under a new descriptor.

Ubisoft launched a new trailer for The Division 2, revealing brand new story details for the core storyline of The Division 2.

Bethesda has officially announced the next expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, Elsweyr, with a new cinematic trailer.

Activision announced that the battle royale game mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be free to play for a week beginning January 17, 2019.

This month will be the first that the GSD Charts will report on digital sales data for the UK.

Nintendo Switch European chart, 2018:
1. Fortnite – Epic Games
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo

In a recent blog post Microsoft offered what they referred to as a hot tease for the future of the Xbox portfolio. Microsoft were particularly keen to point out…

UK Charts. Week of January 12, 2019:
1. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar