Amazon US best-sellers 2018:
1. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
2. $10 PlayStation Store Gift Card
3. $20 PlayStation Store Gift Card
After a revision of Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act a number of new amendments outlawing of the resale of unauthorized digital game keys.
According to Entertainment Retailers Association, the UK video games market generated £3.8 billion in 2018, of which 80.1% was generated by digital sales.
Despite retail store chain HMV recently went into administration, it will continue to trade as long as possible whilst seeking a possible sale of the business.
UK Charts. Week of December 29, 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
European Charts. Week of December 23, 2018:
1. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
3. Super Smash Bros Ultimate – Nintendo
Despite the controversy surrounding microtransactions in gaming, EA is planning to add them to Battlefield 5 in 2019.
With the massive growth in popularity of Fortnite, Epic Games generated $3 billion in revenue in 2018, raising the value of the company to $15 billion.
UK Charts. Week of December 22, 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision
Worldwide Digital Game Charts. November 2018:
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 – EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Activision