God of War Reclaims the Top Spot in the UK’s Video Game Sales Charts
When God of War first launched, the game quickly shot to #1 in the sales charts. It was the bestselling game in its launch week, then its launch month, and then week after week beyond that. Eventually, it was displaced by Vampyr, but now God of War has reclaimed the top spot in the UK’s retail charts.
Last Week’s Retail Chart
For the better part of a month, God of War was all but unassailable as the bestselling game in the UK. Eventually, it was Vampyr which was able to dethrone it, but it seems the shift was only temporary. The former claimant of “bestselling title” has fallen all the way back to #8. Recent announcements such as that Santa Monica Studios will be adding a New Game+ Mode to God of War may have helped to spur its sales. Detroit: Become Human remains in the top 10, but has fallen back to 4th place.
FIFA 18 has been in the top five for some time, but has claimed #2 for two weeks in a row now; likely due to the start of the Football World Cup. Meanwhile, Fallout 4 continues its upward trend, spurred on by the announcement of Fallout 76. Last week it reached a new milestone by claiming the #3 spot. Vampyr fell from a higher position, while Assassin’s Creed Origins rose up into the top 10; quite possibly boosted by the debut of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at E3.
Last Week’s Top 10 Bestselling Games in the UK were:
- God of War
- FIFA 18
- Fallout 4
- Detroit: Become Human
- PlayStation VR Worlds
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Vampyr
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Call of Duty: WWII
It’s important to bear in mind that these figures are purely for physical sales; they do not take into account digital-only purchases, as those figures are much harder to track. Nevertheless, they tend to be seen as representative of the market as a whole. While digital sales are on the rise, a very large proportion of game sales are still made physically.