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The Nintendo racer is second only to Pokemon Go in terms of record first-month downloads
Read More »Mario Kart Tour generates more downloads in its first month than any other Nintendo mobile game
Borderlands 3 sells 5m copies in 5 days, becoming the fastest-selling game in 2K history
"Borderlands 3’s incredibly successful launch is a result of the hard work and longstanding partnership between Gearbox Software and 2K"
Read More »Monster Hunter World tops 13.1m global sales as expansion Iceborne hits 2.5m milestone
Monster Hunter World is the "first title in Capcom's history to achieve this record-high"
Read More »FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is Steam’s biggest launch title of 2019 to date
It hasn't yet toppled the concurrent peak set by Dark Souls 3, though
Read More »Super Smash Bros. Ultimate becomes Nintendo Switch’s biggest ‘pre-selling’ game
"Super Smash Bros Ultimate is punching its way into the record books!"
Read More »Fortnite hits 200 million registered players
That's roughly the equivalent of everyone in the UK owning three copies of the Battle Royale game
Read More »Pokémon Let’s Go sells 3 million copies in its opening week
Sets new first-week Nintendo Switch sales record
Read More »Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition: five million copies and growing
The 2017 version of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition just launched, right on time for Christmas. Editor Stephen Daultrey tells MCV why retailers should consider having the book on their shelves. It’s the 10th anniversary of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition this year. How have you been able …
Read More »Exploding Kittens claims Kickstarter funding record from Ouya
Exploding Kittens crowdfunding campaign has taken over the Kickstarter record from Ouya for the highest-funded games-related project. The Kickstarter run concluded last week having raised $8,782,571 – $186,097 more than Ouya’s final total. Exploding Kittens continues to hold Kickstarter’s backer record as well, which swelled to 219,382 individuals by the …
Read More »Football Manager 2014 breaks PC record
Sports Interactive’s hugely successful Football Manager series has claimed another PC milestone. Football Manager 2014 has now broken the record for the most weeks spent at number one in the UK PC game chart, with 22 weeks at number one – 18 of those consecutively. The news comes as Sega’s …
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