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FIFA 18 qualifies from a weak group with yet another summer No.1
Read More »Digital charts: World Cup keeps FIFA 18 in European top spot
Vampyr can’t puncture World Cup fever as FIFA 18 holds top spot in digital European charts
The pan-European digital charts enter their second week, with the summer lull being punctuated by sharp teeth and some incisive shooting
Read More »FIFA 18 takes the lead after release of free World Cup content
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Read More »Is FIFA still at the top of its game?
Tim Wilson, founder and CEO of Qutee, reports on the data-discussion platform's findings on FIFA 18 and how 94% of the players surveyed feel that "EA Sports is bad at communicating with the FIFA community"
Read More »FIFA 18 beats Call of Duty: WWII to No.1
The lack of releases last week led to the usual big titles fighting for the top spots of the charts this week. FIFA 18 ended up taking No.1 for the first time since its three consecutive weeks stay at the top, right after launch at the very end of September. …
Read More »FIFA 18 to join Gfinity Elite Series season three
Gfinity has announced that FIFA 18 will be joining the Elite Series for season three. The third season of the Gfinity Elite Series kicks off on March 2018, and is an official EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series qualifier, meaning that top performers here can earn a spot to compete …
Read More »The FIFA 18 juggernaut holds off Shadow of War to keep top spot
FIFA 18 has now been the top of the UK weekly physical charts for the third consecutive week. Sales for EA’s title were down 55 per cent week-on-week but that was not enough for Warner Bros’ Middle-earth: Shadow of War to overtake the football behemoth and take the top spot. …
Read More »FIFA 18 stays top, while Forza Motorsport 7 fails to impress
As expected, FIFA is holding up to No.1 for its second week in the charts. Sales for EA’s football behemoth were down 69 per cent week-on-week, which is actually stronger than FIFA 17’s second week. Last year, Take-Two’s Mafia III released on FIFA 17’s Week Two, pulling sales away from …
Read More »Switch sales surge in Japan, but PS4’s Trails of Cold Steel III takes No.1
Nihon Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III has gone straight in at No1. in the Japanese weekly chart, according to the latest numbers from Famitsu, out-performing both FIFA 18 and Fire Emblem Warriors. Trails of Cold Steel III sold over 104,000 copies in just four days …
Read More »FIFA 18 beats Destiny 2 to UK No.1 in September in just two days
September was a heavy month in games, marking the beginning of Q4 and providing a much needed boost to retail. Month-on-month, the market was up 156 per cent in units and 290 per cent in value. Compared to September last year, the market had a healthy 16 per cent growth …
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