Physical video game sales collapsed in the UK last year
UK digital game revenue also fell slightly in a tough year for the industry
UK Game Sales News
EA Sports FC 24 and GTA 5 topped July’s European games charts
The PlayStation Portal was the month's best-selling accessory
2024 game sales remain strong in Europe, despite fewer AAA releases
New data suggests unit sales are down just 1.6% in the first half of 2024
UK video game sales dropped nearly 30% in the first half of 2024
But game sales were still greater than music and video sales combined
V Rising was the UK’s best-selling game in May
While PS5 continued to lead hardware sales
UK games market grew 4.4% last year, physical sales decline ‘better than expected’
UKIE report shows that the UK games consumer market value was £7.82 billion in 2023
Helldivers 2 sales ‘outpacing Spider-Man 2’ in the UK
The online co-op shooter was the best-selling game in March for a second month
Classic Call of Duty titles were among the UK’s best-selling games in July
2009’s Modern Warfare 2 and 2012’s Black Ops 2 chart in the top five following matchmaking fixes
Switch ended PS5’s 4-month run as the UK’s best-selling console in May
As Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comfortably topped the monthly software chart
Tears of the Kingdom is now the third best-selling boxed Zelda game ever in the UK
Physical sales have overtaken those of Ocarina of Time on N64