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We've already said that it would be quite symbolic if Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 won the last remaining week in the UK physical sales chart and that's exactly how it went down, with FIFA 19 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 following.

By now, there's little doubt that Rockstar's Western Red Dead Redemption 2 has etched its name on the year 2018, despite launching relatively late in the year, so it's perhaps only fitting to see it keep up the heat in the last few weeks.

After the introduction of My PS4 Life users have come up with a methodology for revealing player numbers for every game on the platform. The numbers show that EA's FIFA series is dominating while PES is almost nowhere to be found.

Although sales of boxed copies traditionally take a hit after Black Friday, FIFA 19, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 don't seem to care much as they got to keep their stranglehold on the UK physical sales chart.

The US Army has announced plans to field their own esports team in an attempt to bolster their ranks, further the Army's brand and address the growing disconnect with the society, as staff sergeant Ryan Meaux revealed in a Reddit AMA.

I'm not really sure there's an empirical possibility of anyone being surprised at this outcome, with Red Dead Redemption 2 headlines ranging from the dreaded crunch to the parts of Arthur's horse you don't really want to be focusing on.

Kurt Fenech, going by the handle Kurt0411, a professional FIFA player and an outspoken critic of the game, has been banned by EA for abusive behaviour as his criticism apparently went overboard more times than the company would've liked.

Even though FIFA 19 faced two newcomers to the chart in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4, it managed to fend off them greenhorns and stay on top, even though the latter saw some impressive results in UK's physical sales chart.

EA's issues with Ronaldo seem to know no end, as they first had to change their covers due to his last minute transfer to Juventus and now they might completely ditch him due to rape allegations as they announced "close monitoring".

In our newest graphics comparison video, we take a look at the visual differences of FIFA 19 when played on PS4 Pro and Nintendo Switch. Is playing the game on the go on Nintendo Switch worth the graphical downgrade? You be the judge.