FIFA 20 leads in weekly boxed sales in the UK againIf you're the type that likes to keep up with physical sales, whether it's because of habit or nostalgia, you're not only used to seeing EA's football simulation FIFA in the top 10 - you're expecting it. And yes, it came in first. Again.FEBRUARY 11
National Health Service England calls for loot box bans by industryNational Health Service (NHS) England's mental health director Claire Murdoch has called on the games industry to ban loot boxes from their products, insisting they're setting children up for addiction further down the line.JANUARY 20
GTA V outsold FIFA 20 digitally leading up to ChristmasGrant Theft Auto V remains Rockstar's golden goose as it outsold FIFA 20 in EMEAA region, where one would expect the latter to prevail. This refers to digital sales but total sales have a slightly different story to tell.DECEMBER 30
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fends off FIFA 20 to claim top spot in UKBy now there's no doubt that Infinity Ward and Activision knocked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare out of the park, and the last week of retail in the UK only reinforced this fact. Fending off FIFA 20 in these months is nothing to be smirked at.DECEMBER 30
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sales first in UK, FIFA 20 secondWe've exactly one week left before we wave goodbye to 2019 and the shopping madness is well upon us. Activision and Infinity Ward will be finishing the year on a high, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fending off FIFA 20 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.DECEMBER 24
PlayStation Awards 2019 hands out VR, indie and best-seller awardsIt's that time of the year when Sony acknowledge the best performing titles on PlayStation, be they indie gems, VR standouts, best-sellers or simply chosen by PlayStation owners to best represent their beloved platform. So, a lot.DECEMBER 3
UK charts: FIFA 20 and Modern Warfare dominate Black Friday salesEA Sport's football simulation FIFA 20 and Infinity Ward's shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are placed first and second respectively on UK physical sales charts for the week ending on 30 November 2019.-Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 2
Top 5 games to buy during Black Friday salesBlack Friday sales have started, and already, there are some sweet discounts on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Let's take a look at the best ones.Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 25
51% gamers avoided October microtransactions, despite FIFA 20 & NBA 2K20Superdata's recent report revealed that gamers are spent $6.5 billion in Q3 2019 on in-game purchases on PC but that only accounts for 49% of players. The rest avoided microtransactions altogether, despite FIFA 20 and NBA 2K20 releases.NOVEMBER 15
UK sales charts: Modern Warfare reigns supreme, second week in a rowCall of Duty: Modern Warfare topped the UK charts second week in a row, surprising no one. Luigi's Mansion seems to have topped expectations though, becoming the fastest Switch game of 2019.NOVEMBER 4
EA's loot box future is looking 22% brighter now, thanks FUT player influxEA's shining jewel in the loot box crown, FIFA Ultimate Team, saw a 22 per cent unique player increase year-on-year, despite all the loot box condemnation. Considering that money talks, it may still be a long while until the gaming industry rids itself of surprise mechanics.OCTOBER 30
FIFA 20 first in UK for third week running, Grid debuts in fifth placeFIFA games have been one of the best and most reliable EA cash cows for a while now, and judging by FIFA 20's first few weeks - it's far from done. The only newcomer is Codemasters' racing title Grid, which debuted in fifth place.OCTOBER 15
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