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Mass Effect takes UK number one from Resident Evil – Games charts 15 May
The remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy is the new UK number one, with Subnautica: Below Zero also charting surprisingly highly.
Fans have been waiting a long time for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and its sales so far reflect that, as it entered straight in at number one in the UK retail charts (and broke BioWare’s player record on Steam).
The remaster compilation sold half of what Resident Evil Village managed on its debut though, with 68% of sales being for the PlayStation 4 version – despite the franchise originally being more closely associated with the Xbox.
Indie game Subnautica: Below Zero also had an impressive debut at number five, while Spider-Man: Miles Morales once again acted as an indicator of PlayStation 5 hardware availability, with last week’s release of new stock seeing sales of the game soar.
UK all formats retail chart – 15 May
1 (-) Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4/XO)
2 (1) Resident Evil Village (PS5/PS4/XO)
3 (12) Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5/PS4)
4 (3) FIFA 21 (PS4/XO/NS/PS5)
5 (-) Subnautica: Below Zero (PS4/XO/PS5)
6 (5) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
7 (6) Minecraft (NS)
8 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
9 (7) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
10 (2) New Pokémon Snap (NS)
Japanese console chart – 9 May
1 (-) Resident Evil Village (PS4)
2 (2) Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
3 (1) New Pokémon Snap (NS)
4 (-) Resident Evil Village (PS5)
5 (3) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
6 (5) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa No Teiban! (NS)
7 (6) Minecraft (NS)
8 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
9 (6) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (4) NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (PS4)
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U.S. all formats chart – March
1 (2) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5)
2 (-) Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
3 (-) Outriders (XO/PS4/PC)
4 (1) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)*
5 (4) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
6 (9) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
7 (7) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/PS5)
8 (10) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)*
9 (16) Super Mario 3D All-Stars (NS)*
10 (8) Minecraft (NS)
*does not include digital sales
Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales
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GameCentral Top 20 – 2020
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
2. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
3. Spelunky 2 (PS4/PC)
4. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
5. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
6. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
7. Nioh 2 (PS4)
8. Hades (NS/PC)
9. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
10. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PC)
11. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
12. The Pathless (PS4/PS5/PC/iOS)
13. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
14. Horace (NS/PC)
15. Ghostrunner (XO/PS4/NS*/PC)
16. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
17. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
18. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
19. Mortal Shell (XO/PS4/PC)
20. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2020 but as usual does not include remakes (with the special exception of Final Fantasy 7), remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.
*Not recommended at launch
Readers’ Top 20 – 2020
1. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
4. Hades (NS/PC)
5. Ghost Of Tsushima (PS4)
6. Astro’s Playroom (PS5)
7. Demon’s Souls (PS5)
8. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
9. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
10. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
11. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
12. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
13. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
14. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
15. Horace (NS/PC)
16. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
17. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
18. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
19. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
20. Lonely Mountains: Downhill (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
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