Video Game News: Top 20 UK Sales Charts – Week Ending 29/8/15

The Summer drought of new game releases ended with a bang as the top spots all taking by the heavy hitters last week. Remastered ‘Gears of War Ultimate Edition’ takes the Number 1 spot for Xbox One as PlayStation 4 exclusive horror title ‘Until Dawn’ takes 2nd. Disney Infinity 3.0 takes…well 3rd place.

Week ending 29 August 2015

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1		GEARS OF WAR: ULTIMATE EDITION	MICROSOFT	–
2		UNTIL DAWN	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	–
3		DISNEY INFINITY 3.0	DISNEY INFINITY	–
4		MADDEN NFL 16	EA SPORTS	–
5		LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	1
6		GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR	2
7		DISHONORED: DEFINITIVE EDITION	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	–
8		MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	7
9		BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	3
10		MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	MICROSOFT	5
11		BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE	EA GAMES	4
12		FIFA 15	EA SPORTS	6
13		DYING LIGHT	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	8
14		CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE	ACTIVISION	10
15		DESTINY	ACTIVISION	11
16		LITTLEBIGPLANET 3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	20
17		THE LAST OF US: REMASTERED	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	–
18		FAR CRY 4	UBISOFT	15
19		F1 2015	CODEMASTERS	16
20		RARE REPLAY	MICROSOFT	12

Xbox One News: Gears of War ‘Ultimate Edition’ Releases August 28th

The shooter that defined the first generation of HD gaming is back; Gears of War has been painstakingly remastered in 1080P for Xbox One with 60FPS competitive multiplayer, and loads of new content including five campaign chapters never released on Xbox. 

For a limited time, purchase and play Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and get the entire Xbox 360 Gears of War collection for use on Xbox One!*

*Includes Xbox 360 titles Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 and Gears of War: Judgment. Each title will work as part of the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program upon Backwards Compatibility general availability – expected autumn 2015. To qualify purchase and play Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox Live between August 25, 2015 and December 31 2015.Must be over eighteen years of age. Xbox One, broadband internet (ISP fees apply) and Xbox Live membership required. Dates, content, and features subject to change. Not available in all markets. See http://www.GearsofWar.com for the latest information. Xbox One Backward Compatibility feature works with select Xbox 360 games, see http://www.xbox.com/xbox-one/backward-compatibility. Xbox 360 accessories and Kinect, and games requiring those accessories, are not compatible with Xbox One consoles. Xbox Live and broadband internet required for initial download of game to console.

Gears of War Ultimate Edition releases Friday August 28th for Xbox One