The UK’s best-selling physical video games of 2018 have been revealed, with the usual suspects leading the charts. FIFA 19 came out on top, selling just under 1.9m units.
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 was the second-biggest seller, shifting 1.75m copies, while Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 found its way into 1.2m UK homes, placing it at No.3. Sales monitor GfK Chart-Track says the PS4 exclusive Spider-Man–which finished at No.4 in the overall chart–sold more copies than any other exclusive game in 2018. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (No.5), God of War (No.8), and Forza Horizon 4 (No.9) were the other exclusive games to sell well.
Overall, video games now generate more revenue than any other entertainment medium in the UK. The games market has more than doubled in value since 2007, with a large portion of that growth coming from digital sources such as DLC and microtransactions. Digital sales make up over 80% of the UK games market.
“The games industry has been incredibly effective in taking advantage of the potential of digital technology to offer new and compelling forms of entertainment, said CEO of the Entertainment Retailers Association, Kim Bayley. “Despite being the youngest of our three sectors, it is now by far the biggest.”
Take a look at the top 20 biggest-selling boxed games of 2018 below. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.
The topic of dark matter and dark energy has been unraveling for years, as 95% of the universe is made up of the unknown, invisible material that astrophysicists are not able to fully understand.
In a new study from astrophysicist, Jamie Farnes, from Oxford’s e-Research Centre at the University of Oxford and published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, there may be a modification to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, bringing both dark matter and dark energy into one fluid, negative mass.
Farnes explains that even though dark matter is invisible, it employs a gravitational force on nearby matter that can then be measured. Dark energy on the other hand is a repulsive force that counteracts gravity and makes the universe expand at a much greater rate.
Every year is a great year for PC gaming, but 2019’s list is already an impressive one. With more and more games making their way to PC, here’s a look at the biggest upcoming games we know are almost certainly coming in 2019:
Anthem
Release Date: February 22
Bioware’s mech-suit shared world RPG will jet boost its way into our houses at the start of the year. It’s basically a PvE shooter where everyone is in a customizable Iron Man suit flying around an alien world, which is about a good a pitch as I can think of.
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DC Comics’ Heroes in Crisis #4 from writer Tom King and artist Clay Mann delivered a stunning twist that looks like it’s going to rock both the foundations of the DC Universe and the relationships between the trinity of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
Warning: full spoilers for Heroes in Crisis ahead!
Heroes in Crisis is based around DC’s heroes trying to solve the case of a mass killing at a secret treatment center for superheroes called Sanctuary. As of this issue, forensic scientist Flash believes the killer is Booster Gold while world’s greatest detective Batman think it’s Harley Quinn, but getting closer to the identity of the killer isn’t what caused all the hubbub.
January is officially here! While the flow of big releases is slowing down, that doesn’t mean there aren’t exciting new games coming this month–let alone in 2019 as a whole. There are still a handful of noteworthy games on the way you should keep an eye on.
Headlining January’s releases are new installments and re-releases in several classic franchises. The long-awaited Resident Evil 2 remake is set to launch at the end of this month, as well as the climactic conclusion to the Kingdom Hearts series. But if you’re in the mood to play older games on current-generation platforms, we’re getting remasters/enhanced ports of Tales of Vesperia, Onimusha: Warlords, and New Super Mario Bros. U.
That’s only a smattering of this month’s releases. You can see all of the biggest games on the way for each platform in January 2019 below. For a look at all of the most notable releases coming in 2019, check out our complete list of game release dates in 2019.
Resident Evil 2 Remake — January 25 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
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Ever since the outstanding Gamecube remake of Resident Evil 1 in 2002, fans have adamantly requested the same treatment for its much-loved sequel. After years of waiting, Capcom granted this wish when it confirmed development of Resident Evil 2 Remake in August 2015. Resident Evil 2 fans and newcomers, rejoice! We’re finally going to be able to play the game this month. It features a host of changes and improvements over the original, such as a new over-the-shoulder camera, revised puzzles, and modernized controls.
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Kingdom Hearts III — January 29 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
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The Kingdom Hearts saga is coming to a close at this end of the month. This much-awaited concluding chapter is looking to wrap up Sora’s quest to thwart the evil Xehanort’s plan to form a true Organization XIII. Kingdom Hearts III will include new worlds to explore based on Disney and Pixar properties, an expanded party system, mini-games inspired by classic Walt Disney animations, and much more. If you’re looking to catch up on previous entries before Kingdom Hearts III releases, we highly recommend the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix on PS4, which collects the majority of the series on a single disc.
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New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe — January 11 (Switch)
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The Nintendo Switch is getting a collection containing enhanced ports of both New Super Mario Bros. U and its standalone expansion, New Super Luigi U. While the games remain largely the same, there are a couple new additions. A new character named Toadette is being added, and Nabbit, who you could previously only play in New Super Luigi U, will be playable across both games.
Netflix has confirmed the released date for The Punisher Season 2. Following last week’s leak, the streaming giant has confirmed that the Marvel show will return on January 18 and revealed the date announcement in a new teaser.
The teaser doesn’t feature any footage from the new season, but instead teases the upcoming confrontation between Frank Castle and Billy Russo–better known as the Punisher’s classic nemesis Jigsaw. Actors Jon Bernthal and Ben Barnes provide an intense voiceover that suggest that this will be a fight to the death–check it out below.
While there is much anticipation for The Punisher Season 2, the future of the show is unclear. In recent months, three of Netflix’s roster of Marvel shows have been cancelled. While the axing of Iron Fist and Luke Cage weren’t necessarily surprising, the cancelation of Daredevil within a few weeks of the acclaimed Season 3 hitting the service suggested that Netflix is looking to drop all of its Marvel shows.
Disney is launching its own streaming platform, named Disney+, later this year and is developing several Marvel series for it. Netflix still officially has The Punisher and Jessica Jones as active shows, and Season 3 of the latter is expected later this year. However, it remains possible that both will be cancelled once these latest seasons have been released.
In terms of new Marvel shows, in November Disney confirmed that Tom Hiddleston will star in a Loki show for Disney+. In addition, it has been reported that a Falcon and Winter Soldier team-up series is in development, and there are also rumors of a Scarlet Witch show.
Fortnite‘s Season 7, Week 5 is in full swing, and among them there are a couple of tricky challenges. Both of these are exclusive to those that have paid for a Battle Pass, with the first tasking players with searching a specific location for a Battle Star (we’ve got a guide for that), while the second is a multi-stage quest that involves dancing on towers.
The quest begins by asking players to dance on a Water Tower. Once the first part of the challenge is complete, it’ll be updated and direct players to dance on top of a Ranger Tower, and then on top of an Air Traffic Control Tower. So, three in total, and although they’re pretty easy to spot, you’ll need to be in their general vicinity first.
To make things easier for you, we’ve put together a map of where you can find each of the towers, as well as listed their locations below. All you’ve got to do is either land on or build up to the top of the towers and then bust a move.
Fortnite Tower Locations
Water Tower: Can be found at Retail Row
Ranger Tower: Can be found at Lonely Lodge
Air Traffic Control Tower: Can be found at Frosty Flights
With this challenge and the “Search Between” challenge mentioned above completed, you’ve done all the hard work for the week. All that remains is mopping up the rest, which will just require you to have solid Fortnite fundamentals and put some time into the game.
If you’ve got outstanding challenges from previous weeks, you can use our comprehensive Fortnite Season 7 challenge guide for a full breakdown on every challenge that has been featured so far, as well as links to guides for the more difficult challenges for each week.
