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European game sales strong in February thanks to Helldivers 2 | European Monthly Charts

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million video games were sold across Europe during February, according to the latest GSD data. Last February saw the release of Hogwarts Legacy, which was a major smash hit. To give you an idea of just how big Hogwarts' launch was, its sales after five weeks was greater than the entire Top Ten for February this year.

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Hogwarts Legacy wins | UK Boxed Charts

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Hogwarts Legacy ends 2023 as the UK’s biggest physical video game. Hogwarts Legacy launched in February on PS5, PC and Xbox Series S and X, while EA’s football title landed in September. It means EA Sports FC 24 was unable to catch Warner Bros' Harry Potter spin-off. Read more

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Helldivers 2 is a major hit in the UK | UK February Charts

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million video games were sold in the UK during February, a drop of 5.5% This is based on data from GSD, which tracks digital game sales from most major publishers, and all physical sales. The notable absent game from the charts is Palworld, because the game's developer isn’t included in the GSD system.

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Hogwarts Legacy is Europe’s fastest-selling game (that isn’t FIFA) for a generation | European Monthly Charts

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At a glance Hogwarts Legacy had the sixth biggest launch for a video game since the European charts started six years ago. The only games ahead of it are FIFA titles. Read more

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Apple's losing battle against the EU | Microcast

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The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now live, with Chris Dring and James Batchelor offering a quick dive into the biggest stories from across the business of video games. We also discuss the $2.4 Read more

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Hogwarts Legacy scores second week at No.1 | UK Boxed Charts

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Hogwarts Legacy has held No.1 It's actually a relatively modest drop for a big game in its second week. Hogwarts Legacy had a very strong lauch weekend, and is comfortably the fastest-selling Harry Potter game. 1 in the UK boxed charts, despite a drop in sales of 66% in its second week.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shatters sales records in the UK | UK Boxed Charts

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the biggest boxed video game launch of the year in the UK. Its opening week sales eclipse the boxed sales of Hogwarts Legacy by more than 50%. It is easily the biggest Zelda launch in history, selling more than 2.7 times the opening week sales of Breath of the Wild from 2017.

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