Will the franchise live to see another game? (pic: EA)



EA’s sci-fi horror remake has gone straight to number one in the UK sales charts, but Forspoken appears to have been beaten by Hi-Fi Rush.



The survival horror renaissance continues to underwhelm, at least in terms of UK boxed sales, with the Dead Space remake selling less than half that of spiritual sequel The Callisto Protocol . The latter came out at a busier time of year, and was cheaper, but it’s still a surprising result as Dead Space is an established name that earned notably better reviews than its rival.



Dead Space did at least beat Square Enix’s Forspoken , which despite being a major new IP for the company has enjoyed little real buzz since its announcement, and suffered mostly negative reviews.



Since this is only the retail chart it’s likely that the most successful games of the week were actually GoldenEye 007 and Hi-Fi Rush, although quantifying exactly how well they have done is all but impossible, considering most of their downloads will have been via subscription services. On Steam though Dead Space is the second best selling game on the service, ahead of Hi-Fi Rush at number eight – Forspoken is not in the top 10.



UK all formats retail chart – 28 January



1 (-) Dead Space (PS5/XSX) 2 (2) FIFA 23 (PS5/PS4/XO/NS) 3 (3) God Of War Ragnarök (PS5/PS4) 4 (-) Forspoken (PS5) 5 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) 6 (5) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5/XO/PS4) 7 (1) Fire Emblem Engage (NS) 8 (7) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) 9 (6) Pokémon Violet (NS) 10 (8) Minecraft (NS)



Japanese console retail chart – 22 January



1 (-) Fire Emblem Engage (NS) 2 (1) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS) 3 (4) Splatoon 3 (NS) 4 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) 5 (6) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) 6 (7) Minecraft (NS) 7 (10) Mario Party Superstars (NS) 8 (R) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS) 9 (R) Gran Turismo 7 (PS5) 10 (9) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)



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U.S. all formats chart – December



1 (1) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 2 (3) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)* 3 (2) God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5) 4 (5) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 5 (6) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 6 (4) Sonic Frontiers (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 7 (11) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 8 (-) Need For Speed Unbound (XSX/PS5/PC) 9 (13) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)* 10 (-) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)



*does not include digital sales



Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales



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GameCentral Top 20 – 2022



1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 2. Bayonetta 3 (NS) 3. Immortality (XSX/PC/iOS/Android) 4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS) 5. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC) 6. Rogue Legacy 2 (XO/NS/XSX/PC) 7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS) 8. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5) 9. Hyper Demon (PC) 10. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC) 11. Return To Monkey Island (NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 12. Roadwarden (PC) 13. God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5) 14. Neon White (PS4/NS/PS5/PC) 15. Pentiment (XO/XSX/PC) 16. The Case Of The Golden Idol (PC) 17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 18. Vampire Survivors (XO/XSX/PC/iOS/Android) 19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (XSX/PS5/PC) 20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (NS)



The chart above lists our favourite games of 2023 but, as usual, does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.









Readers’ Top 20 – 2021



1. Returnal (PS5) 2. Metroid Dread (NS) 3. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC) 4. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 5. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC) 6. Resident Evil Village (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia) 7. Life Is Strange: True Colors (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia) 8. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 9. Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia/Luna) 10. Outriders (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia) 11. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/NS/PS5/PC) 12. Tales Of Arise (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 13. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 14. Death’s Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC) 15. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC) 16. Monster Hunter Rise (NS) 17. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (PS4/NS/PC) 18. Deathloop (PS5/PC) 19. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5) 20. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)



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