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Best selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Video games ranked by unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000)
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This statistic shows information on the top-selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, ranked by unit sales. Figures refer to sales of both physical and digital console and PC games. FIFA 19 ranked first with sales of roughly 1.9 million games. Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 came in second and third place, selling approximately 1.8 million and 1.2 million units respectively. Best-selling game FIFA 19 was developed and published by American video game company Electronic Arts and released for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo. It is the 26th installment of the sports game. Electronic Arts is also known for publishing multiple other popular video game series, such as Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims and Command & Conquer.
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by Statista Research Department,
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Sep 16, 2019
This statistic shows information on the top-selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, ranked by unit sales. Figures refer to sales of both physical and digital console and PC games. FIFA 19 ranked first with sales of roughly 1.9 million games. Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 came in second and third place, selling approximately 1.8 million and 1.2 million units respectively. Best-selling game FIFA 19 was developed and published by American video game company Electronic Arts and released for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo. It is the 26th installment of the sports game. Electronic Arts is also known for publishing multiple other popular video game series, such as Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims and Command & Conquer.
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