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UK chart: God of War: Ascension launch sales half that of GOW 3

PlayStation 3-exclusive God of War: Ascension has entered the UK all-formats chart in second place. It sold less than half the launch week sales of predecessor God of War 3.
Square Enix's Tomb Raider reboot maintained its hold on the top spot for another week, meanwhile. They're probably having a Lara Lara laughs.

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Cocozero4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

As Crytek would say 'franchise fatigue' . But to be fair the PS3 have been on the decline in the UK in terms of sales and public perception

@below
So the best your system has to offer are small indie games doesn't damage your image? Riiight, you keep believeing that.

moegooner884050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

Decline in PS3 public perception, manifested by Journey and the Unfinished Swan dominating the BAFTA videogames awards, with 7 out of total 18 awards, try harder next time when you troll, be more sensible.

Edit: Ni No Kuni, a small indie game/s, debuted at number one on UK VG sales chart.

andibandit4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

uhm yeah that BAFTA convention is like second knowledge to everyone.....

Awards from BAFTA means next to nothing in the context of public perception, if you're gonna be a DIE-hard defender, be more sensible.

moegooner884050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

@andibandit, it was covered by many newspapers, including Metro, a free tabloid one, which is read by a large number of the public in the UK, I listed facts, all the guy above did was speculate without any references. If you have a link stating the decreased public perception for the console, feel free to post it.

This is the latest detailed survey of console choice by region, dating back to May last year, PS3 seems to be very well received by the UK public, if you or the guy above have any recent info, go ahead and share : http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Ezz20134050d ago

""""It does however become the second biggest Week 1 in the series surpassing the debut week of God of War II which took the No1 back in Week 17 2007.""""& quot;
http://www.chart-track.co.u...

So its the second biggest Week 1 in the series.which is very impressive for not a main title

try harder

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Snookies124050d ago

Of course it's going to sell less! The 3rd game marked the move from PS2 to PS3, it had a lot more to offer in terms of improvement than one on the same console...

HOO-HAA4050d ago

maybe in your head but out here in the real world they're doing well

x5exotic4050d ago

The reason: God of War 2 had only like...the biggest cliffhanger of any game, and a prequel can't beat the final part of the story

AngelicIceDiamond4050d ago

I don't understand? Not only we haven't seen a GoW since 2010 but there are allot more PS3's out now to maximize potential sales.

Are people not interested? Its far from being milked or shoved down peoples throats.

Maybe they don't like it because its a prequel? Late in the gen? Can't be because Halo Sold like crazy.

Confused.

Skips4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

"Late in the gen? Can't be because Halo Sold like crazy."

You can't really compare a main installment (Which in Halo 4's case marks the 1st game to a SECOND TRILOGY) to a THIRD prequel. LMAO

Spinoff/Prequel =/= Main installment.

That's like comparing Forza Horizon's (Spinoff) sales to Gran Turismo 5's (Main installment) sales.

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HarryMasonHerpderp4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

There hasn't been one advertisement for GOW here in the UK.
Just to add, this does not include digital sales and we all know you can't buy GOW3 on the store so that's always a factor.

edit: Why the disagrees? has GOWA been on the TV? I don't think it has, don't just hit the disagree button tell me why you disagree with me.

green4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

I say TV ads for the game on SKY1 and others yesterday. Online portals like Youtube etc all have commercials. So just because you have not seen any, does not mean that the game is not being advertised.

mcstorm4050d ago

Ive Saw a few Adverts in-between the European football games last week for this game.

I really need to get number 3 and Im also going to look this game to but need to get through my backlog of games 1st.

HarryMasonHerpderp4050d ago

Haha fair enough.
I put my hands up I was wrong!
I watch lot of TV and have not seen an advert for GOWA but I don't have Sky and I don't watch football lol so that's probably why.

Thanks for letting me know why I got the disagrees I don't mind being wrong I just wanted to know why.

HOO-HAA4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

Sony rarely do advertise their games, up until around 2 yrs ago they didn't advertise at all on uk television!! You could post evidence to prove something on here and you'd still get disagrees! *Go on disagree away* HaHa

TotalHitman4050d ago

I don't know why you're getting disagree's either, you're right. The first GOWA advert I've seen on TV was on release day.

IK IR Y IP T4050d ago

I'll tell u why they disagree with you because they are so butthurt that a ps3 exclusive is not doing so well I love the ps3 and the xbox but the fact is os3 exclusives just dont sell well mediocre at best i love the gow franchise but this game was complete garbage as i stated before love it or hate gears of war 3 outsold all ps3 exclusives last year and judgement will outsell all ps3 exclusives this year just deal with it we are getting new systems this year

trouble_bubble4050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

Why bring up Gears, and what are you talking about lol? Lifetime GOW sales one year ago http://www.vg247.com/2012/0...

That and exclusive new IP jrpg NiNoKuni was just at #1 and has sold over 600,000 already.

Uncharted 3 came out same time as Gears3 BTW and both have passed 5 million. So has God of War 3. What's the problem? Gears damage control is my guess, as the new game is currently sitting at a franchise low 79% on metacritic. Make sure ya buy a few, as that's it for 2013 exclusives, and ya haven't even earned a trophy in 3 years http://psnprofiles.com/IKIR... .

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Dark114050d ago (Edited 4050d ago )

Well that is just in the UK , and the game is selling well around the world especially in the USA.

stubbed_out4050d ago

Will buy it eventually anyway, just bought 4 games last week so I'll be busy for a while (Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, Ni No Kuni, and the new Starcraft).

Also the prices have jumped for new releases recently so wasn't up for paying £40 on an online order.

GribbleGrunger4050d ago

Jesus, see you next year then ...

stubbed_out4050d ago

Beat Tomb Raider this weekend, one down!

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God Of War Tried Multiplayer Too Early

God of War's forgotten multiplayer mode was introduced nearly a decade ago, but it may have been a great addition if it was implemented now.

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mkis007511d ago

Ruined Ascensions story mode. Taking away the one button parry sucked.

abstractel511d ago

Not saying it was perfect but I really enjoyed it. One of the more unique MP experiences. Wouldn't mind them trying again.

Palitera511d ago

It was nuts that they actually managed to make that experience work so well.
The story might have been the weakest (story-wise) in the main series, but the MP was super fun and well done.

hotnickles511d ago

I don’t play god of war for the multiplayer so it’s always too soon in my book.

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Ranking the God of War Games

Kratos has been on a rampage, killing Gods in epic battles since 2005. With each release managing to offer high-octane action, I explore each God of War title and rank every adventure from his journey to Olympus to his Norse tales of fatherhood.

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ClayRules2012522d ago

I won’t rank Ragnarok just yet, although it is honestly leaving me and my wife blown away…won’t go into details right now, not done as I assume others aren’t either, maybe some of you are, idk haha.

But here’s how I rank them

5. God of War 3
4. God of War Ascension.
3. God of War 1.
2. God of War 2.
1. God of War 2018.

MrNinosan522d ago

My same ranking exactly, with Ragnarök at #1.

ClayRules2012522d ago

Wow, that’s pretty interesting that someone has the same ranking as me haha. So, did you beat Ragnarok? I assume so with you placing it at #1

Flawlessmic522d ago

1. God of war 3
2. God of war 2018
3. God of war 2
4. God of war 1

Haven't played the others but about 30 hrs In to ragnarock now so safe to say if it keeps up it will end up being at the top of my list when I'm done.

CrimsonWing69522d ago

I will say the pacing of the original titles and the epic feel to them I feel is way better than the new one’s. Like, I could recognize and appreciate the praise God of War received, but it bores me to tears except for the pivotal moments.

However, that being said I feel Ragnarok is waaaaay better than 2018. I’m only on Ch. 6, but it’s pretty much rocked my face off from the get-go.

I’m really split between this being my GotY or Elden Ring.

robtion522d ago

I think different games in the series had different strengths but all are great. I liked the original as it was an origin story and the mechanics were fresh. The sequel added smoother gameplay. Three was just so far ahead of it's time graphically it wasn't even funny. Plus great gameplay and bosses and insane gore and nice use of sexy time. The reboot was cool but lost a lot of what I liked about the original trilogy (I don't need my games grown up, just fun). Will wait and see with ragnarok as haven't had time to play it yet.

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Every God of War Game Ranked From Worst To Best

BLG writes: "God of War has evolved significantly since the first game launched in 2005. Each subsequent entry has brought something new to the series, be it new power sets, fighting styles, and in the case of the 2018 reboot, a whole new combat system. Therefore, a major component in ranking every God of War game is that game’s impact on the franchise."

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darthv72798d ago

2 is my all time favorite with Ascension being my least (but still worth playing). First time dealing with the colossus of rhodes as well as the scale of the steeds of time... just a great game overall.

Nacho_Z798d ago

3 is the best for me, closely followed by the reboot. The reboot lost some of the spectacular scenes in favour of deeper gameplay, 3 was jaw dropping at times. I'm hoping the next game will have the best of both.

Army_of_Darkness797d ago

Yeah 3 was my favorite as well! The Poseidon battle was amazing! Gameplay wise and graphically!

neutralgamer1992798d ago

Honestly first 2 were amazing. I really wanted Sony yo bring back David jaffe and have him do his own version of God of war reboot working in different mythology. David and Cory could make sure story made sense but I think God of war is a big enough series where multiple entries at the same time

nevin1798d ago

1. GOW 3
1. GOW 2
2. GOW: Ghost of Sparta
3. GOW 1
4. GOW: Chains of Olympus
5. GOW(2018)
6. GOW: Ascension

generic-user-name798d ago

GOW 2018 2nd from the bottom? Behind 1? Behind the 2 PSP games?

Your street cred is taking a hit today.

Muigi798d ago

1. Gow 2018
2. Gow 3
3. Gow 2

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