Dragon Ball and Undisputed deliver big sales in October, as Call of Duty claims No.1 | UK Monthly Report
2.9 million video games were sold in the UK during October, a rise of 3.2% over the year before.
That's according to GSD, which tracks digital and physical sales in the UK.
Unsurprisingly, the month was led by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This is the first game in the series that was available in the Game Pass subscription service (available on Xbox and PC) from launch, which inevitably had a negative impact on its premium sales. Indeed, compared with 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, launch sales are 11% lower.
If we just focus on sales of the franchise on PlayStation platforms (PS4 and PS5), where Game Pass isn't available, we can see that premium sales are up 24% year-on-year. So overall, it looks like a positive launch for the series this year.
Almost 75% of the game's sales came on PlayStation platforms, with 15% on PC and just under 11% on Xbox.
At No.2 is EA Sports FC 25. Sales of the football game are 14% lower this October compared to what last year's version managed over the same time period.
We have another new game at No.3 in the form of Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero by Bandai Namco. It's been a real breakout hit so far, with sales for the first four weeks being 80% up over the previous best, 2020's Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Just behind Dragon Ball is another big October success story in Undisputed by Steel City Interactive and Plaion. The game began life as a small indie title being created by three brothers, and has gone on to secure numerous major boxing licenses. It's the second biggest sports game release of the year, ahead of F1 24, NBA 2K25 and EA Sports College Football 25 (but behind EA Sports FC 25). And as a fighting game, it's even managed to outperform Tekken 8, which released earlier this year.
Another new game at No.4 is Silent Hill 2. It's a solid launch for the remake of the classic horror game, although doesn't quite reach the heights of other recent horror remakes. Launch sales are 32% lower than what the Dead Space remake managed in 2023,
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