What you Missed This Week in Video Games

New ‘Star Wars’ title out this week

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NEW RELEASES: This week’s big new release is Electronic Arts’ (EA) action-adventure title "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor," a sequel to 2019’s "Jedi: Fallen Order." The game releases April 28 for PC, PlayStation 5 (SONY), and Xbox Series X/S (MSFT).

CIRCANA: Circana analyst Mat Piscatella WBD;SONY;ATVI;EA;NCBDY-Capcoms-Resident-Evil–topselling-game-in-US-in-March-says-Circana&utm_source=https://thefly.com/news.php%3fsymbol=SONY&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=referral_traffic” target=”_blank”>added the best-selling premium games in the U.S. in March 2023, in terms of dollar sales, were Capcom’s (CCOEY) "Resident Evil 4," Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) "Hogwarts Legacy," Sony’s "MLB The Show 23," Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI) "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II," EA’s "Madden NFL 23," "Dead Space," and "FIFA 23," and Bandai Namco’s (NCBDY) "Elden Ring."

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‘DEAD ISLAND 2’ LEADS IN U.K.: Sales of physical video games fell 6% week-on-week in the U.K., despite three new notable game releases, Gamesindustry.biz’s Christopher Dring reported yesterday, citing data from GfK. The best-selling new title was Embracer’s (THQQF) "Dead Island 2," which is the third biggest release of 2023, behind "Hogwarts Legacy" and "Resident Evil 4," the author noted. Coming in second place this past week is Microsoft’s "Minecraft Legends," whose physical edition sold best on Nintendo Switch (NTDOY), which accounted for 76% of the title’s sales. Coming in third was Nintendo’s "Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp," Dring said.

OTHER STORIES TO WATCH:

• An Appeals court upheld a ruling for Apple (AAPL) on App Store policies in its fight with Epic Games [read more]
• Sony’s Guerrilla Games teased a new "Horizon" game [read more]
• NBCUniversal’s (CMCSA) "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" has crossed the $800M mark globally [read more]
• Square Enix (SQNXF) and Elixir Games are partnering to over web3 gaming [read more]
• Sega of America (SGAMY) workers have filed for a union election with the NLRB [read more]

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