Promotional art for “Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom”. Image: Level-5/Bandai Namco Entertainment via AFP Relaxnews
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” makes it a year at the top of Steam’s bestseller chart, “Far Cry 5” prepares for launch with some high pre-release rankings, “Ni no Kuni II” makes an impressive improvement, and the “Monkey Island” trilogy enjoys a new lease of life.
By Sunday, March 25, 2018, “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” had spent 52 consecutive weeks on top of Steam’s revenue-based weekly bestseller chart.
The last-person-standing fight to the finish has added two and four-player team modes, a second map, and numerous tweaks and fixes since its Steam PC debut on March 23, 2017.
Meanwhile, rat-infested team action adventure “Warhammer: Vermintide 2” keeps up the pace across a number of online retailers, with high chart placings on Steam, GamersGate and Fanatical.
At the same time, “Far Cry 5” prepares for launch as reviews land ahead of a March 27 debut on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Ubisoft’s latest sandbox of explosive experimentation and fantasy revolt lodges itself in fourth on Steam, and atop of the Humble Store and Fanatical.
And on GOG, a re-release of the “Monkey Island” trilogy, this time without copy-protection in accordance with the site’s prevailing ethos, sprinkles itself upon the top five.
Elsewhere, we see an enthusiastic reception for “Ni no Kuni II”, the anime-style adventure that, since first previewed to the press, has shown considerable improvement; it places fourth on Humble, fifth on Fanatical, and within the Steam top 10.
Steam*
1. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
2. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Far Cry 5
5. Assassin’s Creed Origins
*Steam chart based on revenue rather than units.
Humble Store
1. Far Cry 5 (Standard + Gold editions)
2. Prey
3. Doom
4. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
5. Fallout 4: Season Pass
GamersGate EU
1. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Standard + Collector’s editions)
2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Year 3 Pass
3. XCOM 2 Collection
4. The Banner Saga
5. Dark Souls III – The Ringed City
Fanatical
1. Far Cry 5 (Standard + Gold editions)
2. Metro Redux Bundle
3. XCOM 2 Collection
4. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
5. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
GOG
1. The Curse of Monkey Island
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year edition
3. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge
4. Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
5. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Itchio’s Most Popular
1. Courage’s Curse
2. 3:00 AM at The Krusty Krab
3. Close Your Eyes
4. Ellen
5. Concourse X-Ray
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