Charts: The Division is the biggest Q1 launch in UK history

A huge week at UK retail for Ubisoft's action-MMO.
Text: Mike Holmes
Published 2016-03-14

There'll be celebrations over at Ubisoft's UK offices today after it was revealed that their big release of the month, The Division, is in fact the biggest Q1 launch in the history of UK video game retail. The online RPG smashed the record previously held by Gran Turismo 4, which raced onto PS2 way back in 2005.

It's also the third biggest Ubisoft release in the UK, after Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed III. Looking beyond these shores, the publisher has already confirmed that the title is their biggest worldwide launch, ever.

The company also holds second spot in this week's top ten, with Far Cry Primal dropping down a place after two weeks at the top of the food chain, and there's even another Tom Clancy game in the mix, with Rainbow Six: Siege finishing in tenth. Here's the GfK Chart-Track top ten in full:

1. The Division / Ubisoft
2. Far Cry Primal / Ubisoft
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / Activision
4. FIFA 16 / EA
5. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 / EA
6. Lego Marvel Avengers / Warner
7. Grand Theft Auto V / Take-Two
8. Forza Motorsport 6 / Microsoft
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD / Nintendo
10. Rainbow Six: Siege / Ubisoft

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