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Call of Duty: WWII has ended 2017 at the top of the UK physical sales chart. Activision’s shooter finished at No.1 for week ending December 30, meaning it has now equaled the franchise’s record number of consecutive weeks at No.1–Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 managed the same feat in 2009.

The WWII shooter is now just two weeks off the series’ record for total number of weeks at No.1; 2015’s Black Ops III finished top for 11 total weeks, seven of which were consecutive.

EA also finished 2017 strongly, with FIFA 18 at No.2 and Star Wars Battlefront II at No.3. Below these, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Grand Theft Auto V end the year at No.4 and No.5, respectively, meaning the top five games of the week were the same five as the previous week, and in the same positions.

Elsewhere, the physical Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds drops out of the top 10 for the first time since its launch. It’s at No.11 this week, but did recently pass 3 million concurrent users on PC.

You can read the full top 10 sales chart below, courtesy of UKIE and GfK Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. FIFA 18
3. Star Wars Battlefront II
4. Assassin’s Creed Origins
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Super Mario Odyssey
7. The Sims 4
8. Gran Turismo Sport
9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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The new Netflix show Dark, which is the network’s first German-language original production, includes a scene that features the game The Surge where two people are playing split-screen co-op. The problem? The game doesn’t actually have co-op. Deck13 has now officially responded, explaining that the studio allowed the show’s producers to take some creative liberties to fit the story they were trying to tell.

A Deck13 representative said on Reddit that the Dark producers contacted Deck13 “months” before the show premiered on December 1 about their eagerness to feature The Surge in the show. This was principally because The Surge was developed in Germany. “We agreed and allowed them to even fake a splitscreen if it fitted better for their idea. Some kind of creative rework one could say,” the Deck13 representative said.

The split-screen support for The Surge shown in Dark is fiction, but could it one day become reality for the game with a patch? Don’t get your hopes up. “Technically it’d wreck the console though,” Deck13 said about splitscreen support. Announcing a new feature like split-screen co-op by way of a Netflix show would have been a pretty interesting way to go about it, but if it does ever happen, it sounds like it’ll be through a more traditional manner.

“We’d chose a different way to announce such a feature,” Deck13 said.

The Surge launched in May 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. GameSpot’s The Surge review scored it a 7/10. Reviewer Daniel Starkey said, “The Surge is far from perfect, but none of its problems are deal breakers.”

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PUBG was one of the biggest success stories of 2017 and no one is expecting the game to slow down or fall off the radar in 2018. The CEO of PUBG developer PUBG Corp, Chang Han Kim, said in a new interview that he hopes the game will one day be available on “every platform.” Not only that, but he also spoke about how his aim is for PUBG to become a “universal media franchise” that could extend beyond games to TV and movies.

PUBG is now available on PC and on console through a timed-exclusivity partnership with Microsoft for the Xbox One edition. The game will stay exclusive to Xbox One “for some time,” Kim told InvenGlobal, though it sounds like you can expect it on PlayStation 4 and other systems later. “If we have the opportunity, the final goal would be to launch the title on every platform,” he said.

The PC edition of PUBG recently officially launched its 1.0 version while the Xbox One version remains unfinished in the Game Preview program. Despite being unfinished, the Xbox One version has been a huge hit already, selling 1 million copies in its first 48 hours. Kim added that the game has been “selling considerably” since then, and overall he described the game’s commercial success on Xbox One as being “much better” than anticipated.

Kim went on to explain that part of what is keeping PUBG off PS4 for now (outside of Microsoft’s timed-exclusive agreement) is that Sony’s system doesn’t have an Early Access/Game Preview program. This was also an issue for Ark: Survival Evolved, which launched on Xbox One much earlier than it did on PS4.

“Early Access on Steam and Game Preview on Xbox One are like pre-release, so they don’t have a restriction on quality. However, PlayStation is very strict about this,” Kim said. “There were cases where a game took 6 months more to launch even when it was already completed. We are still in the stage of learning the console development environment and console gamers’ taste. We need to think about other platforms after evaluating and completing the Xbox One version first.”

Also in the interview, Kim spoke about his ambition for PUBG to become much more than just a game. “I’d like PUBG to become a universal media franchise based on the game,” he said. “We want to take part in diverse industries including Esports, movies, drama, cartoons, animation, and more. In fact, we received a couple of love calls from a number of developers in Hollywood and Netflix.

“Our dream is to build a new game-based culture through various ways like this, and have the lead of that culture.”

You can read the full, wide-ranging interview here at InvenGlobal. The site went inside the company’s South Korean office and has pictures of the working space.

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Black Mirror, Neflix’s modern-day take on The Twilight Zone with a tech twist, is finally back for your binging pleasure. Season 4 released on Netflix December 29 with six brand-new episodes, and we’ve broken them all down.

In true Black Mirror fashion, this season follows the same sort of sci-fi anthology type of storytelling. Each episode is a complete story, and the characters within them are in their own universe. It’s dark, satirical, and plays off of much of what we see in our society today in regards to developing technology. This season is absolutely no different, no different, using unsettling scenarios to deliver commentary on commentary on tech can twist society and the people within it.

If you’ve already had a chance to watch every episode we’ve put together detailed breakdowns exploring the themes and ideas behind each episode, and revealing their secrets. You can watch all of our breakdown videos below, or alternatively check out this YouTube playlist.

USS Callister

A woman finds herself aboard a ship that resembles pop-culture darling’s Star Trek. But for some reason, everyone on this ship doesn’t just love their jobs, they’re utterly obsessed with their captain, Robert Daly.

Arkangel

Love makes us do crazy things. A mother, Marie, who has nearly lost her daughter turns to technology that will help her keep an eye on her child at all times.

Crocodile

Shazia has a device called the Recaller which allows her to revisit the recent memories of people she interviews.

Hang the DJ

There’s a hip new dating app out in the open, but the catch is that the length of all relationships are dictated by a mysterious algorithm.

Metalhead

Bella, Tony, and Clarke, are on a mission to fulfill a promise to Bella’s sister, and it lands them in serious danger.

Black Museum

Nish comes across the Black Museum, the home to “authentic criminal technology.” The proprietor, Rolo Haynes, tells her the stories behind the artifacts.

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It’s all been building up to this – the boss fight with Jack, the escape from the mansion, and the fake end of the game. Seriously, we’re not sure how Mary doesn’t know about the tanker yet, either.

Mary also discovers the secret second half of the game that makes it even better. There’s no joke here, this game is just really good.

Join former GameSpot producer Mary Kish and current GameSpot producer Mike Mahardy every Saturday at 3 pm PT as they play through every numbered Resident Evil title. You can catch up on previous episodes on the show’s GameSpot page here, or on its YouTube channel here.

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Holiday deals are finally coming to an end. PlayStation already has featured mark downs on their higher-end products, like the PS4 Pro and PSVR headsets, but now the games are getting a little love. Until January 2, catch all your favorites on the PlayStation Store for up to 50 percent off.

The sale appears to be exclusively for video games, but it isn’t limited to full games alone. Deals include mark downs on PS4, PS Vita, PS3, PS2 and PS1 Classic, and PSVR titles, as well as bundles and DLC.

PlayStation Plus members can save even more with this sale, netting upwards of 60 percent off. But it should be noted that PlayStation Plus memberships themselves are not currently on sale. You can take a sneak peek at some of the deals below, but the prices listed may be a little less for Plus members.

PlayStation Holiday Sale

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: $26
• Ark: Survival Evolved: $36
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix: $30
• Overcooked: $9
• Suikoden IV: $6
• Final Fantasy XV Digital Premium Edition: $38
• Grim Fandango Remastered: $5
• Mind Zero: $13
• Skyrim VR: $41
• Thief: $3
• Final Fantasy XIII-2: $9
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 w/ DLC: $18
• Silent Hill: $4
• The Evil Within Digital Bundle: $18

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If you missed BlizzCon 2017, we got you covered! We teamed up with Blizzard to give away ten (10) BlizzCon Goody Bags. What’s included:

• A sleek black BlizzCon backpack, featuring BlizzCon-themed lining
• A Badge Icon Pack containing 6 badges—1 each for World of Warcraft®, StarCraft® II, Diablo® III, Hearthstone®, Heroes of the Storm®, and Overwatch®
• 1 Blizzard Collectible Pin from Series 4
• 1 Cute But Deadly® Blind Vinyl from Series 3 (Overwatch Edition)
• 1 Overwatch Backpack Hanger featuring Eidgenossen Mercy, a BlizzCon exclusive

Ten (10) winners will be chosen after the giveaway closes on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 9:00AM PT.

Open to US residents only, void where prohibited.

Enter below (the additional entries are optional to increase your chances of winning):

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We’re nearing the end of December, and this month has brought with it a new batch of free games for PlayStation Plus members. A total of six more games are now available for download to Plus subscribers, including a total of as many as four on PlayStation 4 (or five if you’re in Europe) for you to grab before the month’s end.

PS4’s lineup is headlined by Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition, a remastered version of the 2012 Zelda-esque action game. This version includes all of the original release’s DLC along with a variety of technical improvements. It’s free this month alongside Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends. A PSVR freebie from November, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, remains free throughout this month, and those in Europe can also pick up That’s You for free. Additionally, thanks to Cross-Buy, Forma 8 is available on PS4 in addition to Vita.

The PS3 side features Xblaze: Lost Memories and Syberia Collection, the latter of which is a compilation of the two Syberia adventure games. In addition to the aforementioned Forma 8, Vita owners can download Wanted Corp for free.

All of these games are available now for PS Plus members on the PlayStation Store. They’ll be free to download until Tuesday, January 2, when Sony will replace them with the next batch of freebies. Claiming these games allows you to play them as much as you want for as long as you have an active Plus membership.

In addition to the free game downloads, PS Plus subscribers receive some other bonuses this month. Plus members got exclusive access to the Monster Hunter World beta, which ran from December 9-12 on PS4. They can also now get the PlayStation Plus Pack for free-to-play game Smite, which consists of various characters, skins, and voice packs.

December 2017 Free PS Plus Games

PS4

• Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
• Forma 8
• Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of the Legendary Legends
• That’s You (EU only)
• Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PSVR)

PS3

• Xblaze Lost: Memories
• Syberia Collection

Vita

• Forma 8
• Wanted Corp

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