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A British history of popular video games, told one sales chart #1 at a time

“Need for skills” – FIFA Street

Trying directly to score goals is not always the way to go in FIFA Street’s 4v4 street football matches. Keep the ball away from your opponents with enough…

“Go with the flow” – Gran Turismo 4

“Gran Turismo 4 (GT4) marks the first and only time I have ever been told off in a shop…”

“One must die and one must live. No victory, no defeat.” – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

[For this guest post, I am delighted to welcome Jaylee Warren for the first time. Jaylee is a queer comics writer from the Pacific Northwest. Her work focuses…

“Unparalleled financial opportunity” – Mercenaries

[For this guest post, I am welcoming back Iain Farrell, who previously wrote about Sonic 3. You can find Iain on twitter as @iainfarrell.] Two things spring to mind…

“Repercussions throughout the Republic” – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords

[Content warning: mention of sexual harassment and sexual assault] 2004 may have been the year of the sequel in a particularly intense way, but it wasn’t much of…

Sonic Mega Collaboration Plus

Fifteen writers explore the most iconic era of Sonic in depth, through the games of Sonic Mega Collection Plus. All twenty of them.

“Sponsor’s obligations” – Need for Speed: Underground 2

[My journey through 2004 ends here with another guest post. I’m pleased to hand over again to Alexander Sigsworth, who you can find blogging at alexsigsworth.wordpress.com and who…

“Alien bastards” – Halo 2

The list of UK #1s in the year of the sequel, 2004, ends with a triple hit of sequels to the biggest breakthrough games of the decade to…

“Respect +” – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

In my journey through 2000, I talked about the unprecedented achievement of the game Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in selling one million copies in the UK….

“Some great action in this game” – Pro Evolution Soccer 4

A little tweak here and there, some more evolution, and the best football sim around got better still. If there’s one detail to pick on to illustrate what…