Gaming

'Gears of War 3', 'F1 2011' spark UK sales surge

Published Sunday, Oct 2 2011, 13:34 BST | By Mark Langshaw | 8 comments

Gears of War 3 and F1 2011 have inspired a sales surge in the UK market.

The games debuted last week, helping to generate £27.7m in retail profits in the territory, MCV reports.

More than 900,000 software units were sold, yielding a week-on-week increase of 75% and a profit rise of 136%. The figures were the second highest reported during 2011 to date.

The increase was attributed to the release of new titles Gears of War 3 and F1 2011 - which took first and second place on the week's software chart.

OnLive also debuted in the UK last week, although sales figures racked up by the streaming service were not included in the total.

Next week is also expected to yield high sales figures due to the launch of EA Sports' FIFA 12.