Slightly Mad Studios’s recently-released WMD-powered Project CARS title has raced to the top position in the UK video games charts!
Following it’s release on Friday, Project CARS has outsold video game behemoth Gran Theft Auto 5 and all other titles??during the past week, making it the first time since 2013 that a car racing title tops the British sale charts.
Project CARS remains a strong seller across all platforms with console copies being currently sold-out at many retailers, including Amazon Great Britain and closing in on 100k owners on Steam according to Steamspy??, with the US release of the console versions still to come this week!
UK Retail Top Ten Week Ending May 9th
- Project CARS (Bandai Namco)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
- Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros)
- FIFA 15 (EA)
- Dying Light (Warner Bros)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
- Battlefield Hardline (EA)
- Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
- Destiny (Activision)
Project CARS Features
- The largest track roster of any recent racing game with 110+ unique locations
- A wide variety of motorsports including GT, Touring, Le Mans Prototypes, Karts, and modern Open Wheel and 80+ cars available at launch
- Dynamic weather, pit stops, and pit strategy creation
- Dynamic time of day and endurance races including the Le Mans 24H
- World-class graphics running at 60 fps with up to 45 drivers onscreen
- Next-gen physics running at 600 fps and deep telemetry & tuning features
- Competitive multiplayer for up to 16 players and the ability to create public, private and friend-based lobbies with ???Join In Progress???
- Asynchronous Time Trial with downloadable ghosts
- Regularly-scheduled community events
- Social connectivity with photo and replay modes powered by The Driver Network
- Support for 30+ wheels, community apps, and virtual reality via Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus
- Continual updates and further content after launch
Project CARS is??now available on Steam, boxed??copies are??available here.