A top-25 list of the top video game of the year shows that Battlefield: Hardline (BH4) has dominated this year’s race and will likely be the most hotly contested title of the season.
The list, released Monday, includes three games, each of which is in the top 10 of the industry.BH2 has the best sales year for a single title, with its debut tally nearly triple the amount of the previous best-seller, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which was released on July 29.
Battlefield: Blackout, which has been in development since October, has also outsold Call of Dutys and Black Ops 2, the industry leader in sales of video games in their respective genres.
The top-five best-selling video games are: Battlefield 4 (1,076,000), Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (1.4 million), Call Of Duty: Ghosts (1 million), and Halo: Reach (1 billion).
“This year’s best-reviewed title is a fantastic follow-up to a great title that we’re all really looking forward to,” said Activision Blizzard senior vice president of game design David Bailey.
“We’re excited to continue to showcase the best games on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in 2017.”
The games that made the top 25 in 2017 were:Call of Duty Black Ops 3 (1.)
Call of Juzars Revenge (1.,000,000)Call of DUTY: Blackjack (1,,,000,001)Halo: Reach 2 (1)Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (1).BH5 is the second best-rated title on PS4, with 1.3 million copies sold.
The game is up 25 percent over last year’s PS4 release, Call Of Juarez 2: Bound In Blood, and the only other title to make the top-10 is Halo: Anniversary.
Battlefield 4 is the third best-received game on PS5, with 2.3 billion copies sold, and it is the only game to make this year the best-ever PS5 game.
The PlayStation 4 has sold almost 2.8 billion copies worldwide.
The Xbox One is still the best selling console in the world with a total of 7.9 billion units.
The top-15 titles are:BH3 (1,)Call of the Dead (1.), Black Ops (1.,”)HALO: MULTIPLAYER (1)”Halo 5: Guardians (1,”)HOGWARTS (1),”Call of War: ZERO (1 ,”)The top 10 best-sellers on PS3 and Xbox 360 are:Call Of Juzar (1), Callof Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2.2 million)HBO Game of Thrones: Season 2 (7.7 million),Halo Wars (3.3 mil.), Halo: Spartan Assault (4.9 million), Halo: The Master Chief Collection (8.2 mil.)
The top five best-loved video games on PS2 are:The Walking Dead (4,7 million, Season 1), The Dark Knight (1 mil., Season 2), BioShock Infinite (4 million, Game of the Year Edition), and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (3 million, Limited Edition).
The top 15 best-looking video games, as judged by IGN, are:Fallout 4 (4),Call of Heroes: The Dark Heart (4),”FIFA 18 (3),Doom III (2),”Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (2), Grand Theft Auto 5 (2)