UK Games Chart: Project Cars Races Into First

Project Cars has become the first car racing simulation to take the No.1 spot on the UK games chart in two years, according to the UK sales monitor Chart-Track.

For the week ending May 9, the crowd-funded sim developed by UK outfit Slightly Mad Studios managed to hold off competition from Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V, which ended its 86th week of chart placement at No.2.

Last week's No.1, Mortal Kombat X, dropped down to third place, ahead of FIFA 15 at No.4, Dying Light at No.5, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare at No.6.

Battlefield Hardline, meanwhile, dropped four positions from No.3 to No.7.

Minecraft: Xbox Edition, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Destiny filled out the bottom half of the top ten at No.8, No.9 and No.10 respectively.

The full top ten follows:

1. Project Cars
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Mortal Kombat X
4. FIFA 15
5. Dying Light
6. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
7. Battlefield Hardline
8. Minecraft: Xbox Edition
9. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
10. Destiny

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A game that explores the effects of Alzheimer's Disease

You're standing in a living room. It might be your living room. Something's not quite right -- for every object you recognize, there's another you don't. Normally, if you get this feeling while playing a video game, you're in the middle of a horror, awaiting the inevitable jump scare. In Forget-Me-Knot, however, you aren't evading an enemy, but instead trying to piece together memories of a life that, thanks to Alzheimer's Disease, you barely remember.
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No NX Reveal at E3, Nintendo Says

Nintendo will not reveal any new information or show NX, its next gaming console, at E3 2015.

Company chief executive Satoru Iwata was asked specific details on the console during a recent meeting with investors, but replied by reiterating that Nintendo does not plan to fully reveal NX until 2016.

"We do not plan on talking specifics about the NX until 2016," he said, as translated by Kotaku.

Iwata would not provide any additional details or a release window for the NX, only repeating that it is "calling it a 'new concept' ... not thinking of [it] as a 'simple replacement' for the 3DS or the Wii U."

Smart phone titles and quality of life experiences would also not be represented at E3.

"Since we understand that E3 is an event for dedicated video game machines, we do not intend to discuss the smart devices as well as quality of life," said Iwata.

During the presentation Iwata once again addressed why the NX had been announced before Nintendo was ready to fully reveal it, saying the company wanted to affirm its commitment to home gaming, following the announcement of its partnership with DeNA and plans to develop mobile games.

The sentiment echoes previous statements Iwata made during the initial NX announcement to the same effect: "As proof that Nintendo maintains strong enthusiasm for the dedicated game system business, let me confirm that Nintendo is currently developing a dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept under the development codename 'NX'."

"It is too early to elaborate on the details of this project, but we hope to share more information with you next year."

As part of its recent earnings report, the Japanese game giant also updated its launch schedule for upcoming Wii U games. Interestingly, The Legend of Zelda for Wii U (working title) is now listed as "TBD." The game, previously expected to launch by the end of 2015, was delayed back in March as a result of Nintendo discovering "several new possibilities" for the project.

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